Associate Professor Paul Harpur

ARC Future Fellow

TC Beirne School of Law

+61 7 336 58864

p.harpur@law.uq.edu.au

W205 Forgan Smith Building, St Lucia campus.

Researcher biography

Associate Professor Paul Harpur (introductory video) is a leading international and comparative disability rights advocate and legal academic. He is currently an Affiliatean with the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and an International Distinguished Fellow with Burton Blatt Institute, College of Law, Syracuse University, New York. He has previously held an academic fellowship with the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and visiting positions with the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, Institute for Lifecourse & Society, National University of Ireland, Galway and with the Burton Blatt Institute, College of Law, Syracuse University, New York. Following his work at Syracuse University, Associate Professor Harpur has been appointed an International Distinguished Fellow with the Burton Blatt Institute from 2015 onwards and a 2020 academic fellow of the Harvard Law School Project on Disabilities. He is a former Fulbrighter, having been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Future Scholarship entitled "Universally Designed for Whom? Disability, the Law and Practice of Expanding the "Normal User".

In2021 Dr Harpur was awarded a 4 year Future Fellowship, commencing in 2022, with the Australian Research Council entitled "Normalizing Ability Diversity through Career Transitions: Disability at Work".

Dr Harpur is also an ambassador for the Australian Human Rights IncludeAbility Network. This network has major Australian employers who are actively seeking to champion disability inclusion. With the support of Vice-Chancellor Debbie Terry and Deputy Provost Pauline Ford the university continues as the first founding member from the higher education sector. IncludeAbility is an initiative of the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) developed to increase meaningful employment opportunities for people with disability, and to close the gap in workforce participation between people with disability and people without disability.

In 2019 he was named a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

He chairs the UQ Disability Inclusion Group, which supports the university in its implementation of the UQ Disability Action Plan. He also sits on the Academic Board, the University Senate's sub-committee focusing on inclusion, and on the Senate Committee for Equity Diversity and Inclusion.

Associate Professor Harpur has published two recent monographs with Cambridge University Press. 'His monograph, Discrimination, Copyright and Equality: Opening the E-Book for the Print Disabled (2017), analyses the interaction between anti-discrimination and copyright laws, and his Ableism at Work, Disablement and Hierarchies of Impairment 2019, analyses disability inequalities at work in several jurisdictions. Associate Professor Harpur has also led a range of projects, including an International Labour Organization project assessing labour rights in the South Pacific, including a particular focus on the rights of persons with disabilities.

Associate Professor Harpur is a TEDx Speaker, 'Universities as Disability Champions of Change', and has given numerous keynotes and speeches, including addressing the International Labour Organization in Geneva.

Associate Professor Harpur has a mixture of practice and research experience, having formerly practiced as a lawyer and continuing to work as an industrial relations special advisor in a national private practice, IRIQ Law, as a special advisor. Associate Professor Harpur is active on boards and promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, as well as the rights of persons with disabilities to use assistance animals. He also regularly appears 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.

Associate Professor Harpur is the 2022 Blind Australian of the Year.The Blind Australian of the Year Award recognises and celebrates "Blind Australians, who by example- inspire others to excellence, by action, improve Australian life."

He received the 2021 BEL Employee Excellence Award in Research for excellence in Cross-Faculty Research.

The UQ Disability Inclusion Group, which he chairs, was recognised as Champions for Change in recognition of the tireless work they do to improve inclusion and access to higher education" by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education& Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia.

In the Australian HR Awards, Excellence Awardees 2021, the University of Queensland was awarded the "BEST Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Program".Dr Harpur is part of this large team including, Al Jury, Provost Professor Aidan Byrne, Angie Sturrock, Professor DVCR Bronwyn Harch (FTSE, FAQ), Caitlin Bennett, Celina Campas, Dr Deanne (Dee) Gibbon CSC OAM, Vice Chancellor Professor Debbie Terry, Dr Dino Willox, Elodie Tischer, Jordan Akhurst, Kriti Garg, Monika Andersen, Neena Mitter, Nicole Barton, Rob Moffatt, Tanya Lutvey, and Taylor Bamin.

The University of Queensland 2019 Excellence Award, received the Community, diversity and inclusion Award, for the team, the University of Queensland Disability Inclusion Group, chaired by Dr Harpur:

"Formed in 2017, UQ's Disability Inclusion Group (DIG) provides outstanding leadership and advocacy for students/staff with disability. The Group has delivered numerous programs and actions to dismantle physical, technological and cultural barriers impacting students and staff with disability, to enable full access to UQ life. The DIG is a unique operating model within Higher Education, in that it brings stakeholders, staff and students with disability together in a cohesive way, to champion and progress disability inclusion outcomes. The Disability Action Plan developed by DIG members in 2018 is considered 'industry leading', and is receiving considerable external interest. The DIG works across a range of area in support of inclusion, including law, academia, information technology, student and staff support, governance, property and facilities and library services."

The University of Queensland 2019 Excellence Award, received commendation in the Community, diversity and inclusion category as an individual:

"Dr Harpur has been championing the rights of persons with disabilities from the age of 14, when a train accident caused him to become blind. The problems he had in accessing print textbooks inspired a research and advocacy agenda that has resulted in a substantial body of scholarship in Australia and internationally, and a drive to transform how UQ provides access to its students and community. His work has led to the formation of a UQ-wide body monitoring and coordinating disability inclusion, which he now chairs, and progress in how various other groups across the University manage disability digital inclusion."

