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Who Benefits? Unpacking International Day of People with Disability

Who actual benefits from this day? Is it a catalyst for change or is it another opportunity to congratulate allyship? Read more 

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“The Assembly” misses the mark: here’s how I’d get it back on track

Disability representation on TV matters – I call out which shows do it well, and which ones miss the mark. Read more 

No place like home: the fight for accessible housing in Australia

Looking for an accessible place to live can be exhausting for people with disability – but I hope that changes. Read more 

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Be afraid, wheelchairs on a plane

I quickly learned that if you mention disabled people and air travel in the same sentence, your chat discussion is going to blow up. Read more 

Blazing the Trail – how CPActive is transforming NSW Public Sector Employment for People with Disabilities

Our opportunities shouldn’t be by chance – they should be equal to those around us. Read more 

Sexy supports no match for community connection

The sensationalist headlines about sex workers and the NDIS misses the point. People with disability are the experts in their own lives – they know what supports work and would make a big difference. Read more 

What foundations?

Instead of building the foundations of our inclusion, recent decisions by governments have left disabled people adrift, yet again. Read more 

Poverty isn’t natural

Disabled people are poor, disproportionately so. We also remain poor, and our families are poor. Read more 

Refusing to employ disabled people

When employers talk about how hard it is to find staff, what they are really saying is they won’t hire disabled people. Read more 

Stella’s ‘disability porn’ makes its way to Netflix 

Stella Young continues to guide us as we navigate being objectified by non-disabled people. Read more 

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