Sijan Dahal
Nepali-born Sijan Dahal is a disability advocate and lived experience consultant. At 18 years old, Sijan acquired a spinal cord injury and endured a two-year legal and administrative nightmare trying to get the disability support he needed to live independently. This experience inspired him to dedicate himself to preventing and helping others advocate for themselves in similar situations.
After completing a Certificate IV in Legal Services at Victoria University, Sijan is now a first year Bachelor of Laws student at Monash University. He volunteers at the Office of the Public Advocate and the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, where he is working together with other lived experience consultants to create a funding application for their Leisure Department. Sijan has also done extensive lived experience consultancy and co-design work with the Summer Foundation.
Power in Partnership
Join us for two days of interactive and energising learning at Health Justice 2025.
Hear from international and local speakers on how power shows up in our work, and what it takes to power authentic engagement. Discover the latest in research, join the CollabLab, and find hope in energising conversations about how we can change our systems for a better future.
Date: 3 & 4 December, 2025
Location: University of Technology Sydney
Whether you’re working in legal, health, community services, government, policy, research or funding, you’ll find plenty of sessions to get inspired by at Health Justice 2025. With limited places to ensure a highly participatory event, get your tickets now and secure your seat.
In a world of growing complexity and uncertainty the importance of robust and innovative social, health and legal services cannot be understated. Innovation is, by its nature, challenging, meaning that gatherings like this one are all the more important.
The conference is a fantastic opportunity to really get to meet colleagues, friends, and other practitioners and professionals across both the legal profession as well as health. These events are so important because they really start the conversation around what our respective professions need in the future, and what our community needs.
