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Access & Inclusion
Leadership & Self-Advocacy

Podcast: “You Don’t Look Sick” – Living with Invisible Disability

Published: 3 October 2025. When Nicole Edmunds first became unwell, doctors told her it was stress, anxiety, or poor sleep. But she knew her body — and she knew something...

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Podcast: Unseen, but felt – The art of allyship

Published: 4 July 2025. Have you ever tried to support someone but ended up making them uncomfortable instead? Join Belle Owen and Dr. Ellen Fraser-Barbour, two proud disabled women, as...

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Moment of Me: Chelsea

Chelsea lives on Kangaroo Island and has been a member of the SKILL Peer Network for over a year. With a strong desire to help others, Chelsea is passionate about...

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Moment of Me: Marissa

I recently returned from a two week holiday, which included international flights and associated airporting (is that a word??). For the first time, I used my sunflower lanyard. At first...

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Moment of Me: Alana

Published for International Guide Dog Day 2025. I was matched with my first Guide Dog, Rocket, just weeks after graduating Year 12 and days before my 18th birthday. It was...

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Leadership & Self-Advocacy

Moment of Me: Faith

Discovering Joseph Campbell’s life’s story-structure: “The Hero’s Journey” has been an absolute godsend for me! That’s because, I could see how it related to my life’s story and would give...

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Leadership & Self-Advocacy

Podcast: Lend me your legs – Pursuing passion amid grief

Published: 1 November 2024. Have you ever wondered what we lose when stories are simply framed as ‘inspiration’ pieces? In this episode of the Purple Orange Podcast, Jessie opens up...

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Youth, Children & Families

Moment of Me: Isabelle and Marie-Christine

Two weeks ago, something exciting and unexpected happened! My daughter, Isabelle (Izzy), and I got last minute afternoon tickets to Wonderverse and I thought it would be a fun and...

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Leadership & Self-Advocacy

Podcast: Language matters

Published: 4 October 2024. Have you ever wondered how changing a single word can change someone’s experience? In this episode of The Purple Orange Podcast, Belle Owen and Dr. Ellen...

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Leadership & Self-Advocacy

Podcast: Let’s talk about dating

Published: 6 September 2024. Dating can be challenging. Especially in today’s brave new world of dating apps. How much of yourself do you put in your profile for all to...

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Education & Employment

Moment of Me: Ellen and Inka

I got Inka in 2018, she was a spritely 18-month-old pup back then, fresh out of guide dog school. We matched well because we both like to go at a...

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Podcast: Nice, but not really

In this episode of the Purple Orange Podcast, Jae Marie Jaensch explains some of the ways language is regularly used in ways that are harmful to the disability community. But...

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