Associate Professor Harpur was recognised to receive a 2019 Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, as part of the Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) program.Dr Harpur's citation is"for outstanding leadership in translating disability strategy into a vision of ability equality and core university business.".

of Queensland for the 2019 Australian Awards for University Teaching. These Universities Australia awards celebrate and reward excellence in university teaching.

Associate Professor Harpur is often in the media and engaged with public discourse. See for example the Federal Education Minister, the Hon Jason Clare speaking on the life of Dr Harpur during the Minister's speech at the Australian Parliament House at the Australian-American Fulbright Commission Gala Presentation Dinner 2022.

Associate Professor Harpur's publications and speeches can be found on his Google Scholar page. Further information can be found on his Linkedin page.

Dr Harpur has been awarded a range of honours, including:

* In the 2022 University of Queensland Awards for Excellence, Dr Harpur received the Award for Excellence in Leadership.His citation reads:

"Dr Paul Harpur uses visionary leadership to create a positive culture of service in the University of Queensland. He exhibits leadership in advancing UQ and its community's reputation, operations, strategy and outcomes. As an affiliate to the Harvard Law School Project on Disability and as the 2022 Blind Australian of the Year, Dr Harpur's global reputation enables UQ to leverage his expertise to support students, staff and produce research and innovation. Beyond diversity, Dr Harper has a sustained leadership commitment including involvement on the Academic Board since 2015 and contributing to major works and grass roots leadership."

* The Blind Australian of the Year Award was announced on 19 November 2021.Dr Paul Harpur was announced as the 2022 Blind Australian of the Year.The Blind Australian of the Year Award recognises and celebrates "Blind Australians, who by example- inspire others to excellence, by action, improve Australian life."

* Dr Harpur received the 2021 UQ Business, Economics and Law Employee Excellence Award in Research for excellence in Cross-Faculty Research.

* The UQ Disability Inclusion Group, which Dr Harpur chairs, was recognised as Champions for Change in recognition of the tireless work we do to improve inclusion and access to higher education" by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education& Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia.Our award was announced at the Australasian event to recognise World Access to Higher Education Day 17 November 2021.

* In the Australian HR Awards, Excellence Awardees 2021, the University of Queensland was awarded the "BEST Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Program".Dr Harpur is part of this large team including, Al Jury, Provost Professor Aidan Byrne, Angie Sturrock, Professor DVCR Bronwyn Harch (FTSE, FAQ), Caitlin Bennett, Celina Campas, Dr Deanne (Dee) Gibbon CSC OAM, Vice Chancellor Professor Debbie Terry, Dr Dino Willox, Elodie Tischer, Jordan Akhurst, Kriti Garg, Monika Andersen, Neena Mitter, Nicole Barton, Rob Moffatt, Tanya Lutvey, and Taylor Bamin.

* The University of Queensland 2019 Excellence Award, received the Community, diversity and inclusion Award, for the team, the University of Queensland Disability Inclusion Group, chaired by Dr Harpur:

* The University of Queensland 2019 Excellence Award, received commendation in the Community, diversity and inclusion category as an individual:

* Out of 6, 613 staff, 8 were selected to be nominated by the University of Queensland for the 2019 Australian Awards for University Teaching.These Universities Australia awards celebrate and reward excellence in university teaching.

Dr Harpur was selected as one of the University of Queensland 8 nominees.Professors Tim Dunne (Pro-Vice Chancellor) and Fiona Rohde (Deputy Dean, Academic) wrote reference letters and Professors Joanne Wright (Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)) and Patrick Parkinson(Head of School) endorsed the application.

Dr Harpur was recognised to receive a 2019 Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, as part of the Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) program.Dr Harpur's citation is"for outstanding leadership in translating disability strategy into a vision of ability equality and core university business.".

In addition to advancing diversity, Dr Harpur is active in university-wide and sector-wide higher education issues. Illustratively:

At the university level Dr Harpur has attended Academic board since 2015 and sits on the university-wide OlympicsParalympics Oversight Committee chaired by the Vice Chancellor.

At the sector-wide level, Dr Harpur is involved with the

Universities Accord. The Australian Universities Accord will build a long-term plan for Australia's higher education system and is the first broad review of the higher education system since the 2008 Review of Higher Education (the Bradley Review). The Accord Panel will make recommendations for Government, the sector and other relevant stakeholders to deliver a higher education system that meets the current and future needs of the nation, and targets to achieve this. The Panel will report to the Minister for Education. Minister Clare explains that he will chair a Ministerial Reference Group that will act as a sounding board for the team and a source of advice. Minister Clare has appointed Dr Harpur as a member of the Ministerial Reference Group for the Australian Universities Accord.

Featured projects	Duration
Ensuring equality for persons with disabilities The University of Queensland	2016–2017
NDIS Commission's Worker Screening Literature Review and Evaluation Framework	2019
Normalising Ability Diversity through Career Transitions:Disability at Work ARC Future Fellowship	2022–2025
The Unsettling of Old Norms by a New World of COVID-19 Public Health Surveillance	2021
Young people with cognitive disability transitioning to adulthood: experiences of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation	2021

Publications

Books (4)

Book Chapters (12)

Journal Articles (59)

Conference Papers (68)

Audio Document (1)

Newspaper Articles (10)

Generic Documents (3)

Research Reports (4)

Seminar Papers (4)

Working Papers (3)

Books

Harpur, Paul (2017). Discrimination, copyright and equality: opening the e-Book for the print disabled. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316340516

Wong, Alex, Chapple, Ellie, Harpur, Paul, Baumfield, Richard, Copp, Richard and Cunningham, Robert (2016). Company law: an interactive approach. Brisbane, Australia: John Wiley & Sons Australia.

