Sep 24, 2021
The challenges faced by lawyers with disabilities are not
something that is spoken about often enough by Australia’s legal
profession. Three lawyers are looking to change that.
On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy
is joined by Equality Lawyers principal Natalie Wade, Makinson
d’Apice Lawyers special counsel Ella Alexander, and Victorian
Government Solicitor’s Office graduate Abbey Dalton, who together
founded the Disabled Australian Lawyers Association, to discuss the
myriad challenges facing lawyers with disabilities, stigmas faced
by such professionals, and the prevalence of ableism.
The three founders also go into the role of the rest of the legal
profession, particularly leaders, to ensure inclusive and safe
working environments, and how the past 18 months have both
positively and negatively altered the day-to-day practice
experience of lawyers with disabilities, and how those
circumstances might evolve post-pandemic.
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