Jeffrey Heath (Australian disability advocate)
Jeffrey Stewart Heath
Personal
Heath was born on 15 October 1955 at Glenelg, South Australia.[1] From the age of seven he used a wheelchair due to bone cancer. In 1979, Heath completed an Associate Diploma (Recreation), Salisbury CAE and in 1983 he completed a Bachelor of Arts (Recreation), University of South Australia.[2] He was married to Yvonne Baillie and they have a daughter.[3] He died of mesothelioma on 7 March 2004.[4]
Sporting career
Heath competed in archery and dartchery at the
Employment
Heath's employment involved working on disability and inclusion issues for organisations based in Adelaide. He was the editor of Link, a leading Australian disability magazine.[6] He was the founder of the Disability Information Resource Centre in Adelaide.[6] From 1988 to 1993, he was executive director of Disabled Peoples International (DPI) South Australia.[6]
Politics
Heath was a member of the
Recognition
- 1972 - Queen Scout Award, a Rotary youth leadership award [4]
- 1981 - Selected to lead Australia's first street march for people with disabilities in Sydney in 1981.[4]
- 1996 - Churchill Fellowship to study the production and exhibition of goods and services for disabled people - Germany, United Kingdom and United States.[4]
- 2000 - Torch bearer Sydney 2000 Paralympics.[4]
- 2003 - Member of the Order of Australia for service to people with disabilities as an advocate for improved services and through the publication of Link magazine.[7]
References
- ^ "Paralympian never let a chance go by". The Australian: 16. 20 March 2004.
- ^ "Resume". Jeff Heath website. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Link turns 30" (PDF). Link Disability Magazine. August 2010: 10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Address by Senator Bartlett". Australian Parliament Senate Hansard. 8 March 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "J. Heath". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Encyclopedia of Disability, Volume 1. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. 2006. p. 850.
- ^ "Jeffrey Stewart Heath". It's An Honour Website. Retrieved 29 March 2020.