File 1: Heidi Forrest interview and photograph by Louise Darmody

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25 March 2022

Oral Histories, Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Graphic Materials, Photographs

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1 audio file (1 hr., 45 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)

Heidi Forrest grew up in Kurri Kurri, in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. She started volunteering at the Handicapped Person's Alliance in Castlereagh Street, Sydney in the 1980s and eventually worked for 39 years with the organisation, which later became People with Disability Australia. Forrest was the President of the organisation for four years, 2002-2006. She significantly contributed to the Convention of the Rights for Persons with Disabilities, which was the pre-cursor to Australia's National Disability Scheme.

References:
Library correspondence file

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Heidi Forrest interview by Louise Darmody

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Photograph of Heidi Forrest by Louise Darmody

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