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DDA25 anniversary

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Assistance animals and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)

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Access to justice in the criminal justice system for people with disability

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Being acknowledged is the first step to being included

3 December, 2020

Disability Rights

National Disability Strategy Future Forum: Beyond 2020

The Australian Human Rights Commission and the Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health National Disability Strategy: Beyond 2020 webinar September 24, 2020 Ben Gauntlett, Disability Discrimination Commissioner Introductory Address Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests; Good...

24 September, 2020

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Webinar: National Disability Strategy - Beyond 2020

15 September, 2020

Dr Ben Gauntlett

Ben Gauntlett commenced his term as Disability Discrimination Commissioner on May 7, 2019. Ben is a quadriplegic following a schoolboy rugby union accident aged 16 in Perth, Western Australia.

Prior to commencing as Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Ben worked as a barrister in Western Australia and Victoria with a broad ranging practice.

He also holds a Master of Laws from New York University and a D.Phil. in Law from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

In 2015, Ben completed the Perth to Rottnest swim in a team with three friends.