About the speaker
Associate Professor Harpur has a mixture of practice and research experience, having formerly practised as a lawyer. He continues to work as an industrial relations special advisor in a national private practice.
Associate Professor Harpur was appointed a Distinguished International Visiting Fellow with the Burton Blatt Institute from 2015 onwards and a 2020 academic fellow of the Harvard Law School Project on Disabilities.
He is active on boards and in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, as well as the rights of persons with disabilities to use assistance animals. He also appears regularly in the news speaking on disability law and policies.
Outside the law, Associate Professor Harpur has previously been a professional athlete with a disability, competing in the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Paralympics, the 2002 Manchester and 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games and a range of other world titles and international competitions.
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