News — Seeing the ability in disability
I used to hide my symptoms and disability from others. Now I want to be 100 per cent 'seen'
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As COVID-19 spreads around Tasmania, those living with disability say they're worried
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Why unconscious bias is not corporate jargon, but a reality for people with disability
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Earlier this year, on a Tuesday in February, I left work as per usual and took the back exit to walk to the bus stop.
I pressed play on one of my favourite podcasts, and sat down for the ride home.
A few minutes later I was physically assaulted by a person I had never seen before who had been sitting in a row behind me. I hadn't even seen them as I boarded.
How a wheelchair helped 18-year-old Mac embrace his true self
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Growing up, Mac struggled with his identity.
He didn't want to be perceived as the "gay kid" or the "trans kid" and was frightened of what would happen to him if the wrong person saw anything out of the ordinary.
The problem with 'cripping up' and why casting disabled actors matters
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