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Lawyers urged to fight for disability rights
A lawyer-turned-doctor has spoken out about how legal professionals can help drive disability rights in Australia.
Dr Dinesh Palipana sat down with host Jerome Doraisamy of The Lawyers Weekly Show to talk about the inspiring journey that led to his staunch advocacy for disadvantaged and vulnerable people in society and how the law should be utilised to help them.
- Adrian Suljanovic
- Lawyers Weekly
Dr Palipana spoke generously about his battles with depression and anxiety during his time in law school and his eventual recovery from his mental health struggles, describing what he felt as a reconnection to the world around him.
“I was in a dark, scary world where I felt like a…