Change 2023 Conference: Nothing About Us Without Us

A colour photo of the Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability "Nothing About Us Without Us" Panellists. From left to right: Kevin Cocks (seated in power chair), standing at back Jim Hogan, Kelsey Chapman, Sharon Rundle-Thiele, seated at front Prof. Elizabeth Kendall and Brad Kinsela (seated in his manual wheelchair).

CHANGE 2023 CONFERENCE

Empower, Enable, Enact

The Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability (IFRD) team had the pleasure to lead a session at Change 2023 last Friday, 20 October at Griffith University, Southbank Campus.

Change 2023 is an annual 2-day conference in Brisbane, Queensland hosted by Social Marketing @ Griffith, especially for practitioners, professionals, researchers and experts with an interest in making change happen.

In our session - Nothing About Us Without Us – Kelsey Chapman (IFRD Engagement Manager and PhD Candidate) lead a Q&A panel discussion with Professor Elizabeth Kendall (Director), Kevin Cocks, Brad Kinsela and Jim Hogan.

In this impactful discussion, they candidly shared their experiences as disability advocates and outlined challenges they have experienced in their decades of fighting for inclusion.

To find out more about Inclusive Futures and the research we do, visit our website:

https://www.griffith.edu.au/research/inclusive-futures-reimagining-disability

Categories: Inclusive Futures, Reimagining Disability, Change 2023, Disability, Inclusion, Access, Conference, Griffith University, Brad Kinsela, Kevin Cocks, Jim Hogan, Kelsey Chapman, Elizabeth Kendall, Disability Advocacy