Young People with Cognitive Disability in Transition to Adulthood: Stories of Survival and Aspiration in the Face of Adversity

About Ann Fudge SchormansFotina HardyKathy EllemMichael Ashley SteinPaul Harpur

Dr Kathy Ellem is a scholar social worker and disability advocate. Her interest in the disability sector has stemmed from her personal experience as a parent of a young man with cognitive disability. She values working inclusively with people with cognitive disability in research and social work practice. Dr Paul Harpur is a Professor with the TC Beirne School of Law the University of Queensland an Associate with the Harvard Law School Project on Disability and ARC Future Fellow Paralympian Fulbright Scholar and is a Member of the Order of Australia 'for service to people with disability'. Dr Fotini Hardy is a social worker scholar and researcher. Fotini's interest in the disability sector stems from her experiences with the disability rights movement in the 80's sparking her ongoing commitment for a more just society that recognises the human rights of everyone. Professor Michael Ashley Stein is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability and a Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School since 2005. He is considered one of the world's leading disability law and policy experts. Dr. Ann Fudge Schormans is a critical disability scholar and researcher. Her teaching and research are informed by many years of social work practice her experiences parenting two daughters with intellectual disability and her engagements with people with intellectual disabilities in inclusive research and knowledge production.