Harpur, Paul (2015). Employment Law. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths.

Harpur, Paul (2009). FOI and the Governance of Information in Public Tendering Balancing Right to Information and Commercial Affairs in Queensland. Mauritius: VDM Verlag Dr. Mülle.

Book Chapters

Stein, Michael Ashley, Barnett, Peter, Harpur, Paul, Porter, Bruce and O'Cinneide, Colm (2023). Litigating Disability Social Rights. Disability Social Rights. (pp. 1-134) edited by Stein, Michael Ashley and Langford, Malcolm. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Harpur, Paul and Stein, Michael Ashley (2022). The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a global tipping point for the participation of persons with disabilities. Oxford research encyclopedia of politics. (pp. 1-22) edited by Anika Leithner and Kyle Libby. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.245

Harpur, Paul and Stein, Michael Ashley (2021). The relevance of the CRPD and the Marrakesh Treaty to the Global South’s book famine. Accessible Technology and the Developing World. (pp. 193-214) edited by Michael Ashley Stein and Jonathan Lazar. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198846413.003.0010

Lelliott, Joseph and Harpur, Paul (2021). Paradigm shifting to a point: disability human rights, copyright protection, and access to visual art in international law. International perspectives on disability exceptions in copyright and the visual arts: feeling art. (pp. 75-90) edited by Jani McCutcheon and Ana Ramalho. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429342677-9

Adair, David and Harpur, Paul (2020). Books and people with print disabilities: Public value and the international disability human rights agenda. The Routledge Companion to Disability and Media. (pp. 400-410) edited by Katie Ellis, Gerard Goggin, Beth Haller and Rosemary Curtis. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315716008

Harpur, Paul and Stein, Michael Ashley (2019). Children with disabilities, human rights, and sustainable development. Children’s rights and sustainable development: interpreting the UNCRC for Future Generations. (pp. 139-164) edited by Claire Fenton-Glynn. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108140348.007

Lewis, David, Devine, Tom and Harpur, Paul (2014). The key to protection: civil and employment law remedies. International Handbook on Whistleblowing Research. (pp. 350-381) edited by A. J. Brown, David Lewis, Richard E. Moberly and Wim Vandekerckhove. Cheltenham, Glos, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781781006795.00024

Harpur, Paul (2013). When is there sufficient information to decide if there is an R2P situation or not?: from the intervention in Timor Leste to the crisis in Sri Lanka. Responsibility to Protect and Sovereignty. (pp. 85-103) edited by Charles Sampford and Ramesh Thakur. Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing.

Harpur, Paul and Brown, Kerry (2012). Contracting and Asset Management: Establishing an Asset Specificity Framework for Determining the Optimal Management of Tourism Infrastructure. Engineering Asset Management and Infrastructure Sustainability. (pp. 329-336) edited by Joseph Mathew, Lin Ma, Andy Tan and Margot Weijnen. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-0-85729-493-7_27

French, Ben, Harpur, Paul and Muurlink, Olav (2012). A Pandora's box of general protections under the Fair Work Act 2009. Fair Work Act: revision or restitution. (pp. 75-92) edited by Keith Abbott, Bruce Hearn-Mackinnon, Leanne Morris and Kerrie Saville. Heidelberg, VIC, Australia: Heidelberg Press.

Harpur, Paul (2008). OHS issues to the board: company directors face jail and fines for their companies' lack of safety. Directors Liability. (pp. 1-1) edited by Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India. United States of America: Amicus Books.

Paul Harpur (2005). Private Fears, Public Monies: FOI Disclosure of Private Sector Tender Information. Shaping Administrative Law for the Next Generation: Fresh Perspectives. (pp. 130-158) edited by Finn and Chris. Canberra: Australian Institute of Administrative Law.

Journal Articles

Salmon, Amanda, Driscoll, Carlie, Paterson, Mandy B. A., Harpur, Paul and Pachana, Nancy A. (2022). Issues regarding the welfare of assistance dogs. Animals, 12 (23) 3250, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/ani12233250

Harpur, Paul, Szucs, Brooke and Willox, Dino (2022). Strategic and policy responses to intersectionality in higher education. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 45 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/1360080x.2022.2144790

Karl, Marion, Pegg, Shane and Harpur, Paul (2022). Exploring constraints in business travel for disabled workers: an ecological systems perspective. Disability and Society, 1-24. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2022.2088333

Harpur, Paul and Ashley Stein, Michael (2022). The U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Global South. Yale Journal of International Law, 47 (1).

Harpur, Paul, Hyseni, Fitore and Blanck, Peter (2022). Workplace health surveillance and COVID-19: algorithmic health discrimination and cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 16 (1), 200-212. doi: 10.1007/s11764-021-01144-1

Blanck, Peter and Harpur, Paul (2020). California’s response to the status of gig workers with disabilities: an update. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 30 (4), 689-690. doi: 10.1007/s10926-020-09948-1

Harpur, Paul and Blanck, Peter (2020). Gig workers with disabilities: opportunities, challenges, and regulatory response. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 30 (4), 511-520. doi: 10.1007/s10926-020-09937-4

Harpur, Paul David (2020). The business of disability inclusion and ableism at work. fifteeneightyfour.

