Thursday, 23 April 2026
12:30pm – 1:30pm (AEST – Sydney time)
2:30pm – 3:30pm (NZST – New Zealand time)
Webinar: via Zoom
Cost:
- Free for ASID members
- $25 for non-members
About
The Disability Royal Commission encouraged disability service providers to include people with disabilities on the boards of their organisations. Many organisations have appointed directors with disabilities. Only one large service provider has appointed a person with intellectual disabilities. ASID sought a legal opinion from Professor Ian Freckleton about legal issues in appointing people with intellectual disabilities as board members.
This webinar will talk about :
- Why ASID sought a legal opinion.
- What the legal opinion said about people with intellectual disabilities as board members.
- What the response of ASID has been.
- What needs to change to include people with intellectual disabilities as board members of disablity service providers.
Speakers
Alan Hough – ASID board member with significant expertise in boards of organisations.
Christine Bigby – Academic and president of ASID.
Paul O’Dea – ASID board member and experienced self- advocate.
Professor Ian Freckelton AO KC – Experienced and senior barrister with considerable experience in intellectual disability, human rights and corporations law.
Audience
The webinar is for anyone. This includes researchers, practitioners, managers/ support personel, families/ advocates and people with lived experience of intellectual disability.
Accessibility
Some people might need support to get online and to make the technology work.
The webinar will be recorded. Some people might like to watch the webinar again later. This can help with understanding the information.