Charlotte Young

Charlotte Young currently serves as a Research Assistant at The Australian National University, focusing on the DECRA project 'Sign on Screen: Language, Culture and Power in Sign Language Cinemas'. Concurrently, Charlotte holds multiple roles at Children and Young People with Disability Australia, including Youth Officer, Youth Delegate to UN COSP16, and Chair of the National Youth Disability Summit Committee. Additionally, Charlotte is active with Women With Disabilities Australia on the Youth Advisory Council and has experience in leadership roles at Burgmann College, where efforts included promoting diversity and inclusion. A brief tenure as a Policy Officer at the Attorney-General's Department focused on improving accessibility in federal appeals processes. Charlotte's educational background includes a Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics/Arts from The Australian National University and participation in a Summer French Exchange Program at an institution in France.