I finished writing this today, and performed it on stage at the Melbourne Writers Festival today. Thank you for having me MWF, it's always a pleasure. The words have been coming for a while. I'm constantly horrified at the level of oversharing and ableism that I see among some … [Read more...]

Here are some books on disability - by disabled writers - that I have bought and you might like.  I have not read them all, but I plan to read a few this weekend when I’m in a hotel on enforced rest - bliss! Many are memoir but some are poetry and others are fiction. … [Read more...]

  I had a little chat with Dylan Alcott about representation for ANZ Australia's Bluenofes. "If you're not seeing us, you're not looking hard enough.” – I said. Media and brand representation is something I feel strongly about - I really want to see more disabled … [Read more...]

Do you have a social media account? Then this blog post is for you! What's with the image descriptions on my socials? You might have noticed I've recently made a big effort to do image descriptions on my photos on social media. Wait! Are you even following me on social … [Read more...]

CTS staff and Shanti Wong with Carly Findlay. Image: five people standing in front of banners. They're smiling.   I was the keynote speaker at the Community Transition Support (CTS) forum on Tuesday 8 May. I spoke to a group of people working in the specialist education … [Read more...]