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Stories from Women with Disability

In this section you can read, watch and listen to real stories of women with disability from around Australia.

If you would like to contribute your story you can fill out the form at the bottom of the page or visit the Contribute page.

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A Place to be Me

A poem about having a place to be yourself.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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A poem about the need for action and support.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Akii shares their experiences as a womxn of colour with disability who has experienced violence.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Anger as a Liberating Strength – 'Please Don’t Do That'

Elizabeth Hastings

A poem about women with disability and sexuality.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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As a Disabled Woman, My Abortion Wasn't Questioned, but My Pregnancy Was

Nicole Lee talks about the stereotypes and discrimination women with disability face as parents.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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A poem from a wheelchair user about bad days.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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A poem about the trials of working in retail.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Beauty Quests: A Double Disservice Beguiled, Beseeched And Bombarded – Challenging The Concept Of Beauty

A piece about the disservice of beauty standards.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Bernadette's Story

Illustration of Bernadettte's experiences in healthcare.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Breaking the Stigma Around Mental Illness

Jenny talks about making a difference through disability advocacy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

COVID-19 Contingency Planning: Everything Actually Worked!

Ricky's story is about how they planned for disasters and crises like COVID-19 and how you can too.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Cats, Pokémon, Feminism and Disability: An Unconventional Trajectory

Heidi La Paglia

A poem about growing up Autistic.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Chanelle's Story

Chanelle shares her story of how she has overcome discrimination.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Cheryl's story as an Aboriginal woman with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Conversations on COVID – Challenging Ableist Thinking Through Disability Leadership

A story about being immunocompromised during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Could identifying the flags help kerb domestic violence

A story about recognising the red flags of the violent relationship.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Danielle's Story

Danielle Stitfall

Danielle shares her experiences as a para dancer.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Death From Exposure

Arlette Fleischer

A poem about expreriences of violence and depression.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Deborah Thomson

Deb tells her story of how she left a violent relationship.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

Cheryl discusses her experiences of discrimination in the workplace.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Disability and Sexuality

An article about disability, sexuality and relationships. Copyright 2003.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A poem about romance and disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Elizabeth's Story

Elizabeth Edmondson

Elizabeth talks about her experiences as a Paralympian and advocate for people with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Emily Quattrocchi

Emily shares her experiences as a cheerleader and filmmaker.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Empowering for Life

A story about accepting disability and speaking up as a leader.

Kerryn Burgoyne

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Energy is a Life Force

A short story about energy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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A story about a family picnic. Copyright 2008.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Giving a Voice to Autistic Migrant Women

Helen talks about her life as a migrant Autistic woman.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Hannah shares her experiences as a single mother with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A story about navigating through an abusive relationship and coming out the other side.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

I Don’t Want To Play

A poem about living with chronic illness and disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Memories of being unsafe.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

I Worked In A Workshop

A story about harassment in the workplace.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

If We Keep Babies Alive We Must Give Them A Life Worth Living

A story about child institutionalisation.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

In the Meantime

Bethany talks about her experience of gradually loosing her vision.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Incontinence: Two Views

Karen Bloomberg and Fiona Campbell

A conversation between two women about incontinence.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Is tells their story of growing up with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Jay talks about their experiences as a non-binary person with mental illness.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Jean Madden from Street Swags – Young Australian of the Year and a Wheelchair User

A candid story of trusty wheels and a pink silk dress. Copyright 2011.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Jess shares her experiences as a survivor of violence.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Judy shares her experiences as a leader and advocate, including a trip to the United Nations.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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A story about navigating, sex, relationships and reproductive health as a woman with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Kalena talks about visiting the United Nations and working with Speak Out Association of Tasmania.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Katrina's Story

Katrina shares her experiences as a woman with disability in education and leadership.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Kiz shares their story as a non binary person with mental illness.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Leanne Claussen

Leanne talks about her experiences with the child protection system as a woman with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Liesl shares her experiences as a wheelchair basketball player, sailor and politician.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Life is Not a Fairytale

Tess talks about their life as an Autistic, Aboriginal person with disability in rural Tasmania.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Mary-Anne Cosic

A story about Mary-Anne's experience of advocating for herself as a person with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Margherita's Story

Margherita Coppolino

Margherita shares her experiences as a short statured, Italian, lesbian woman.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Erika Gelzinnis

A poem about Erika's experiences of violence and abuse.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Mia talks about her experiences navigating relationships, healthcare, housing and more.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Monique's Story

Monique shares her experiences as a mentor and contributor to the Sunny app.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Karen's story of her life as an artist.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

