Ryan Smith

Laura Manariti

Ryan’s an inclusion advocate, accessibility specialist and communications professional with 25 years in graphic design and advertising. He lives with a disability and the founder of The Access Agency whose aim is to help destinations provide great information and experiences for people with access needs. He’s worked with Parks Victoria, Visit Victoria, The Shire of Mornington and The Disabled Divers Association in providing video, digital and print communications to raise the profile of accessibility and inclusion.

Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the Yaluk-ut Weelam as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. Yaluk-ut Weelam means ‘people of the river camp’ and is connected with the coastal land at the head of Port Phillip Bay, extending from the Werribee River to Mordialloc. The Yaluk-ut Weelam are part of the Boon Wurrung, one of the five major language groups of the greater Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to the land, their ancestors and their elders—past, present and to the future.