Pegg, Shane, Karl, Marion and Harpur, Paul (2020). Negotiating work-based travel for people with disabilities. Current Issues in Tourism, 24 (14), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/13683500.2020.1801605

Hughes, Michael J., Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Harpur, Paul and Pachana, Nancy A. (2020). Companion animals and health in older populations: a systematic review. Clinical Gerontologist, 43 (4), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2019.1650863

Harpur, Paul (2020). Review of - The Cambridge Handbook of US Labor Law for the Twenty-First Century. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 73 (5), 1259-1260. doi: 10.1177/0019793920921147

Harpur, Paul (2020). Australia - Report. International Committee Newsletter (Special COVID-19 Issue)

Hunter, Caitlin, Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Pachana, Nancy and Harpur, Paul (2019). The impact of disability-assistance animals on the psychological health of workplaces: a systematic review. Human Resource Management Review, 29 (3), 400-417. doi: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2018.07.007

Harpur, Paul (2019). The CRPD Committee and Intellectual Disabilities at Work. Global Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 5 (5). doi: 10.19080/gjidd.2019.05.555674

Harpur, Paul and Stein, Michael Ashley (2018). Indigenous persons with disabilities and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. International Human Rights Law Review, 7 (1), 165-200. doi: 10.1163/22131035-00702002

Wood, Ellen, Harpur, Paul and Pachana, Nancy (2018). Teaching an old dog new tricks: Using courthouse facility dogs in Australia. Alternative Law Journal, 43 (2), 89-95. doi: 10.1177/1037969x18767694

Harpur, Paul (2018). Collective versus individual rights: The able worker and the promotion of precarious work for persons with disabilities under conflicting international law regimes. Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, 41 (1), 51-70.

Harpur, Paul and Pachana, Nancy A. (2018). My Animal, my support, and my new home in a retirement village: disability discrimination, assistance animals and old age. Elder Law Review, 11

Harpur, Paul and Stein, Michael Ashley (2018). Universities as disability rights change agents. Northeastern University Law Review, 10 (2), 542-582.

Harpur, Paul, Bronitt, Simon, Billings, Peter, Verreynne, Martie-Louise and Pachana, Nancy (2018). Regulating 'Fake' Assistance Animals - A Comparative Review of Disability Law in Australia and the United States. Animal Law, 24, 77-97.

Harpur, Paul, Connolly, Ursula and Blanck, Peter (2017). Socially Constructed Hierarchies of Impairments: The Case of Australian and Irish Workers' Access to Compensation for Injuries. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 27 (4), 507-519. doi: 10.1007/s10926-017-9745-7

Harpur, Paul (2016). Old age is not just impairment: the CRPD and the need for a convention on older persons. University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, 37 (3), 1027-1058.

Harpur, Paul David, Verreynne, Martie Louise, Bronitt, Simon, Pachana, Nancy, Billings, Peter and Ritchie, Brent (2016). Disability assistance animals or not? Problems in policy and practice workshop. SSRN Electronic Journal doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2856824

Douglas, Heather and Harpur, Paul (2016). Intellectual disabilities, domestic violence and legal engagement. Disability and Society, 31 (3), 305-321. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2016.1167673

Harpur, Paul and Douglas, Heather (2014). Disability and domestic violence: protecting survivors' human rights. Griffith Law Review, 23 (3), 405-433. doi: 10.1080/10383441.2014.1000241

Harpur, Paul David (2014). Combating prejudice in the workplace with Contact Theory: the lived experiences of professionals with disabilities. Disability Studies Quarterly, 34 (1).

Harpur, Paul and French, Ben (2014). Is it safer without you?: analysing the intersection between Work Health and Safety and Anti-Discrimination Laws. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 30 (1) 130, 167-183.

Harpur, Paul (2014). The gap between law and practice when workers are silent witnesses to workplace violence: evidence from the health sector. Journal of Health Safety and Environment, 30 (1) 121, 9-22.

Harpur, Paul and James, Phillip (2014). The shift in regulatory focus from employment to work relationships: critiquing reforms to Australian and UK occupational safety and health laws. Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal, 36 (1), 111-130.

Burdon, Mark and Harpur, Paul (2014). Re-conceptualising privacy and discrimination in an age of talent analytics. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 37 (2), 679-712.

Harpur, Paul and Suzor, Nicolas (2014). The paradigm shift in realising the right to read: how ebook libraries are enabling in the university sector. Disability and Society, 29 (10), 1658-1671. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2014.973476

Harpur, Paul (2014). Naming, blaming and claiming ablism: the lived experiences of lawyers and advocates with disabilities. Disability and Society, 29 (8), 1234-1247. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2014.923749

Harpur, Paul and Suzor, Nicolas (2013). Copyright protections and disability rights: turning the page to a new international paradigm. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 36 (3), 745-778.

Harpur, Paul (2013). From universal exclusion to universal quality: regulating ableism in a digital age. Northern Kentucky Law Review, 40 (3), 529-565.

Harpur, Paul (2012). From disability to ability: Changing the phrasing of the debate. Disability and Society, 27 (3), 325-337. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2012.654985

Harpur, Paul, French, Ben and Bales, Richard (2012). Australia's Fair Work Act and the transformation of workplace disability discrimination law. Wisconsin International Law Journal, 30 (1), 190-248.

Harpur, Paul (2012). Embracing the new disability rights paradigm: The importance of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Disability and Society, 27 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2012.631794

Harpur, Paul (2011). New governance and the role of public and private monitoring of labor conditions: Sweatshops and China social compliance for textile and apparel industry/CSC9000T. Rutgers Law Record, 38, 49-73.