My CVA – Stroke

A short story about how life changes with disability. Copyright 2004.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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My Journey of Education and Volunteering

Riki Domagalski

A story about life-long learning, volunteering and leadership.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

My Journey to Leadership

Anj tells her story about becoming a leader.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A poem about living with epilepsy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

My Musical Self

A short story by Helen about her passion for music.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

My Paralympic Journey

Lyn's story about becoming a champ in the swimming pool.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

My Story of Independence

Hanna's story of moving out of home and navigating life independently.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Perfect Dreaming

Cherie Galbraith

A poem about dreaming.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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Perfect in My Imperfection

A short piece about accepting your own body and self. Copyright 2005.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Power in the Country

Judith's experiences of advocating for women with disability in rural Queensland.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Rewriting The Sick Story: My Transition From a Lump of Sickness to a Health Boss

Charlie's story about navigating the health system to find answers.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Saddened Explosion

A poem about accepting disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Self Managing my NDIS Package

Heathers reflections on the NDIS as a 65-year-old woman with cerebral palsy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Sharp As A Tack

Cherie Galbraith

A poem about the importance of not underestimating women with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Speaking Up For Yourself

A story about the importance of speaking up for your rights.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Taking Leadership and Rediscovering My Body and Boundaries

Sadaf talks about rediscovering herself, her body and its boundaries after experiencing trauma.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Talie shares her experiences as a survivor of violence.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Elizabeth Mosely

A poem about ability!

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Technology

Helen talks about her experience in the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of technology.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

The Midnight Quiet

A poem about the calm of the night.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

The Path To Self-Advocacy

Jane's story about how she learned to speak up and advocate for herself.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

The waiting room and Hep C

Tabitha talks about her expiences as an Aboriginal woman in the criminal justice system.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A powerful poem by the 13 year old disability blogger and activisit, Ruthie Hayward.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

To Trachey or Not to Trachey? That is the Question

Michelle La Fontaine

A piece about the process involved in making medical decisions. Copyright 1999.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Underlying Expectations: Personal experience of being a non-English Speaking Background woman with a disability

A story about being a woman with disability from a non-English speaking background. Copyright 2000.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Visually impaired but will never lose sight of what’s important.

A story about navigating life with vision impairment and not holding back.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Walking to the Stars

A story about Donna's dream to walk.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A poem about the first sip of beer.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

What Do You See Nurses?

A poem from the perspective of the patient.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

What I've Learned

Erika Gelzinnis

A poem about Erika's experiences of the mental health system.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Where There is Life

Cherie Galbraith

A poem about not giving up.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Why Can’t They Hear Me

A poem about depression.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Why I stopped Raising my Hand

Margot MacKellar

A story about growing up as a girl with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Wine, Bed and Roses

Phyllis Rappaport

An article about the need for person-centred approaches to disability care. Copyright 1998.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Women With Disability Can Be Sexy Too!

Deanna talks about exploring fitness and sexuality with Cerebal Palsy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

A poem about the trials of working in retail.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Breaking the Stigma Around Mental Illness

Jenny talks about making a difference through disability advocacy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Cats, Pokémon, Feminism and Disability: An Unconventional Trajectory

Heidi La Paglia

A poem about growing up Autistic.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Chanelle's Story

Chanelle shares her story of how she has overcome discrimination.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Cheryl's story as an Aboriginal woman with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Conversations on COVID – Challenging Ableist Thinking Through Disability Leadership

A story about being immunocompromised during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Danielle's Story

Danielle Stitfall

Danielle shares her experiences as a para dancer.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Deborah Thomson

Deb tells her story of how she left a violent relationship.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

Cheryl discusses her experiences of discrimination in the workplace.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Elizabeth's Story

Elizabeth Edmondson

Elizabeth talks about her experiences as a Paralympian and advocate for people with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Emily Quattrocchi

Emily shares her experiences as a cheerleader and filmmaker.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Empowering for Life

A story about accepting disability and speaking up as a leader.

