Universities as Disability Champions of Change | Paul Harpur | TEDxUQ |
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Nearly 1 in 5 Australians have some form of disability. What could be done to promote inclusion for these nearly four million people? Disability inclusion strategies at higher education institutions could play a key role, allowing all students and staff to come together as one. Dr Paul Harpur is a former Paralympian, former Fulbrighter, has practised as a lawyer, and now drives disability inclusion as an academic, disability leader and internationally acclaimed disability rights scholar. Paul dreams of a world when it is no longer about them and us, and just about us. Paul is an associate professor at the University of Queensland Law School, an Academic Fellow at the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, an international distinguished fellow with the Burton Blatt Institute, and non-executive director at Help Enterprises. In 2019, Paul received a citation from Universities Australia “for outstanding leadership in translating disability strategy into a vision of Ability Equality and core university business”. In his talk, Paul builds on his experiences chairing the UQ Disability Inclusion Group and his work at Harvard Law School Project on Disability as a Fulbrighter and sets out a vision for aligning disability inclusion with university strategy. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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