Meet the team who are working on the Rights to Reality Project.
Rights to Reality Project Team
Kurin (he/him)
Rights to Reality Project Officer
Kurin is a Programs Officer and Facilitator with YDAS. He has a passion for using his lived experience and training as a youth worker to better the lives of young folk in the present and future.
He has experience working in sexual health, disability, queer health, disaster management/recovery, and First Nations rights, using his background and earned knowledge to support and bolster young people's voices.
Bridget (she/her)
Rights to Reality Program Facilitator
Bridget is a Programs facilitator at YDAS, supporting different workshops and programs.
She lives on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people.
Bridget has been at YDAS for almost 5 years, and uses her lived experience of disability, to share knowledge and ideas.
She is passionate about supporting the rights of disabled young people. And in particular, recognising that this may look different for each person.
Mac (he/him)
Peer Facilitator
Hi, my name is Mac, I use he/him pronouns, and I'm a facilitator for the NDIS Right to be heard project. I've been working at YDAS for the past two years. I am a proud queer, CALD, disabled young person. I love reading, writing, public speaking, bullet journalling, and wheelchair sports.
Finnley (they/he)
Peer Facilitator
Finn (they/he) is a queer, disabled young person and program facilitator for the Youth Disability Advocacy Service. They are passionate about human rights, and love working for a social justice organisation. When they aren’t working, he is writing, painting, making music, or learning how to make video games.
Jun (he/him)
Communications Project Officer
Jun works at Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) as a Communications Project Officer. He is originally from Malaysia and now living on Wurundjeri land.
He has been working on youth-led content creation projects with YDAS since 2022. He is now supporting 2 projects focusing on the rights of disabled young people, including Rights to Reality and the NDIS Right to be Heard project.