Disability Representative Address

My vision was to reform the way in which Disability was considered and treated in the LSS amongst its procedures and provisions regarding Accessibility I wanted to initiate the discussion and consideration of Disability in Law without the tokenism and superficiality which can often arise in such spaces where things are done for and without the actual input of those it affects.

In the beginning of this tenure, I had worked to create and implement an internal Council procedure addressing the provision of Accessibility arrangements for all online and inperson events held by UTS LSS I hope that its enforcement will facilitate the consideration of students with disabilities in a more standardised and proactive manner For the rest of tenure, I will be amending this procedure to increase its efficiency and work on creating and implementing further Accessibility arrangements for the digital platforms of the LSS.

Casey Chieu

I also hope to act on providing adequate training to the Council and the rest of the LSS regarding appropriate language and attitudes regarding Disability

This semester's initiative was to create and kickstart an ongoing conversation about disability: The Diverse-abilities Blog It aimed to voice the thoughts and opinions of students with disabilities and provide genuine insight and understanding into the issues that prevail in the lived experiences of those with disabilities in the law community today Whilst its launch had to be delayed due to difficulties in finding students willing to participate, its first monthly issue was published in April I hope for this blog to continue beyond my tenure and to expand in exposure in order to encourage more students to speak on what they desire for others to understand and change.

Next semester, I will be hosting an inter-varsity networking and panel event in collaboration with Disabled Australian Lawyers Association (DALA) on 20 September 2023