Recognising International Day of People with Disability

On Wednesday 30 November the Central Clinical School's (CCS) Gender Equity Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Committee presented a Special Seminar with Professor Louise Purton (St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research) in recognition of International Day of People with Disability. 

Professor Purton generously shared her experiences as a disabled academic in STEMM and offered suggestions and tips on how we can make presentations, conferences, and publications more accessible to people with disability. As Louise pointed out, equity covers all types of underrepresented groups, not just women (and non-binary people).

If we all become more aware of our conscious and unconscious biases, we will be able to improve accessibility and equity across the workplace.

If you would like to view the slides containing some suggestions on improving accessibility when giving talks that Professor Purton has generously shared with us, please click here.

If you missed this fantastic presentation and would like to catch up on it, please click here

If you would like to learn more about what Monash University is doing and should be doing about Disability Inclusion in the Workplace, please click here.

Finally, if you have any other suggestions or feedback on how the GEDI committee can help the CCS improve accessibility for people with a disability or neurodiversity email contact us.