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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2025 · 34 MIN

Graeme Innes brings an educated and empowering perspective to new possibilities!

from Navigating Disability · host Kate Read and Jenn Abbott

Wow, this week, we are in the presence of someone who has played a pivotal role in the Disability Community and his story, passion and purpose drives everything he has achieved in his career. Here is a quick snapshot.....:Graeme Innes AM is a lawyer, author, and company director and in 2016 he published his first book, Finding a Way.Graeme led the merger of four blindness agencies to form Vision Australia, and went on to chair the board.He is also a Director of:The National Disability Insurance Agency; The State Insurance Regulatory Authority, regulating workers’ compensation and motor vehicle accident insurance in NSW.He is the Chancellor of Central Queensland University.He has been a human rights practitioner for more than 30 years and is a conference presenter and facilitator.Graeme was a Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission for nine years, responsible for issues relating to disability, race and human rights.Graeme was awarded an AM for his work on the development of the Disability Discrimination Act, was a finalist for Australian of the Year, and, on the international stage, he was a member of the Australian delegation that participated in negotiating the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. He was awarded Honorary Doctorates by the University of Canberra in 2014, RMIT University in 2016, UNSW in 2017 and Edith Cowan University in 2018, in recognition of his work as a human rights activist........ Wow!!Graeme's knowledge, insight and advice is profound!! This is an incredible show if you're looking for information, education and the mindset that finds solutions to the problems faced by those with disabilities in the workforce and the community.To follow Graeme, go to his website at⁠https://graemeinnes.com/

Wow, this week, we are in the presence of someone who has played a pivotal role in the Disability Community and his story, passion and purpose drives everything he has achieved in his career. Here is a quick snapshot.....: Graeme Innes AM is a lawyer, author, and company director and in 2016 he published his first book, Finding a Way. Graeme led the merger of four blindness agencies to form Vision Australia, and went on to chair the board. He is also a Director of: The National Disability ...

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