ASID President Chris has been recognized in the King’s Birthday Honours List with the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) Award in the General Division.

She received this for distinguished service to people with intellectual disabilities, to social welfare and inclusion research, policy and practice, and to tertiary education.

Christine Bigby is a Professor of Social Work at LaTrobe University and Director of the Living with Disability Research Centre at La Trobe University, Melbourne.

She researches practice that supports the engagement and social inclusion of adults with intellectual disabilities. She works in collaboration with disability service providers and self advocates.

Chris has been on the Board of ASID for some years and was the founding editor of the ASID practice Journal, Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disability.

For more information about Professor Christine Bigby (AO) and her contribution to the intellectual disability community see here.