Harpur, Paul and Loudoun, Rebecca (2011). The barrier of the written word: Analysing universities' policies to students with print disabilities. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 33 (2), 153-167. doi: 10.1080/1360080X.2011.550088

Harpur, Paul (2011). Time to be heard: How advocates can use the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to drive change. Valparaiso University Law Review, 45 (3), 1271-1296.

Harpur, Paul (2011). Better work: problems with exporting the better factories cambodia project to Jordan, Lesotho, and Vietnam. Employee Relations Law Journal, 36 (4), 80-99.

Harpur, Paul, French, Ben and Bales, Richard (2011). Australia's solution to disability discrimination enforcement. Cornell HR Review, 31.

Harpur, Paul (2010). ADA Amendments Issue: The Positive Impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Case Study on the South Pacific and Lessons from the U.S. Experience. Northern Kentucky Law Review, 37 (4), 26-26.

Harpur, Paul (2010). Accessible or not?: academics' hand written comments on assessment items written by students with print disabilities. Disability and Society, 25 (1), 121-122. doi: 10.1080/09687590903363472

Harpur, Paul (2010). Rights of persons with disabilities and Australian anti-discrimination laws: What happened to the legal protections for people using guide or assistance dogs?. University of Tasmania Law Review, 29 (1), 49-79.

Harpur, Paul and Bales, Richard (2010). The positive impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A case study on the South Pacific and lessons from the U.S. experience. Northern Kentucky Law Review, 37 (4), 363-388.

Harpur, Paul (2010). Ensuring equality in education: how Australian laws are leaving students with print disabilities behind. Media and Arts Law Review, 3 (1), 46-53.

Harpur, Paul (2009). Developments in Chinese labour laws: Enforcing people with disabilities' right to work?. Lawasia Journal, 26-43.

Mapulanga-Hulston, Jackbeth K. and Harpur, Paul (2009). Examining Australia's compliance to the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights: Problems and potential. Asia Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law, 10 (1), 48-66. doi: 10.1163/138819009X12589762582574

Harpur, Paul (2009). Sexism and racism, why not ableism?: Calling for a cultural shift in the approach to disability discrimination. Alternative Law Journal , 34 (3), 163-167. doi: 10.1177/1037969X0903400304

Harpur, Paul (2008). Occupational health and safety issues and the boardroom: criminal penalties for directors for company's lack of safety. Corporate Governance eJournal

Harpur, Paul (2008). Clothing manufacturing supply chains, contractual layers and hold harmless clauses: How OHS duties can be imposed over retailers. Australian Journal of Labour Law, 21 (3), 316-339.

Harpur, Paul, Suzor, Nic and Thampapillai, Dylan (2008). Digital copyright and disability discrimination: From Braille books to bookshare. Media and Arts Law Review, 13 (1), 1-17.

Harpur, Paul (2007). Occupational health and safety duties to protect outworkers: The failure of regulatory intervention and calls for reform. Deakin Law Review, 12 (2), 48-87.

Harpur, Paul (2007). The evolving nature of the right to life: The impact of positive human rights obligations. University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review, 9, 95-125.

Harpur, Paul (2006). Regulating multi-national corporations through state-based laws: problems with enforcing human rights under The Alien Tort Statute. Australian International Law Journal, 13, 233-246.

Harpur, Paul (2006). Work choices: An international comparison. Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal, 6 (1), 89-104.

Harpur, Paul (2004). The financial benefit for insurers: mediate in personal injuries disputes. Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 2, 70-80.

Harpur, Paul (2003). Charity Law's Public Benefit Test: is legislative reform in the public interest?. Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal, 3 (2), 422-439.

Conference Papers

Harpur, Paul (2023). Strengths and weaknesses of platform work for persons with a disability: Platform work as a stepping stone to sustainable employment in Flanders. NSvP International Online Workshop, Flanders, Belgium, 13 March 2023.

James, Sara, Walter, Maggie, Harpur, Paul and Zhang, Diana (2023). How Fulbright Illuminates the Darkness: Discussion panel. The Australian-American Fulbright Commission Gala, Australian Parliament House, 23 February.

Harpur, Paul (2023). Universities enable: a disability inclusion strategy for the higher education sector. Satellite Event: Universities Australia Conference 2023, Canberra, ACT Australia, 21-23 February 2023.

Klomp, Nick, Nash, Fiona, Cooper, Inala, Harpur, Paul and O'Shea, Sarah (2023). Levelling up - world class universities, world leading access: panel keynote. Universities Australia Conference 2023, Canberra, ACT Australia, 21-23 February 2023.

Harpur, Paul (2023). Persons with disabilities and work: mentoring and networking. Joblife EC Traineeship Program, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 9 January 2022.

Harpur, Paul (2022). Platform work creating work for those who have been excluded from any work: an imperfect solution to economic exclusion. Workshop regarding people at a great distance to the labour market and platform work, Leuven, Belgium, 18 December 2022.

Harpur, Paul (2022). Challenge: How can we find a common ground to promote disability inclusion across all of our member universities?. U21 Sustainable Micro-internship Reduced Inequalities Session, Virtual, 6 December 2022.

Chakaodza, Gordon, Dunn, Denise, Harpur, Paul, Vesic, Lea and Finlayson, Karina (2022). Sustainable workforce panel discussion. Aviation (Aerospace Australia GreenSkies Sustainability Summit), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 6 December 2022.

Harpur, Paul (2022). Challenging times and exciting times: time for disability inclusion. Disability Inclusion in the Workplace: Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disability, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 2 December 2022.

