About Drisana

Drisana is self-employed and available to offer professional services as a Motivational and Keynote speaker and Auslan and Accessibility Consultant. Drisana is based in Perth, Western Australia and is available to travel all over the world. To learn more, click here.

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She is an ambassador for Deaf Australia, Our Watch and Full Stop Foundation.

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Drisana has worked with and presented for the following organisatons and events;

Woolworths, TEDxSouthbank, ABC, Qantas, Human Rights Talk, Australian Federal Police, National Young Leaders Day, Junkee, Australian Network on Disability, University of Western Australia, and PrimoLife.

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Interested? Inquire here

Awards and Achievements

A Recipient of:

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• WA Youth Awards: ECU Community Leadership Award 2018

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• Dr Louisa Alessandri Memorial Foundation Scholarship 2018

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• WA Women's Hall of Fame 2016

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• Special Recognition Award from Deaf Australia for being the Young Australian of the Year and Outstanding Ambassador 2015

 

• Young Australian of the Year 2015 Award

 

• Western Australia Young Australian of the Year 2015 Award

 

• Community Ambassador Award in City of Stirling Youth Awards 2014

 

• Deaf Youth Australian of the Year 2013

 

A Finalist of:

 

• WA Youth Awards: Western Australian Young Person of the Year 2018

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• Game Changer of the Year - Cosmopolitan Women of the Year Awards 2016

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• Australian Human Rights Commission's Young People's Human Rights Medal 2015

 

• Deaf Australian of the Year 2015

 

• Active Participation Award in Western Australia Youth Awards 2014

 

• Emerging Leaders Award in Disability for National Disability Awards 2013

 

 

 

Ambassador for:

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• Deaf Australia

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• Our Watch

 

• Full Stop Foundation

Notable achievements:

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• Second TEDx talk in Auslan (2018)

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• UWA Winthrop Scholarship

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• 2016 Dr Louisa Alessandri Oration

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• First TEDx talk in Auslan (2016)

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• First Deaf Auslan user to get through Jury Duty proceedings (2014)​​​​​