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{{Short description|Australian human rights lawyer}}
'''Rosemary Kayess''' (born 1963) is an Australian human rights lawyer, disability rights activist, researcher and academic. She is a senior research fellow at the [[
== Early life and education ==
Kayess graduated from UNSW with a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in 1994 and a Bachelor of Laws in 2004.<ref name="rights">{{cite web|title=2019 Human Rights Medal Award Winner Announced|url=https://humanrights.gov.au/about/news/2019-human-rights-medal-award-winner-announced|access-date=12 June 2021|website=Australian Human Rights Commission}}</ref> She subsequently earned an Associate Diploma of Management (Community Organisations) and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the [[
=== Accident ===
At the age of 20, Kayess sustained a spinal injury in a car accident, which brought about her disability and led to her to become a disability rights activist.<ref name="Women" />
== Career ==
=== Early career ===
From 1989 to 1995, Kayess became director of [[
In 1995, she became chairperson of the Australian Centre for Disability Law, an organisation that provided legal advocacy to people with disabilities.<ref name="Women" />
From 1996 to 2000, Kayess served on the Disability Council of New South Wales.<ref name="Women" />
=== Drafting of UN Convention and advocacy work ===
In 2004,
From 2008 to 2009, Kayess served as the director of the Disability Studies and Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. In this role, she contributed to public commentary and analysis on the effects of unemployment, and limited access to further education, on people with disabilities.<ref name="Women" />
Kayess was also a speaker at the 2009 Protecting Human Rights Conference held at the [[
Since 2009, Kayess has been a member of the disability reference group for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s [[
In 2010, Kayess was appointed director of the Human Rights and Disability Project at the Australian Human Rights Centre at the University of New South Wale’s Faculty of Law.<ref name="Women" />
From 2010 to 2014, Kayess was a senior visiting research fellow on the Disability Rights Expanding Accessible Markets Project (DREAM). The project’s stated aim was to assist the European Union and its member states in implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.<ref name="Women" />
In 2011, Kayess joined the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales as a senior research fellow.<ref name="Women" /> She remains in this role as of 2021.<ref name="LinkedIn">{{cite web |last1=Kayess |first1=Rosemary |title=Rosemary Kayess |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosemary-kayess-42a31b15/?originalSubdomain=au |website=LinkedIn |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
=== Later career ===
In January
In 2018, Kayess became the first Australian woman to be elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,<ref name="Centre" /> which monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.<ref name="rights" /> In March 2019, she was appointed vice-chair of the committee in recognition of her academic experience and expertise in Australia and internationally. On 8 March 2021, [[International Women's Day|International Women’s Day]], Kayess was elected the committee chairperson.<ref name="Centre" /> She has advised on the implementation of the Convention in Australia, the Asia-Pacific and Europe.<ref name="rights" />
▲In 2018, Kayess became the first Australian woman to be elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,<ref name="Centre" /> which monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.<ref name="rights" /> In March 2019, she was appointed vice-chair of the committee in recognition of her academic experience and expertise in Australia and internationally. On 8 March 2021, [[International Women's Day|International Women’s Day]], Kayess was elected the committee chairperson.<ref name="Centre" /> She has advised on the implementation of the Convention in Australia, the Asia-Pacific and Europe.<ref name="rights" />
== Personal life ==
Kayess enjoys listening to music outside of work and has described herself as “a tragic for indie pop”.<ref name="LSJ" />
== Honours and awards ==
In 1996, Kayess was honoured with a University of New South Wales Alumni Award.<ref name="Women" />
In 2019, Kayess won the [[
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