Category: Disability Pride
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Raising the Flag for Disability Pride 2025
I spoke at Inner West Council’s Inclusion Festival, where we raised the flag for Disability Pride. The flag has a black background – for both mourning and resistance.. Green is for sensory disability Blue is for mental illness. White represents invisible and undiagnosed disability. Gold is for Neurodiversity. Red Is for physical disability. Thanks to…
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7 lessons for living that mountaineering and physical disability have in common (& can help you face your challenges)
What do mountaineers and disabled people have in common? Yes, you did read that right and, no, it’s not a riddle. The answers could equip you to deal with your own life challenges. Mountaineers and disabled people live life differently to most – one group by the roll of the dice, the other by choice..…
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Disability pride is going to be big in Australia in 2022 – how much progress can we make?
Dylan Alcott is Australian of the year for 2022. Dylan is a gold medalist in wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball. He just won a Golden Slam in tennis (all four tennis majors and a gold medal in the same year). He’s a television personality. He’s also a disability advocate. It’s hard to know what the…
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