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People with disabilities at risk of being wrongly deemed ‘incompetent’ by health system
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Oliver’s brush with creativity
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At just 32 years old, this creative powerhouse from Adelaide has written four books, is an artist, poet and speaker.
It just so happens that Oliver also lives with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and vision impairment.
Oliver has been an artist for the last 10 years, had his first exhibition in 2019 at the Campbelltown ArtHouse, and has had his work commissioned and featured on the front of magazines.
Nikki’s fashion mission
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Things not to say to a person living with chronic pain
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For years, I didn't feel like illnesses 'counted', despite every aspect of my life being affected": People living with invisible disability often feel they have to justify why their conditions are "legitimate", Katie Brebner Griffin explains
It's a shame young people don't care about anyone but themselves," the lady across me complained to her friend, her eyes boring into mine.
Being an ally to people with disabilities
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Do you even know what it is — beyond the obvious use of two or three well-known insults?
Across the board, I believe ableism is often the forgotten prejudice. The one so well absorbed into society's structures that many people don't even notice it's there.