Building Inclusion

This episode explores Health & Wellbeing, highlighting how accessible systems, inclusive healthcare, and appropriate supports can improve outcomes for people with disability. Sam Drummond speaks with Dr Dinesh Palipana, reflects on overcoming scepticism within the medical profession and the value of employing disabled professionals in healthcare. He discusses how inclusion can lead to practica...

This episode explores ‘Education and Learning’, highlighting how the right supports and environments can enable people with disability to learn, connect, and thrive alongside their peers.   Sam Drummond speaks with students from Toowong State School in Queensland, a school leading the way in inclusive practice through bilingual education in English and Auslan. Josh Fletcher, a Yea...

This episode explores Personal and Community Support for people with disability in Australia, highlighting how the right supports can empower people to lead meaningful, connected, and fulfilling lives. Sam Drummond speaks with Paralympian and disability advocate Kathleen O’Kelly Kennedy about founding the Red Dust Heelers, a program creating opportunities for First Nations people with disabi...

The podcast episode explores safety, rights, and justice for people with disability in Australia, and the urgent need for systems that truly protect and uphold human rights. Sam Drummond speaks with Rosie Putland, an Autistic advocate, who shares her experiences navigating discrimination and the justice system. Rosie reflects on how some supports designed for victim survivors were, at times, more...

The podcast episode explores Inclusive Housing and Communities in Australia, and the real impact that accessible design and policy can have on people’s lives. Sam Drummond spoke with Paul Nunnari, a respected Paralympian and long-time disability advocate, about the power of speaking up for change. Paul shared how he once wrote directly to the NSW Premier to advocate for the Sydney Opera Hous...

In this episode, Sam Drummond travels across the country, amplifying the voices shaping the future of disability inclusion in Australia. In the Blue Mountains, Andrea Comastri speaks about Hotel Etico, the social enterprise he co-founded and leads as CEO. Hotel Etico supports people with disability to gain training and employment in the hospitality industry. Graduate Quinn Jones shares how the pro...

Building Inclusion: Australia’s Disability Strategy is a powerful new podcast series amplifying the voices shaping the future of disability inclusion in Australia.   Hosted by writer, lawyer and disability advocate Sam Drummond, Building Inclusion brings Australia’s Disability Strategy to life through lived experience.   Each episode dives into the outcome areas at the heart...