Akii (they/them) is a community leader and international multi-award-winning disability, gender equity advocate and activist who is deeply passionate about disability rights, intersectionality, inclusion and co-design. They are a proud, young, disabled, neurodivergent (Autistic & ADHD), trans non-binary and Queer person of colour. Akii is a consultant, trainer, educator, presenter, Accessibility Manager at Sydney WordPride and a Senior Co-design & Engagement Advisor at the NDIA. Akii is Councillor on the Victorian Disability Council and a 2022 United Nations International Day of People with Disability Ambassador.  

A first-generation Aussie from a refugee background, who lives with multiple complex chronic illnesses and disabilities. An intimate partner (IPV) and family violence (FV) survivor-advocate, who sits on advisory committees across Australia within the gender, mental health, LGBTIQA+ and human rights sectors.  One of Akii’s main disabilities is a direct result of IPV which Akii has bravely shared publicly in their extensive violence prevention work, as people, particularly girls, women and non-binary people with disability are disproportionately impacted. 

Akii is dedicated to accessibility, universal design, non-tokenistic representation and is a fierce advocate for people with chronic pain, chronic illness, and disabilities (apparent or hidden) due to their own lifetime of lived experiences. Akii is also an experienced, agency-represented and internationally published model and actor – working to challenge the perception and create a positive change within the media, fashion and beauty industry for appearance diversity (i.e. surgical scars), disabled individuals, young people, mobility aid users, trans, gender-diverse and POC communities.