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Dylan Alcott Doesn’t Follow His Destiny, He Shapes It

Dan Williams
Men's Health Magazine
Wednesday 11th July, 2018
“I spent the first three-and-a-half years of my life in hospital but the best thing my family did was never to wrap me in cotton wool,” says Alcott, who on
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Australia ‘discriminating’ against blind and visually impaired TV audiences

christopher Knaus
The Guardian
Thursday 24th May, 2018
The government’s failure to roll out technology that enables television access for 450,000 blind or visually impaired Australians appears to breach anti-discrimination laws, according to the disability commissioner.
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Getty is trying to bring disability inclusion to stock photos

Eilie Anzilott
Fast Company
Thursday 17th May, 2018

Nearly one in five people have a disability, but just 2% of publicly available imagery depicts their lives. The photo company, alongside Oath and the National Disability Leadership Alliance, is…

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My disability is what makes me superhuman

Brandon Cook
Sydney Morning Herald
Thursday 17th May, 2018
Being hard of hearing has seen me saddled with shame – but if you think I’m living in a state of self-hating sorrow, you are sorely mistaken.
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We can’t just leave it to the NDIS to create cities that work to include people with disability

Ilan Wiesel, Brendan Gleeson, Carolyn Whitzman, Ellen van Holstein, Professor Christine Bigby
The Conversation
Monday 7th May, 2018
For the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be successful, our cities will need to change. Our new research explores the impacts that the NDIS is having on Australia’s cities. A
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Performers with disability reflect on the state of access in Australia’s arts

Hannah Reich for The Hub on Stage
ABC Online
Tuesday 1st May, 2018
Findlay, a writer, spoken-word performer and "appearance activist", has recently taken up the new post of inclusion coordinator for the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Her goal for her three-year tenure as
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Steele-John has the loneliest seat in the Senate, and it’s locking him out of the parliamentary process

Brett Worthington
ABC Online
Monday 2nd April, 2018

Here sits senator Jordon Steele-John, the West Australian Green who in November last year, just weeks after turning 23, became the Australian Parliament’s youngest-ever senator. He’s sitting alone at the

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Why even the best resourced businesses get tripped up by digital accessibility

Joseph Brookes
Which-50
Monday 19th March, 2018
Reports surfaced this month that the Commonwealth Bank is facing legal action over the accessibility of its point of sale eftpos machine known as ‘Albert’. The news stands as a
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The technology that gave Stephen Hawking a voice should be accessible to all who need it

Bronwyn Hemsley
The Conversation
Friday 16th March, 2018
Stephen Hawking was one of the most prominent people in history to use a high-tech communication aid known as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Today, many Australians who need AAC
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It’s time to strengthen our disability discrimination laws

Sam Drummond
SBS News
Wednesday 14th March, 2018

With only 53 per cent of people with a disability employed and only half likely to finish year 12, it’s time to take stock of our disability discrimination laws.

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What would a truly disabled-accessible city look like?

Saba Salman
The Guardian
Thursday 15th February, 2018
"The fear of not being able to navigate busy, cluttered and visually oriented environments is a major barrier to participation in normal life,” says Meere, 52, “be that going to
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You Can Ask Me Anything

Jewish Care Vic
Saturday 2nd December, 2017
Some topics of conversation are off limits…right? Maybe not.. Clients of Jewish Care’s Disability Services were posed a range of questions they wouldn’t usually be asked. You’ll be surprised by
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