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    We have a wealth of knowledge to share with you about living with a spinal cord injury (SCI), and have pulled this together in this section to help you access the information you need, when you need it.

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    Disability Rights, Inclusion, Education and The Next Generation with Professor Alastair McEwin

    On this episode, Susan is joined by former Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner, and disability advocate, Professor Alastair McEwin AM.
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    Online Network Forum: May 2026

    What you need to know about Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) joined by Lydia Dockrill
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    Stuck On The Side Of The Road For Four Hours Because Of A Wheelchair

    This year, Sarah-Jane (SJ) Staszak was stranded on the side of the M4 in New South Wales for four hours...
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    World MS Day 2026 – Mark and Marvin

    World MS Day is held each year on May 30th to raise awareness and share the lived experience of those...
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    Can You Ask That? Any Questions That You Wouldn’t Answer If Asked?

    What questions would our Peer and Family Support team have trouble answering?
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    How a Pacemaker Set The Course for a Trip of A Lifetime

    In this episode meet Luke Spencer and Kat Yee. At age 12, Luke was diagnosed with Fredrich’s Ataxia, and in...
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    On this episode, Susan is joined by former Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner, and disability advocate, Professor Alastair McEwin AM.

    He shares his story of lived experience growing up with a disability, his work as a Royal Commissioner with the Disability Royal Commission, helping form the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Professor at University of New South Wales and his lifelong mission to push for a more inclusive Australia.

    You can find the transcript to this episode here.

    Information in this episode

    UNSW Professor of Practice in Disability https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/alastair-mcewin

    Australia Disability Discrimination Commissioner (2016 – 2019) https://humanrights.gov.au/about-us/our-people/previous-office-holders/disability-discrimination-commissioner-mr-alastair-mcewin

    Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/

    Grattan Institute https://grattan.edu.au/disability/ 

    Community Legal Centres NSW https://www.clcnsw.org.au/

    People with Disability Australia https://pwd.org.au/

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