Law Matters Series: UQ Celebration for International Day of People
Event Details
- Date:
- Friday, 25 November 2022 - Friday, 25 November 2022
- Time:
- 11:45 am - 2:30 pm
- Room:
- 219
- UQ Location:
- Sir Llew Edwards Building (St Lucia)
- URL:
- https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/443801882377
- Event category(s):
Event Contact
- Name:
- Ms Natasha Bromilow
- Phone:
- 59157
- Email:
- edi@bel.uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Business, Economics and Law
Event Description
- Full Description:
- UQ will be celebrating International Day of People with Disability on 25 November 2022 as part of the Law Matters series. This day is a United Nations initiative aimed at increasing public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. At UQ, this is a chance for staff and students to celebrate the contributions and achievements of people with disability and promote inclusion.
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Law Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee are pleased to invite you to bring along your lunch to a keynote presentation from an internationally renowned expert in disability law, followed by a panel discussion with UQ staff and students exploring an intersectional lens on opportunities for persons with disability in higher education. This will conclude with light refreshments and an opportunity to view research projects by staff and students with a disability.
Keynote
A European Rights Perspective when Disability and University Meet
11:45am for a 12:00pm start
Presented by Associate Professor Lisa Waddington, European Disability Endowed Chair from the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
Facilitated by Associate Professor Paul Harpur, UQ’s leading international and comparative disability rights legal academic and 2022 Blind Australian of the Year
Panel Discussion
An intersectional lens on opportunities for Persons with Disability in Higher Education
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Dr Samantha Cooms, proud Noonuccal Quandamooka mother and carer, and Lecturer in Management in the Business School at The University of Queensland.
Shaun Bickley (they/them), disability justice advocate focused on disability employment policy and undergraduate student at The University of Queensland.
Associate Professor Rhonda Faragher, inclusive education advocate and Associate Professor in School of Education at The University of Queensland.
Facilitated by Celina Campas, Project Manager Disability Inclusion at UQ
Research Poster Session and Refreshments
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Poster display of research projects by UQ staff and students with a disability and light refreshments.
Directions to UQ
- Google Map:
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- Directions:
- St Lucia Campus | Gatton campus.
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