The World Health Organisation estimates that 1% of any population have a mobility disability and require a wheelchair for their mobility. In Australia, that equates to an estimated 215,000 people. The Right to Mobility has been recognised by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability, however, an estimated 20 million people living in low income countries today still require a wheelchair and do not have one. In Australia there are also gaps in wheelchair service delivery, particularly amongst aboriginal communities living in rural and remote locations.

On August 31st, Motivation Australia and the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre in Adelaide co-presented a public lecture exploring the  link between Mobility and Human Rights, presenting Motivation's approaches to wheelchair service delivery in less resourced settings; and reviewing current wheelchair service approaches in remote communities in Australia. Download the podcast.