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On International Day of People with Disability, Oliver has a message for all Australians

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On International Day of People with Disability, Oliver has a message for all Australians

Adelaide man Oliver Mills may be non-verbal, but he has found other ways to express how he feels about the way people react to him and his disability.

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Deafblind artist Joseph Formosa connects to Indigenous culture through sea creatures

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Deafblind artist Joseph Formosa connects to Indigenous culture through sea creatures

With a white cane and the assistance of his father, Tony, Port Stephens artist Joseph Formosa makes his way slowly but surely across the rock shelf near Newcastle Ocean Baths.

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'I don't want people to see me like that'

Artist disability disability stereotypes performer Restless Dance Theatre theatre

'I don't want people to see me like that'

Julia Hales has been able to express her personality and experience, beyond the fact of her disability, by working with Perth's DADAA (Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts) for the last 20 years — initially as a performer, and now also as part of their leadership team.

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'No time for fairies'

Anti discrimation Artist disability performer Restless Dance Theatre theatre

'No time for fairies'

Actor and circus performer Emma J Hawkins said casting is a still a serious issue for performers with disability.

Last year, Hawkins appeared in the Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man at Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre.

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Who has the right to tell stories?

ableism Anti discrimation Artist performer Restless Dance Theatre

Who has the right to tell stories?

Scott Price, who describes himself as a proudly "autistic artist", says that while things "have actually improved a lot, there's still a long way to go — in terms of the psychology of people".

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