A further installment in my stumpiversary, with a story from ABC Everyday and ABCQueer on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Envnozu0X/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== I’m so glad there is interest in this story. I’ll be on ABC … Read the rest “More Stumpiversary”
Reading “The High Rise” blog by Andrew about politeness in public, and I was inspired to write about my experiences as someone now living with disability.
The past year has … Read the rest “Navigating a world that often isn’t looking”
Throughout my life, I’ve always been driven by an almost relentless pursuit of excellence. As a straight-A student throughout much of primary school, this pursuit was deeply ingrained.
This record … Read the rest “Straight-A Student”
As part of my ongoing “mission” to create awareness about amputations, the ABC website has today published a story about my experiences over the last year, based on a previous … Read the rest “How my life has changed in the year since I became an amputee”
“You only ever see people on TV using sign language when there’s an emergency” writer and art critic Fiona Murphy told a crowd of about 200 at an Accessible Arts … Read the rest “Disability Storytelling”
Three-time Paralympic athlete, Don Elgin, said today he couldn’t accept the conventional wisdom that amputees can’t skip (jump rope). “I don’t think I’m the first in THE WORLD, but … Read the rest “Amputees CAN skip”