Harpur, Paul and Stein, Michael Ashley (2022). The participatory dynamic in action: disability, Indigeneity, and higher education in Australia. ACEP 2022 International Conference: Inclusion or Denial Cultures - Inclusion of Persons with Diverse Needs in Schools, Higher Education and Community through Life Cycles, Virtual, 1 December 2022.

Harpur, Paul, Avery, Scott, Stafford, Lisa, Cunningham, Claire, Campus, Celina, Szucs, Brooke and Verrynne, Martie-Louise (2022). Engaging academic research to support disability related equity, diversity and inclusion solutions: co-design, co-deliver, and co-communicate. The Future of Higher Education Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Association, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 27-30 November 2022.

Harpur, Paul (2022). Disability is more on the agenda than ever before, but this has not translated to lived inclusion for many: how struggles and research can align. Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health at Flinders University Research Meeting, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 29 November 2022.

Harpur, Paul (2022). Our Voice: Disability Inclusion at the University of Queensland. International Day of People with a Disability, University of Queensland/ Law Matters TC Beirne School of Law, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 25 November 2022.

Harpur, Paul (2022). Using the belief in a fair and just society to reach across disciplinary silos. All Staff Forum, Queensland Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 23 November 2022.

Harpur, Paul (2022). Universities as global agents of change. 12th Africa Network for Internationalization of Education Conference, Virtual, 17 - 18 November 2022.

Harpur, Paul (2022). Closing remarks: Ending my term as blind Australian of the year. Blind Australian of the Year Gala, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28 October 2022.

Harpur, Paul (2022). Mandating auto-transcriptions for learning procedures as a means to educational equality. University of Queensland Academic Board, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 14 October 2022.

Harpur, Paul (2022). From partially defensible to indefensible: How access and the internet have shifted the manifestation of informational rights. Inaugural Policy and Internet Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 28 - 29th of September 2022.

Harpur, Paul (2022). When should organisations consider a targeted recruitment strategy and how can they use this strategy to not only recruit but also progress people with disability in the workplace?. IncludeAbility Employer Network Meeting, Online, 25 August. Australian Human Rights Commission.

Harpur, Paul (2022). From disablement to empowerment: universities are the key to realizing ability equality in society. BEL Researchers session - UQ ChangeMakers Global Alumni Volunteer Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 3 August 2022.

Harpur, Paul and Stein, Michael Ashley (2022). Ensuring equal access to all levels of education for persons with disabilities: advancing the SDGS with the support of the CRPD and Marrakesh Treaty. IP And Sustainable Development Companion - Asia-Pacific Workshop, Online, 15 July 2022.

Gauntlett, Ben, Fischer, Trudi, Carroll, Sharon, Silanesu, Emmanuele, Speldewinde, Steven and Harpur, Paul (2022). IncludeAbility: ICTs and meaningful employment for people with disability. World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2022: ICTs for Well-Being, Inclusion and Resilience, Online, 15 March - 3 June. Online: UNESCO.

Harpur, Paul and Szucs, Brooke (2022). Nothing about us unless it is led by us: Academics with Disabilities Driving Higher Education Reforms. Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law Disability Rights Working Group Conference, Online, 5-6 May.

Harpur, Paul (2022). States developing national level programming on access. Disability Law and Policy, DPI 515, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, March 8.

Harpur, Paul, Pachana, Nancy, Fitzsimmons, Terrance, French, Flic, Bunda, Tracey and Mitter, Neena (2022). Celebrating International Women's Day at UQ. International Women's Day 2022, University of Queensland, March 8.

Harpur, Paul (2021). Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world. International Day for People with Disabilities, Online, 3 December 2021.

Harpur, Paul (2021). On track to create a more disabiity inclusive state: universities, industry, and government. International Day of People with Disabilities, Brisbane, Queensland, December 3. Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

Harpur, Paul (2021). Keynote. Disability Inclusion in the Legal Profession, Brisbane, Queensland, 2 December. Herbert Smith Freehills.

Harpur, Paul (2021). Access to new technology as an enabling right for people with disability. Queensland Government Human Rights Policy and Legislation Fourm, Brisbane, Queensland, 19 November.

Harpur, Paul (2021). Making universities ready for everyone - universal design. University of Queensland BEL Workshop: Practices and strategies that enhance inclusive learning experiences, University of Queensland, 4 November.

Harpur, Paul (2021). The participatory dynamic animates the CRPD: nothing about us unless it is led by us. Australian Social Policy Conference (ASPC), Online, October 25 - November 5.

Willox, Dino, Langton, Marcia, Kavanagh, Lydia, Bunda, Tracey, Harpur, Paul, Dianati, Seb and Blanch, Elias (2021). Inclusion panel discussion: inclusive teaching and learning practices, and the impact of intersectionality. Teaching and Learning Week, University of Queensland, November 1-5.

Harpur, Paul and Hannan, Angela (2021). Aligning academic researchers with libraries to craft strategic responses to digital inclusion. Roundtable on Advancing Disability Inclusion and Accessibility - Elsevier, University of Queensland, 8 October, 2021. UQ Library and the UQ Disability Inclusion Group.

Harpur, Paul (2021). Information Providers as Rights Enablers. Relex Ltd Global RISE Conference - Asia/Pacific, ., 7 October 2021.

Harpur, Paul (2021). The importance of vision in academics responding to career opportunities and threats. 2021 BEL Early Career Academic Program, University of Queensland, September 27.

Dunne, Tim and Harpur, Paul (2021). Disability digital and inclusion. IncludeAbility Employer Network Meeting ", Online, 16 September.

