Accountability, Resistance and Disruption! Keynote Panel (10 December) and Conference (11 – 12 December)
WHEN
10 December 2025
Wednesday
3.00pm - 5.00pm Australia/Sydney
12 December 2025
Friday
9.00am - 4.45pm Australia/Sydney
WHERE
Online
Online via Zoom and In Person at UTS
COST
Free admission
RSVP
Register for the Keynote Panel
Register for the Research Conference
Note: Registration for one event does not account for registration at the other.
Join Us for the Disability, Law and Society Conference and Keynote Panel
Whether you're a student, researcher, activist, advocate, or someone passionate about disability justice, this conference and keynote panel is for you. We warmly welcome people with disability and encourage active participation from across the community.
About the event
The Conference is a forum for those involved in disability law, research, and practice. It focuses on exploring relationships between disability, law and society, culture and politics.
The conference will open with a public Keynote Panel from Rosemary Kayess (Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission), Professor Scott Avery (Professor of Indigenous Disability, Health and Wellbeing, University of Technology Sydney) and Professor Sheila Wildeman (Director, Dalhousie Health Justice Institute, Dalhousie University, Canada).
Accountability, Resistance and Disruption: The Future of Disability Policy
Wednesday 10 December 2025, 3pm
Join Rosemary Kayess (Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission), Professor Scott Avery (Professor of Indigenous Disability, Health and Wellbeing, University of Technology Sydney) and Professor Sheila Wildeman (Director, Dalhousie Health Justice Institute, Dalhousie University, Canada) in a discussion on critical issues at the intersection of disability, law and society.
This event is supported by funding from UTS Law, UTS Disability Research Network, The Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, La Trobe Law, La Trobe CERI and Melbourne Law School.
Note: Registration for one event does not account for registration at the other.
Accountability, Resistance and Disruption! - 2025 Research Conference of the Disability, Law and Society Network of Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand
Thursday 11 – Friday 12 December 2025
This dynamic, inclusive and hybrid event brings together voices from across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to explore critical issues at the intersection of disability, law, and society.
Expect thought-provoking discussions, collaborative learning, and opportunities to connect with others driving change in disability law.
Organised by: Linda Steele (UTS), Piers Gooding & Chris Maylea (La Trobe University), and Anna Arstein-Kerslake (University of Melbourne).
This conference is supported by funding from UTS Law, UTS Disability Research Network, Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, La Trobe Law, La Trobe CERI and Melbourne Law School.
Note: Registration for one event does not account for registration at the other.
Conference program
Day 1 – Thursday 11 December
Day 1 – Thursday 11 December
Day 2 – Friday 12 December
