Blind from birth, Graeme Innes was blessed because he had a family who instilled in him a belief in his own abilities. Finding a Way shares his memories of love and support and of overcoming the discrimination so many people with disabilities face.
An AUSLAN interpreter sponsored by Deaf Services Queensland will be present at this event.
Stanley Pl, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
Open in MapsProfessor Rix was born in Sydney in 1949, educated in Sydney and at the Australian National University in Canberra.
Professor Rix has worked at the Australian National University in Canberra, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Griffith University, and became Professor of Japanese Studies at The University of Queensland in 1985. He has published and consulted widely in his professional academic field.
He was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor (External Affairs) in 1994, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts in 1997, and PVC Ipswich in 2004 (a position renamed Pro-Vice-Chancellor in 2009). He is responsible for overall management and development of the UQ Gatton campus, Pinjarra Hills and Ipswich, and their community relationships, and is also in charge of employee relations for the University’s academic staff.
Professor Rix is involved in a number of boards and committees in the education sector. He is Chair of the Board of the Edmund Rice Flexible Learning Centres Network, and a member of the Board of UQ College Ltd.
Graeme Innes AM is a lawyer, mediator and company director. In 1995 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his work on the Disability Discrimination Act, and in 2003 he was a finalist for Australian of the Year. Graeme’s work as a human rights practitioner has spanned more than 30 years and includes his role as commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission. He is currently the chair of the Attitude Australia Foundation, and he serves on the Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ Diversity Advisory Board and the Life Without Barriers’ Board.