Kerryn Burgoyne

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Energy is a Life Force

A short story about energy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

A story about a family picnic. Copyright 2008.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Giving a Voice to Autistic Migrant Women

Helen talks about her life as a migrant Autistic woman.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

A story about navigating through an abusive relationship and coming out the other side.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

I Don’t Want To Play

A poem about living with chronic illness and disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

I Worked In A Workshop

A story about harassment in the workplace.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

In the Meantime

Bethany talks about her experience of gradually loosing her vision.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Is tells their story of growing up with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Jean Madden from Street Swags – Young Australian of the Year and a Wheelchair User

A candid story of trusty wheels and a pink silk dress. Copyright 2011.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Judy shares her experiences as a leader and advocate, including a trip to the United Nations.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Kalena talks about visiting the United Nations and working with Speak Out Association of Tasmania.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Katrina's Story

Katrina shares her experiences as a woman with disability in education and leadership.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Kiz shares their story as a non binary person with mental illness.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Leanne Claussen

Leanne talks about her experiences with the child protection system as a woman with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Liesl shares her experiences as a wheelchair basketball player, sailor and politician.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Life is Not a Fairytale

Tess talks about their life as an Autistic, Aboriginal person with disability in rural Tasmania.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Mary-Anne Cosic

A story about Mary-Anne's experience of advocating for herself as a person with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Margherita's Story

Margherita Coppolino

Margherita shares her experiences as a short statured, Italian, lesbian woman.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Mia talks about her experiences navigating relationships, healthcare, housing and more.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Monique's Story

Monique shares her experiences as a mentor and contributor to the Sunny app.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Karen's story of her life as an artist.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

My CVA – Stroke

A short story about how life changes with disability. Copyright 2004.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

My Journey of Education and Volunteering

Riki Domagalski

A story about life-long learning, volunteering and leadership.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

My Journey to Leadership

Anj tells her story about becoming a leader.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

My Musical Self

A short story by Helen about her passion for music.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

My Paralympic Journey

Lyn's story about becoming a champ in the swimming pool.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

My Story of Independence

Hanna's story of moving out of home and navigating life independently.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Power in the Country

Judith's experiences of advocating for women with disability in rural Queensland.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Rewriting The Sick Story: My Transition From a Lump of Sickness to a Health Boss

Charlie's story about navigating the health system to find answers.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Sharp As A Tack

Cherie Galbraith

A poem about the importance of not underestimating women with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Speaking Up For Yourself

A story about the importance of speaking up for your rights.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Taking Leadership and Rediscovering My Body and Boundaries

Sadaf talks about rediscovering herself, her body and its boundaries after experiencing trauma.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Elizabeth Mosely

A poem about ability!

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

The Path To Self-Advocacy

Jane's story about how she learned to speak up and advocate for herself.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

The waiting room and Hep C

Tabitha talks about her expiences as an Aboriginal woman in the criminal justice system.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

A powerful poem by the 13 year old disability blogger and activisit, Ruthie Hayward.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Underlying Expectations: Personal experience of being a non-English Speaking Background woman with a disability

A story about being a woman with disability from a non-English speaking background. Copyright 2000.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Visually impaired but will never lose sight of what’s important.

A story about navigating life with vision impairment and not holding back.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Walking to the Stars

A story about Donna's dream to walk.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

A poem about the first sip of beer.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Where There is Life

Cherie Galbraith

A poem about not giving up.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Why I stopped Raising my Hand

Margot MacKellar

A story about growing up as a girl with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A Place to be Me

A poem about having a place to be yourself.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A poem about the need for action and support.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A poem from a wheelchair user about bad days.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Bernadette's Story

Illustration of Bernadettte's experiences in healthcare.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Breaking the Stigma Around Mental Illness

Jenny talks about making a difference through disability advocacy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

COVID-19 Contingency Planning: Everything Actually Worked!

Ricky's story is about how they planned for disasters and crises like COVID-19 and how you can too.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Cats, Pokémon, Feminism and Disability: An Unconventional Trajectory

Heidi La Paglia

A poem about growing up Autistic.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Chanelle's Story

Chanelle shares her story of how she has overcome discrimination.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Empowering for Life

A story about accepting disability and speaking up as a leader.

Kerryn Burgoyne

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Giving a Voice to Autistic Migrant Women

Helen talks about her life as a migrant Autistic woman.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Hannah shares her experiences as a single mother with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A story about navigating through an abusive relationship and coming out the other side.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

If We Keep Babies Alive We Must Give Them A Life Worth Living

A story about child institutionalisation.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Incontinence: Two Views

Karen Bloomberg and Fiona Campbell

A conversation between two women about incontinence.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Is tells their story of growing up with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Jay talks about their experiences as a non-binary person with mental illness.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Judy shares her experiences as a leader and advocate, including a trip to the United Nations.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Kalena talks about visiting the United Nations and working with Speak Out Association of Tasmania.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Katrina's Story

Katrina shares her experiences as a woman with disability in education and leadership.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Life is Not a Fairytale

