The Adventures Of The Boy Who Was Told He’d Never Speak

For year 7, I started at a little school in the NSW outback with an enrolment of 150 students from K-12. At first, there were no problems, then things started to go wrong, writes William McIntosh. Continue Reading The Adventures Of The Boy Who Was Told He’d Never Speak

Paid opportunity

People with disability must be heard during Our Royal Commission The Disability Royal Commission is holding hearings between now and the end of the year addressing the the following issues: the experiences of people with disability in the criminal justice system, and long-term detention, the experiences of First Nations people with disability, training and education… Continue Reading Paid opportunity

Opportunities for NSW members to Get Involved in our Campaigns and Projects

We have two opportunities for our members in NSW to get involved in our projects and campaigns. Support Our Campaign: NSW-funded independent disability advocacy is under threat. Support Our Campaign: NSW-funded independent disability advocacy is under threat.Despite an independent review into advocacy funding in 2019 stating disability advocacy must continue, the NSW Government has yet… Continue Reading Opportunities for NSW members to Get Involved in our Campaigns and Projects

Bad Medication

By Ashley Waite A bad experience with medication can leave lasting trauma and close us off to truly helpful and positive use later, writes Ashley Waite. I have not always had a healthy relationship with medication. As a child, I was over-medicated, resulting in an unpleasant, emotionally flat feeling lasting from early primary school to… Continue Reading Bad Medication

Visits to the Hospital

By Pippin Latham (They/Them) Content warning: Mentions of suicidal ideation and descriptions of restrictive practices in hospitals. Don’t “Forget” the Wheelchair I have been admitted to hospital numerous times in Melbourne, usually by ambulance, for my temporal lobe epilepsy and more than once for attempted suicide. EMTs have, on multiple occasions, refused to bring my… Continue Reading Visits to the Hospital

I Used To Know, And Love, My Mind

By Heidi Everett Content note: Implication of self-harm. Heidi is a musician as well as a writer, and suggests listening to this song as you read this blog (description and lyrics at the end). “Psychotropic medication, behaviour support and behaviours of concern” Trigger alert Psychotropic medication: ‘Any medication capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and… Continue Reading I Used To Know, And Love, My Mind