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Taxi driver education – a positive outcome I helped to achieve!

June 16, 2014 Carly Findlay 5 Comments

You may remember in July last year I was harassed by a taxi driver - he said the skin and cream on my face would ruin his car.I wrote my complaint on my blog, and formally too. I took this case to the Human Rights Commission, the Victorian Taxi Commission and 13Cabs. One of the … [Read more...]

disability, discrimination, diversity, taxi, Uncategorized

Disability has meant finding my tribe.

December 2, 2013 Carly Findlay Leave a Comment

  While disability comes in different forms, I have found there's a collective sense of empathy in the disability community. Putting my condition in a box - ticking that box 'yes I have a disability' - has been more empowering than I imagined it could be. I never identified … [Read more...]

chronic illness, disability, discrimination, ichthyosis, International Day of People with Disability, Uncategorized

On ‘normal’ and cures and pride.

November 19, 2013 Carly Findlay 13 Comments

Sometimes people compliment me when my skin looks paler than usual. It's as though I'm five shades closer to a white complexion. (Ichthyosis-less, my South African heritage would probably mean that I'd have pale brown skin.) What they're not seeing (or feeling) is the pain on … [Read more...]

cure, disability, discrimination, normal, skin, skin colour, Uncategorized, visible difference

A little taxi driver update and a request.

August 27, 2013 Carly Findlay 4 Comments

One of the outcomes I requested after being verbally abused in a taxi in July was that all drivers receive ongoing disability awareness training. I don't want them to receive training on entering employment, but at regular intervals, and I'd also like all offending drivers to … [Read more...]

activism, disability, discrimination, taxi, Uncategorized

One conversation creates change. Another post on Embarrassing Bodies.

August 8, 2013 Carly Findlay 15 Comments

Embarrassing Bodies was on the TV last night. I didn't watch it, a friend texted me to tell me it was on. I replied that I think the title is offensive, the content's exploitative and the viewers' reactions are callous, but thanks for thinking of me. I wrote about how I feel … [Read more...]

activism, disability, discrimination, diversity, education, embarassing bodies, ichthyosis, Uncategorized

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