Dylan Alcott
Dylan Alcott
Dylan Alcott Foundation Paralympian, speaker, 2022 Australian of the Year
Former Australian of the Year, Dylan Alcott AO, is one of the country’s most successful and well recognised Paralympians. In 2021 he became the only male in any form of tennis to win the 'Golden Slam', winning the Australian, French, Wimbledon and US Open Championships, together with his gold medal from the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
In 2017, Dylan launched the Dylan Alcott Foundation, a foundation created to help young Australians with a disability achieve their goals in the workplace, on the sporting field or at university.
Dylan was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2022 for distinguished service to paralympic sport, particularly to tennis, and as a role model for people with disability, and to the community through a range of organisations.
In 2017, Dylan launched the Dylan Alcott Foundation, a foundation created to help young Australians with a disability achieve their goals in the workplace, on the sporting field or at university.
Dylan was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2022 for distinguished service to paralympic sport, particularly to tennis, and as a role model for people with disability, and to the community through a range of organisations.
Related Sessions
WhiteGrey: Elevating accessibility with Dylan Alcott
MON, OCT 16, 10:30 AM
Conference
When diverse perspectives collide, we make unexpected and extraordinary discoveries.
Yet those with the lived experience of a disability (one in six Australians) haven’t always been included in the conversation.
Join Dylan Alcott, former Australian of the Year and founder of disability inclusion consultancy Get Skilled Access, alongside special guests in a discussion with Lee Simpson, Chief Executive Officer of whiteGREY Australia, on how accessibility is unleashing creativity – in ways that could benefit us all.
We’ll explore emerging and unexpected thinking with the potential to reshape how we experience culture in a more accessible world.
See what happens when creative technologists, industry experts and those with lived experience of disability explore the collision of diverse ideas and inspiration.
This is an open house session. Open House sessions are open to all, however capacity is limited so guests will be seated on a first come, first serve basis. For an invite to this session contact Justine Leong, Justine.Leong@whitegrey.com.au
