Wide career experience as a teacher, parliamentarian and in public servicePersonal experience of violence, abuse and neglect as a child. Removed from his family by state child protection authorities and lived in a Boys home for 3 yearsStrong advocacy for people with disability in public life. Project managed many reform projects aimed at improving human rights of people with disability including regulation of boarding houses, disability employment and closing large residential centres Awarded Australian honours for community service and significant contributions to parliament and public service