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  • The Conversation: Travellers with disability often face discrimination. What should change and how to complain?

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    New Publication Alert:

    The Conversation: Travellers with disability often face discrimination. What should change and how to complain?

    Authors: Kelsey Chapman, Professor Elizabeth Kendall and Lisa Stafford

    Published: 24 January 2024

    Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes AM settled a dispute with Adelaide Airport over denied access to a body scanner with his assistance dog. His experience reflects challenges faced by Australia's 4.4 million people with disability in air travel.

    The Australian Human Rights Commission received over 100 disability discrimination complaints against airlines from 2016-2022, revealing systemic ableism. Freedom of movement, a UN right, is denied through discriminatory practices, damaged mobility equipment, and offensive situations. Urgent reform is needed, with recommendations for specific air travel standards and independent oversight.

    Collaboration between governments and the aviation industry can ensure inclusive air travel, aligning with equity principles and promoting diversity. Complaints and legal support are available avenues, but proactive measures like the Disability Rights Act are crucial for lasting change. Everyone deserves dignified and autonomous travel experiences.

    Read ‘The Conversation’ article in full on the link below:

    https://theconversation.com/travellers-with-disability-often-face-discrimination-what-should-change-and-how-to-complain-221740

    Visit our Inclusive Futures Hub:
    https://inclusivefutures.griffith.edu.au

    Contact:
    Kelsey Chapman

    k.chapman@griffith.edu.au


    Photograph of Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes AM, a wheelchair user and senior with his assistance dog.

  • Towards Inclusive Digital Futures

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    Ethical Data and AI-Enabled Decisions in the Context of Accessibility and Urban Living, hosted by Professor Dian Tjondronegoro

    A montage of colour images from the Towards Inclusive Digital Futures Conference. From left to Right: 1 - Professor Dian Tjondronegoro addresses the attendees; 2 - Keynote speaker Dr Bahita "Bobby" Rifai, an Economic Researcher for the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN); 3 - Attendees from Griffith University and beyond.On Thursday, 9 November, Professor Dian Tjondronegoro (“LIVE” theme leader) and Professor Elizabeth Kendall (Director) of Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability hosted Toward Inclusive Digital Futures, a bilateral workshop to foster dialogue to advance collaboration between Australia and Indonesia in the area of ethical AI and inclusive urban environments.

    We heard from keynote speaker Dr Bahtia ("Bobby") Rifai (Economic Researcher for the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)) about the roles of and interplay between different actors generating, collecting and using data, in complex regulatory and institutional environments. Overlaid on this are the social inequalities that lead to people being underrepresented or having poor access to the digital world.

    A montage of colour images from the Towards Inclusive Digital Futures Conference. From left to Right: 1 - Moderator DR Amber Marshall from Griffith University; 2 - Panelists Dr Amber Marshall, Dr Nagesh Shukla, Tim Marshall and Fiona Gaske; 3 - Breakout group engaging in discussion and brainstorming ideas on butchers paper.

    A panel moderated by Dr Amber Marshall (Griffith), and including Liz Antoine (Microsoft), Dr Nagesh Shukla (QUT), Tim Mitchell (RACQ) and Fiona Gaske (RDA) discussed data, AI and digital inclusion and ethics in different contexts including transport, supply chains, regions and education.

    We broke out into groups for in-depth discussions exploring issues including data transparency and governance, smart and accessible cities, and opportunities for bilateral collaboration.

    It was a very thought-provoking session, and we are looking forward to progressing ideas in future research collaboration.

    A montage of colour images from the Towards Inclusive Digital Futures Conference. From left to Right: 1 - Professor Elizabeth Kendall, Director of Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability addresses the audience; 2 - Attendees engage in discussion in one of the breakout rooms; 3 - Attendees with disability stand chatting with their walkers and companion dog; 4 - Panellists Dr Amber Marshall, Dr Nagesh Shukla, Tim Mitchell and Fiona Gaske.

    For more information please contact us at:

    Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability
    inclusivefutures@griffith.edu.au

    Visit our Inclusive Futures Hub to find out more about our research:

    https://inclusivefutures.griffith.edu.au

  • Change 2023 Conference: Nothing About Us Without Us

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    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