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Dec 2018
58m 55s

The original lifehackers with Liz Jackso...

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
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Disabled people are skilled at harnessing the intuitive creativity cultivated by navigating a world not built for them.

Join Liz Jackson as she reveals how this insight offers opportunities for design and innovation.

Liz Jackson was with Fenella Kernebone at ANTIDOTE 2018.

More talks at sydneyoperahouse.com/ideas

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