Harpur, Paul (2021). University Libraries leading disability inclusion. Information Online In-depth Series, Digital Rights, Online, 14 July. Australian Library and Information Association.

Harpur, Paul and Stein, Michael Ashley (2021). Mainstreaming disability in development programming: the role of disability person organizations and the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. Research for Development Impact (RDI) Conference, University of Queensland, 1-2 July, 2021. Brisbane, Australia: Research for Development Impact Network and The University of Queensland.

Harpur, Paul (2021). Universities as Disability Champions of Change. TEDx UQ, Brisbane, Queensland, 13 March.

Harpur, Paul (2020). China, the CRPD and best practices approach to disability in employment. Discrimination and the Law, Shenzhen, China, December 15. Peking University: Peking University - School of Transnational Law .

Harpur, Paul (2020). Being an academic with a disability: access and equality a lived reality. It Can be Done ! : Three-Day International Summit on Legal Professionals with Disabilities, Pune, 1 December - 3 December 2020. Pune, India: Indian Law Society Law College .

Harpur, Paul (2020). The Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability: progress update. Australian perspectives on disability and social inclusion: Australia as a compassionate and just society workshop, Harvard Law School, 25 February, 2020.

Dunne, Tim and Harpur, Paul (2020). Nothing about us unless it is led by us: realising a vision for ability equality in the academy. Australian perspectives on disability and social inclusion: Australia as a compassionate and just society workshop, Harvard Law School, 25 February, 2020.

Harpur, Paul (2019). The vision of ability equality becoming the reality at a disability courageous university. Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, 28-29 March 2019.

Harpur, Paul, Schindler, Pam and Joyce, Tom (2019). eBook accessibility and copyright: inclusive purchasing and update on the Marrakesh Treaty for libraries. QULOC Webinar, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 17 July.

Harpur, Paul (2019). From an Informational Apartheid to Reading Equality: when Textbooks become E-Books. eTextbooks: creative learning tool or artefact? Teaching and Learning Week 2019, University of Queensland Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation, 31 October, 2019.

Harpur, Paul (2019). Public attitudes and stigma affecting our right to live in the world. Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, 28-29 March 2019.

Harpur, Paul (2019). Workers with Disabilities Working in the Global Gig Economy: Formulating Policy Responses in Short-Term Work Contracts which Stretch Across Jurisdictions. Making the Future of Work inclusive of persons with disabilities Workshop, Geneva, Switzerland, 21-22 November 2019.

Harpur, Paul, Palmer, Thomas and Schindler, Pam (2017). Practical steps to enhance student experiences accessing digital content: law, libraries and equality. Equity Practitioners in the Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 21-23 November 2017.

Harpur, Paul (2017). Keynote: Is it a Pet or Not? Students Claiming Disability Assistance Animal Status for their mental or emotional health. Equity Practitioners in the Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 21-23 November 2017.

Harpur, Paul and Stein, Michael (2017). University Students with Disabilities. Symposium honoring the memory and contributions of Professor Hope Lewis, North-Eastern University, Boston, 17 November 2017.

Harpur, Paul , Palmer, Thomas and Schindler, Pam (2017). Discrimination, Copyright and Equality. Equity Practitioners in the Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 21-23 November 2017.

Ngalomba, Simon and Harpur, Paul (2016). The African women's protocol and the right to life for older persons: when older women are called witches and murdered. African Human Rights System @ 30: Taking Stock, Moving Forward Conference, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 7th October, 2016. Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria: Pretoria, South Africa.

Harpur, Paul (2013). 'Discrimination: An Academic Perspective on Theory and Paradigm Shifts in Equality Laws'. Employment Law Forum, Social Justice and the Law Society, University of Queensland, 11 April 2013.

Paul Harpur (2013). 'From Regulating the Employment Relationship to Regulating Work: Regulating OHS in Australia's Harmonised Work Health and Safety Act' .. Law and Labour Club, THe University of Cincinnati College of Law, 14th February 2013.

Harpur, Paul (2013). Making Rights a Reality: The UN Convention on the Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities As an Advocacy Tool. 5th Disability Advocacy Network National Disability Advocacy Conference, Convention Centre Brisbane, 31st -1st November.

Harpur, Paul (2012). Patients as perpetrators: nurses as survivors of sexual violence. Winds of Change? Shifting Policies and Actions on Gender Equality: Recent Research, Griffith University Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, 26 October 2012.

Harpur, Paul (2011). A Re-Appraisal of the Bifurcation of Discrimination into Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact: The Potentiality of Other Regulatory Mechanisms. Society for Disability Studies Conference, San Jose, USA, 15-18 June 2011.

Harpur, Paul (2011). The Paradigm Shift Facilitated by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and What It Means for Equality Laws. TC Beirne School of Law's Research Seminar Series, University of Queensland, 28th October 2011.

Harpur, Paul and Peetz, David (2011). Is Corporate Social Responsibility In Labour Standards An Oxymoron?. Association of Industrial Relations Academics in Australia and New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, 2-4 February 2011.

Harpur, Paul (2010). An Introduction to Migrant Workers As a Vulnerable Workforce. 7th Law Asia Labour Law Conference, Hong Kong, 17-18 September 2010.

Harpur, Paul (2010). Critical disability studies and outsider scholarship: the potential for counter productivity. Theorizing Normalcy and the Mundane Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom, 12-13 May 2010.

Harpur, Paul (2010). Developments in Enforcement of OSH in Textile and Apparel Factories in China: CSC9000T and the Potential for Greater Transparency. 7th Law Asia Labour Law Conference, Hong Kong, 17-18 September 2010.

