Be a better ally to the disability community starting with language. The words you choose to use shape the way society views and treats people with disability.
In April 2021, we dedicated all stories in our storytelling project, "A Moment of Me", to remember Ann Marie Smith. She may be gone but not forgotten. These stories are a reminder of what we need to do as a society to work towards a better future for all people living with disability.
You would never go around slinging out disability slurs. The last thing you want is to cause harm with your words. You would like to be an ally to the disability community, or perhaps you consider yourself one already. But even friends, family members, advocates and disability workers sometime get things wrong. In this episode of The Purple Orange Podcast, Jae Marie Jaensch guides us through things people commonly say that they think are nice, but often aren't received that way.
We made this video to show off the life-changing work of Our Voice SA, a self-advocacy group run by and for people with intellectual disability.
After graduating from her accounting degree, Daniella Biagi really struggled to get a job. She had no problem getting to the interview stage. But she said there was always an elephant in the room that no one wanted to talk about.
After a terrible life-changing event, Rod Flight reconnects with a dormant passion, but then struggles to not be boxed in by a label.
Disability Elders of All Ages (DEAA) is a peer led organisation of people living with physical disability and sensory disability (PLWPSD) in South Australia.
We have submitted our recommendations to the National Transport Commission about its review of guidelines for trials of automated vehicles in Australia.
This is a reflection by Gavin, called "The Two Butterflies".
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There were two butterflies flying through the gorge in the early morning. The air was cool and crisp.
Once they came out of the Gorge the Sun was shining and warm.
The Flinders Range Wild hops red flower was covering the ground, the two Butterfly were landing on them.
Then both flew to the creekbed around the hill going from tree to tree, wattle tree and tea tree.
The wind blew the butterfly over the side of the hill, they come across some pine tree where
People are camping. As the two Butterflies go pass in the picnic Area, The young children
Start following the Butterfly where they come to a water hole and the frog live. Dad and Mum follow their children to where there is a water hole.
As the Children play at the water hole and listen to the frog and watch the butterflies.
The Mum and Dad were watching their children and the Butterflies . . it brought back memories of when they were children playing with their Butterfly nets. Memories of teenage romance also came flooding back when walking along the river.
It's now a shepherd's delight, the two butterflies go through the gorge, the air is cool now. They landed on the bush to go to sleep.