Recognising and Reconceptualising Ability: Reflections on Disability and Employability

Mollie Dollinger; Sarah O'Shea; Olivia  Groves

doi:10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no2art1801

Authors

Mollie Dollinger Deakin University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1105-9051
Sarah O'Shea Charles Sturt University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8988-6674
Olivia Groves Australian Education Research Organisation https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3644-4159

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https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no2art1801

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Author Biographies

Mollie Dollinger, Deakin University

Senior Lecturer, Learning Futures
Sarah O'Shea, Charles Sturt University

Dean of Graduate Research (Charles Sturt University)
Olivia Groves, Australian Education Research Organisation

Principal Research at the Australian Education Research Organisation

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