Harpur, Paul (2010). Contracting and Asset Management: Establishing an Asset Specificity Framework for Determining the Optimal Management of Tourism Infrastructure. World Congress on Engineering Asset Management, Brisbane, 30-31 October 2010.

Harpur, Paul and French, Ben (2010). New Regulatory Vehicles for the Enforcement of Disability Discrimination Law. Australian Labour Law Association 5th Biennial Conference, Adelaide, 19-20 November 2010.

Harpur, Paul (2009). The International Labor Organization's Better Factories Project: Can Transnational Regulation of Labour Conditions Work?. Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand, Transcendence Conference, Brisbane, 2-5th December 2009.

Harpur, Paul (2009). Mass loss of life and R2P: did the experiences from East Timor and Kosovo having a positive impact on the humanitarian crisis associated with the Sri Lankan Civil War?. Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law and the Australia Pacific Civil Military Centre of Excellence, Sovereignty and R2P 10 Years After East Timor and Kosovo, Brisbane, 16-17 July.

Harpur, Paul (2009). People with Disabilities and the Right to Work: Exploring Regulatory Strategies to Reduce Barriers to Entry in China. International Industrial Relations Association 15th World Congress the New World of Work, Employment and Organizations, Sydney, August 2009.

Audio Document

Brown, Lydia X.Z. , Shetty, Ridhi and Harpur, Paul (2021). How Public Health Monitoring During the Pandemic Can Affect Disability and Minority Populations (ADA Live). Southeast ADA Center.

Newspaper Articles

Szücs, Brooke and Harpur, Paul (2023, 02 15). Supporting disabled students in extracurricular activities THE Campus

Harpur, Paul , Willox, Dino and Szucs, Brooke (2022, 02 24). Intersectionality and why in 2022 inclusion must allow for multiple identities THE Campus

Harpur, Paul and Szücs, Brooke (2022, 02 22). Where are the leaders with a disability in higher education? THE Campus

Harpur, Paul and Blanck, Peter D. (2021, 08 23). Uni students have had to be vaccinated against other diseases — COVID-19 is no different The Conversation

Harpur, Paul (2020, 05 14). COVID-19 in Australia: protecting public health by restricting rights and risking the rule of law Bill of Health

Harpur, Paul (2019, 06 14). 'I could not imagine life without a dog' insight (SBS)

Harpur, Paul (2018, 07 01). The licensing of temporary agency work arrangements: Australian labour hire licensing acts and the regulation of on-hire and gig work American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law International Committee Newsletter

Harpur, Paul, Verreynne, Martie-Louise and Pachana, Nancy (2018, 04 18). How fake assistance animal users are gaming the system and increasing prejudices. The Conversation

Ngalomba, Simon and Harpur, Paul (2016, 10 12). The long lives aren't necessarily happy ones in Africa, particularly for women The Conversation

Harpur, Paul (2016, 10 10). Paid domestic violence leave: how do other countries do it? The Conversation

Generic Documents

Harpur, Paul (2022). Expert evidence (Day 3, Public Hearing 31). Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.

Harpur, Paul (2022). Diversity as a strength: you don't need sight to have vision. Brisbane Club's Industry Breakfast Series.

Harpur, Paul (2021). Bouncing back. Fulbright Australia.

Research Reports

Harpur, Paul (2022). Disability Action Plan 2022 - 2025. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, University Senior Executive Team (USET).

Coco, Brooke, Harpur, Paul, Henman, Paul, Obeid, Abdul, Radke, Amelia, Scully, Jackie Leach, Sleep, Lyndal, Snoswell, Aaron, Soldatic, Karen and van Toorn, Georgia (2021). ADM+S submission to report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities on Artificial Intelligence and the rights of persons with disabilities. Geneva, Switzerland: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights .

Harpur, Paul, Pegg, Shane and Karl, Marion (2019). Mapping and regulating the challenges confronting workers with disabilities that travel for work. University of Queensland.

Harpur, Paul and Douglas, Heather Anne (2017). Submission To The Fair Work Commission 4 Yearly Review Of Modern Awards Family And Domestic Violence Leave (Am2015/1). Fair Work Commission.

Seminar Papers

Harpur, Paul (2022). Legal risking arising from implementation and possible resolutions' (Implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty in China. Center for Social Responsibility and Governance (CSRG), Institute of Law and Technology and the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, Renmin University of China and Harvard University.

Pachana, Nancy, Harpur, Paul and Lam, Jack (2022). The age friendly university as a means to reimagine age equality at work. Age(ing) Futures: Reimagining Age Equality at Work. Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne.

Harpur, Paul (2021). Work health and safety laws as a tool to realize university disability strategy. University of Queensland Health, Safety, and Wellness Forum. The University of Queensland.

Harpur, Paul (2021). Disability and the diverse pathway to success. SEES Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Seminar. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland.

Working Papers

Harpur, Paul and Blanck, Peter (2021). Stand-alone contribution for the United Nations Special Rapporteur's HRC49 Artificial Intelligence Report.

Harpur, Paul (2021). Turning a successful grant into a successful project.

Harpur, Paul (2018). A history of the Fulbright Scholar at the TC Beirne School of Law. TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland.

Areas of research

Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law

Discrimination

Human and Civil Rights

Human and Civil Rights in Contemporary Society

International and Comparative Disability Law

Labour and Employment

Law and Religion in the Asia-Pacific Region

Law, Science and Technology

Legal systems