Kate Swaffer

Kate Swaffer
Born1958 (age 65–66)
NationalityAustralian
EducationMaster of Science
Alma materUniversity of Wollongong
Occupation(s)Author, Speaker, Academic, Campaigner for Disability rights
Years active12
Known forDementia, Human Rights and Disability Campaigner
Awards

Kate Swaffer (born 1958) is an Australian civil rights campaigner, and activist for the rights of people with dementia and older persons globally, and for dementia to be managed as a disability.[1] This is to enable equal access to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), of people with dementia who are people with acquired disabilities. She was awarded Australian of the Year for South Australia in 2017,[2] and was announced the 2018 Global Leader of the 100 Women of Influence in Australia.[3][4]

  1. ^ The leading cause of disability (COSP12 Side Event). UN Web TV. United Nations. 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Kate Swaffer". Australian of the Year. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022. SA State Recipient Australian of the Year 2017
  3. ^ "Kate Swaffer". AFR Women of Influence.
  4. ^ Tattersall, Hannah (14 October 2018). "Women of Influence 2018: turning brain drain into opportunity". Australian Financial Review.