DISABILITY RIGHTS AT THE UNITED NATIONS ROSEMARY KAYESS IN
CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR LOUISE CHAPPELL
Part of the Disability Innovation Institute UNSW
[https://www.disabilityinnovation.unsw.edu.au/] Research Seminar
Series and the Australian Human Rights Institute
[https://www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/] Associates 'Human RIGHTS
CONNECT' SERIES.
In 2018, Rosemary Kayess was appointed as a vice chair of the UN
Committee on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities.
Please join us for this conversation with Rosemary, who will give an
insider’s view of the Committee’s workings and the challenges that
all nations share in protecting the rights of people with
disabilities.
Rosemary will also reflect on how Australia is increasing the
awareness of these rights, and its progress on ensuring people with
disabilities can participate fully in society.
This talk will also explore what more can be done at UNSW Sydney,
including through the world-first Disability Innovation Institute
(DIIU), and how we can all shift our view of disability from a
“deficit approach” to a “diversity approach”.
SPEAKERS
Rosemary Kayess is the Director Engagement, Disability Innovation
Institute [https://www.disabilityinnovation.unsw.edu.au/] at UNSW
Sydney, a teaching fellow at UNSW Law and senior research fellow at
UNSW’s Social Policy Research Centre. Rosemary is serving a
three-year term on the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities.
Scientia Professor Louise Chappell is Director of the Australian
Human Rights Institute [http://humanrights.unsw.edu.au/]at UNSW
Sydney, and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in
Australia. Louise’s research interests are in the areas of women’s
rights; gender, politics and institutions and comparative federalism
and public policy.
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WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: The Common Room is wheelchair accessible.
ASSISTED LISTENING: The Disability Innovation Institute can provide
Auslan interpreting services for selected talks upon request. A
portable hearing loop is also available. Please provide details in
your registration.
CONTACT: To discuss your access requirements, please email
diiu@unsw.edu.au
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