Tess talks about their life as an Autistic, Aboriginal person with disability in rural Tasmania.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Mia talks about her experiences navigating relationships, healthcare, housing and more.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A poem about living with epilepsy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

My Story of Independence

Hanna's story of moving out of home and navigating life independently.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Perfect Dreaming

Cherie Galbraith

A poem about dreaming.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Rewriting The Sick Story: My Transition From a Lump of Sickness to a Health Boss

Charlie's story about navigating the health system to find answers.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Saddened Explosion

A poem about accepting disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Self Managing my NDIS Package

Heathers reflections on the NDIS as a 65-year-old woman with cerebral palsy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Technology

Helen talks about her experience in the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of technology.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

The Path To Self-Advocacy

Jane's story about how she learned to speak up and advocate for herself.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

To Trachey or Not to Trachey? That is the Question

Michelle La Fontaine

A piece about the process involved in making medical decisions. Copyright 1999.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Visually impaired but will never lose sight of what’s important.

A story about navigating life with vision impairment and not holding back.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Walking to the Stars

A story about Donna's dream to walk.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

What Do You See Nurses?

A poem from the perspective of the patient.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

What I've Learned

Erika Gelzinnis

A poem about Erika's experiences of the mental health system.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Wine, Bed and Roses

Phyllis Rappaport

An article about the need for person-centred approaches to disability care. Copyright 1998.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Women With Disability Can Be Sexy Too!

Deanna talks about exploring fitness and sexuality with Cerebal Palsy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Anger as a Liberating Strength – 'Please Don’t Do That'

Elizabeth Hastings

A poem about women with disability and sexuality.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

As a Disabled Woman, My Abortion Wasn't Questioned, but My Pregnancy Was

Nicole Lee talks about the stereotypes and discrimination women with disability face as parents.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Beauty Quests: A Double Disservice Beguiled, Beseeched And Bombarded – Challenging The Concept Of Beauty

A piece about the disservice of beauty standards.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

Cheryl discusses her experiences of discrimination in the workplace.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Disability and Sexuality

An article about disability, sexuality and relationships. Copyright 2003.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A poem about romance and disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Hannah shares her experiences as a single mother with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A story about navigating through an abusive relationship and coming out the other side.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Jay talks about their experiences as a non-binary person with mental illness.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

A story about navigating, sex, relationships and reproductive health as a woman with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Kiz shares their story as a non binary person with mental illness.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Leanne Claussen

Leanne talks about her experiences with the child protection system as a woman with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Life is Not a Fairytale

Tess talks about their life as an Autistic, Aboriginal person with disability in rural Tasmania.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Margherita's Story

Margherita Coppolino

Margherita shares her experiences as a short statured, Italian, lesbian woman.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Erika Gelzinnis

A poem about Erika's experiences of violence and abuse.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Perfect in My Imperfection

A short piece about accepting your own body and self. Copyright 2005.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Taking Leadership and Rediscovering My Body and Boundaries

Sadaf talks about rediscovering herself, her body and its boundaries after experiencing trauma.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Audio Recording

Women With Disability Can Be Sexy Too!

Deanna talks about exploring fitness and sexuality with Cerebal Palsy.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Akii shares their experiences as a womxn of colour with disability who has experienced violence.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Cheryl's story as an Aboriginal woman with disability.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Could identifying the flags help kerb domestic violence

A story about recognising the red flags of the violent relationship.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Death From Exposure

Arlette Fleischer

A poem about expreriences of violence and depression.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Deborah Thomson

Deb tells her story of how she left a violent relationship.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

A story about navigating through an abusive relationship and coming out the other side.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Memories of being unsafe.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

I Worked In A Workshop

A story about harassment in the workplace.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

If We Keep Babies Alive We Must Give Them A Life Worth Living

A story about child institutionalisation.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Jay talks about their experiences as a non-binary person with mental illness.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Jess shares her experiences as a survivor of violence.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Life is Not a Fairytale

Tess talks about their life as an Autistic, Aboriginal person with disability in rural Tasmania.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Erika Gelzinnis

A poem about Erika's experiences of violence and abuse.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Monique's Story

Monique shares her experiences as a mentor and contributor to the Sunny app.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Talie shares her experiences as a survivor of violence.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

The Midnight Quiet

A poem about the calm of the night.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

The waiting room and Hep C

Tabitha talks about her expiences as an Aboriginal woman in the criminal justice system.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

What I've Learned

Erika Gelzinnis

A poem about Erika's experiences of the mental health system.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

Why Can’t They Hear Me

A poem about depression.

Safety & Violence

Sex & Your Body

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