Today I did an interview with Jon Faine and Sally Warharft on ABC Melbourne. The purpose of the conversation was to demystify microaggressions that I (and other disabled people) face regularly. I think the interview demonstrates the microaggressions I face regularly. Sally … [Read more...]

Happy International Women's Day! May your mental load be reduced, manteruptions be kept to a minimum and your voices be heard. This year's themes are "No Woman Left Behind" and "Press For Progress". Disabled women are often forgotten in discussions about diversity and … [Read more...]

A couple of weeks ago I talked about my work routine to Madeleine Dore from Extraordinary Routines for Kill Your Darlings. If you're interested in how I fit it all in, this article is for you! Click here to read. I talked about balancing it all - my new job at Melbourne … [Read more...]

I gave the following speech for the City of Port Phillip's International Women's Day event last night. It was a fabulous event - I spoke alongside writer and activist Celeste Liddle and radio star Jo Stanley - two women I admire greatly. Celeste talked about Aboriginal people use … [Read more...]

  I get a lot of questions about how to talk to kids about facial differences and disability. Most of the time I say to kids "I was born like this, like you were born with blue/green/brown/black eyes" and they accept that. Sometimes I tell them about my ointment and … [Read more...]