Emily Steel

Brisbane Area, Australia Australia

Creating assistive solutions and inclusive communities | PhD candidate at The University of Queensland

Medical / Health Care / Pharmaceuticals

I am interested in promoting inclusion and health in communities, by addressing barriers to access and participation, particularly for people with disability, but also other marginalised populations (elders, neurodiverse, asylum seekers). I'm an occupational therapist, lecturer and researcher. Current projects in which I'm involved are in the areas of disability policy reform, assistive technology service delivery, cognitive accessibility, health of high-functioning adults on the autism spectrum, and neurodiversity in urban environments. My teaching is based on the concepts of occupational science and bio-psychosocial models of health and disability. Activities with students focus on dev...