Disability pride can be difficult and messy, and that’s okay
Mac Zamani writes about the complexities of disability pride and the importance of challenging toxic narratives.
July 24, 2024
Content by young people with disability. Talking about policy, advocacy and lived experience.
Mac Zamani writes about the complexities of disability pride and the importance of challenging toxic narratives.
CYDA Youth Councillor Louise Weekley gives a day-by-day account of their time at this year’s National Youth Disability Summit.
CYDA Youth Councillor Ezra Burnett reflects on what they’ve learned about identity, empowerment, and self-advocacy.
Caitlin Blanch on what CYDA’s National Youth Disability Summit taught her about the power of solidarity and asking the right questions.
Thanh, Britt and Dureece talk about accessing reasonable adjustments in the workplace, overcoming internalised ableism and dealing with discrimination in the workplace.
Caitlin Blanch breaks down how to prepare and what to bring when travelling as a young person with disability.
Caitlin Blanch explores how overcoming fear of the unfamiliar and embracing new technologies can empower people with disability.
PhD candidate, aspiring cognitive scientist, and 2024 Westpac Future Leader Brynlea Gibson chats with Adam Choong about artificial intelligence, education, and disability.
Adam Choong discusses the role artificial intelligence may play in educating children and young people with disability.
Nicola DiBona writes about the teachers who helped and hindered her education journey, and shares a poem about her experience.
Louise Weekley breaks down how a lack of funding for public schooling and other socio-economic factors disadvantage students with disability.
Self-proclaimed ‘mad scientist’ Adam Choong discusses the barriers facing young people with disability with an interest in STEM.
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