Speak Out Association of Tasmania has won the Tasmanian Human Rights Organisation Award in a ceremony at Parliament House in Hobart.
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The announcement coincided with the launch of Human Rights Week – December 3 to December 10 - and celebrated Speak Out’s history of promoting and protecting the human rights of people with disability.
The latest Speak Out initiative, ‘The Mainstream and Me’, is a collaboration between parents with intellectual disability and mainstream services to challenge commonly-held assumptions and help to create inclusive communities.
Association chief executive officer Jennifer Dixon said the award highlighted the vital role advocacy played in protecting the human rights of people with disability who were too frequently among the most vulnerable citizens.
Tess Brunton
I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.
I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.
