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  • Podcast

Finding independence as a young person, with Britt and Grace

Grace shares insights about what autonomy means for her at school, home, and travelling independently.

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  • Podcast

Building financial skills as a young person, with Britt and Alfie

Britt talks to Alfie about his experience with building financial skills and starting his own business.

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  • Podcast

Advocating for yourself as a young person, with Britt and Charlotte

Charlotte shares their perspective on self-advocacy and an aspiration to represent their community in politics.

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  • Tool Kit

Life Planner: for young people with disability

A printable, illustrated life planner made especially for young people with disability. Plan your daily routine, study or work goals, identify your strengths, and learn more about yourself!

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Vector image of a group of young people with disability including a young, pale woman in a black dress, using a manual wheelchair, a young woman with brown skin and curly red hair wearing pink sunglasses and holding the harness of a guide dog, a young black man with a big smile wearing a blue tank top, a young woman with blond hair and olive skin wearing a pink jacket, a young East Asian person wearing a green sweater vest using a tablet as an assistive communication device. The vibe of the group is fun and friendly. To their left are newspaper cutouts of two a mouse arrow click and a red star. The background is a very faded photograph of overlapping handwritten notes.
  • Useful Links

Doing Adulthood

Useful links for young people with disability embarking upon adulthood, including information about managing money, self-care, mental health, and finding community.

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  • Blog

How to Move out of Home

What it feels Like going on the road to move out of home and about my NDIS experience.

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  • Blog

Finding Light in the Dark

When a medical diagnosis dominoes into multiple diagnoses, and ultimately leads to a journey of self-discovery.

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  • Blog

Claiming My Milestones, On My Own Terms

From finishing school and finding work to creating a family, disabled people can rewrite expectations and define success on our own terms.

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  • Blog

The Hidden Price Tag of Being Disabled

From medical bills to lost opportunities, Rahim reflects on the hidden costs of disability.

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  • Blog

Learning to Unfold at My Own Pace

Finding balance, challenging societal pressures, and defining independence on your own terms.

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  • Blog

Where the World Doesn’t Reach

Chronic illness doesn’t just reshape our bodies. It reshapes our timelines, our relationships, our sense of self. It can rob us of the rituals that mark adulthood.

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  • Blog

The Path Beyond the Map: Redefining Independence as an Autistic Person

From leaving high school a year behind to finding her dream degree - Grace talks about finding her own way forward.

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