Primal Fernando
Senior Information Technology Officer
Victorian Disability Worker Commission
Primal Fernando serves as the Co-President of the Victorian Public Sector Enablers Network, bringing over 25 years of experience in the information technology and services industry. A strong advocate for people with disabilities within the Public Sector, Primal champions Diversity & Inclusion across various public forums as a keynote speaker.
In 2024, Primal led the VPS Enablers Network's inaugural Digital Accessibility and Inclusion Forum. This year, he contributed to a team that developed a pilot project aimed at helping young people with disabilities secure meaningful employment for the first time in their careers by providing essential skills training as part of his advocacy work in Sri Lanka.
Sessions
3:20
Panel: Putting lived experience at the heart of digital design
Are digital tools genuinely improving accessibility, independence, and participant experience, or unintentionally creating new barriers through poor design and assumptions?
Learn how to move beyond consultation to meaningful co-design, embedding lived experience into system development to create more intuitive, inclusive, and effective solutions
Primal Fernando, Senior Information Technology Officer, Victorian Disability Worker Commission
Jeramy Hope, NDIS Reform Advisory Committee Member & Non-Executive Chair (President), People with Disability Australia (PWDA)
Dr Scott Hollier, Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder & Lecturer, Centre for Accessibility Australia & University of South Australia