Genni Batterham
Australian artist, author, disability rights activist and filmmaker
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Margaret Cooper
She was involved in the early committees that eventually led to the establishment of Women With Disabilities Victoria (WDV) and Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA).
Rhonda Louise Galbally
In addition to her work as a disability activist, Rhonda Galbally has been outspoken in health and social causes such as tobacco companies’ sponsorship of sport.
June Opie
June Opie was a polio survivor, clinical psychologist, writer and broadcaster who overcame discrimination against the disabled to achieve professional and personal success. Her memoir, Over my dead body (1957), was an international best-seller and brought her widespread fame.
Eve Marion Rimmer
Eve Rimmer was one of New Zealand’s greatest paraplegic athletes, winning 32 medals – including 22 gold medals – for athletics and swimming at international sporting events. A household name during the late 1960s and 1970s, she was also an outspoken advocate for the rights of the disabled in sport and society.
Edith Mary Hall
Edith Hall was a leading advocate on behalf of people with disabilities both nationally and internationally.
Elizabeth Hastings
Australian’s first Disability Discrimination Commissioner
Kathleen Gertrude Hurd-Wood
Activist for the hard of hearing in New Zealand.
Lois Curtis
Lois Curtis was one of the plaintiffs in the landmark Supreme Court case Olmstead v. L.C. (1999) that established the right of individuals with disabilities to live in the least restrictive settings possible.
Judy Heumann
Judith “Judy” Heumann was a part of almost every pivotal moment in the disability rights movement. Considered “the mother” of the movement, she was a tireless advocate for the disabled community.