Our speakers
Lauren (she/her)
Lauren is a young person who is passionate about creating better and more inclusive opportunities for other people living with disability. She uses her lived experience with a number of disabilities by advocating on committees including the WA Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) Youth Advisory Committee.
Lauren loves playing wheelchair basketball and studies Occupational Therapy at Edith Cowan University. Lauren is currently a peer researcher on the School Education Act at YDAN.
Eugene (they/them)
Eugene is a determined Project Support Officer at YDAN, dedicated to building healthier communities and environments. They use their unique lived experience as a neurodiverse, queer and disabled person to ensure that the voices of people with disabilities are actively integrated in community projects.
Eugene has participated in co-designs such as the Modified Service Delivery Project with Patricia Giles Centre, and has contributed to the UNLEASHED Project and other YDAN initiatives. They have a diploma of Sustainable Living from the University of Tasmania. In their spare time, Eugene fosters social connections, engages in the creative arts, and enjoys gardening.