Samantha Jenkinson

Speaker

Since the early 1990s, Samantha has advocated for the rights of people with disabilities. Her passion for inclusion has driven her work in disability with organisations like Women with Disabilities Australia and the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability in Western Australia. Samantha's work has included involvement in implementing self-directed funding policy and the initial design of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

As CEO of People with disabilities WA, she championed co-design of the WA State Disability Strategy, and inclusion of people with disability in employment, housing, and policy development. She established the WA office of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission and now provides strategic advice to the NDIS Independent Advisory Council, as well as supporting the campaign for liveable housing standards in all new homes.

She possesses a wealth of knowledge about disability, and the intersections with housing, through her work and personal experience.