Episode 113: Being a Company Director with a Disability

CripChat Australia is produced and delivered by Australian Disability​, it aims to educate, entertain and inform the general community how they can help us create a more accessible and inclusive society for people with disabilities, their friends, and family. Hosted by Jonathan Shar, David Daoud, Ibby Dee, and Guests Content Warning: This podcast may include content unsuitable for children who have not been exposed to people with disabilities-related themes and issues that are sometimes expressed by using coarse language or outdated terms. Fairness, Dignity and Equality 1. Tell our audience a bit about yourself and your reasons for wanting to become a director and then vice-president of Australian disability ltd? 2. What prior experience did you have to bring to your roles in the boardroom of Australia disability ltd? 3. Being a person with vision impairment being blind from a motor vehicle accident in your late teenaged years, how do you manage to cope with the governance requirements of being a director & vice-president of an Australian company? 4. When have you dealt with a challenge in your time so far as a director and vice-president of Australian disability ltd? How did you manage to resolve it? 5. What kind of support are available for people with disabilities in Australia who wish to? Join a board of a company? 6. In your opinion, what kind of qualities, attributes, knowledge, and experience should a person with a disability have before becoming a director of a company in Australia? 7. Finally in your perspective, what would be your vision for people with disabilities when it comes to our role in corporate governance of our disability community and support service sector?