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Blind and Vision Impaired Community Left Behind by COVID Testing

By Bethany Cody

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of ableism and COVID isolation.

Why it’s Important to See Disabled Women as Leaders in Law

By Margherita Dall'Occo-Vaccaro

Speaking Out On Violence

By Deb Thomson

Content Note: This video includes descriptions of violence and abuse towards women with disability.

Leading in STEM: An Interview with Jerusha Mather

By Jerusha Mather

Conversations on COVID – Challenging Ableist Thinking Through Disability Leadership

By Lisa Mabin

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of eugenics and COVID-related death.

The Chicken or the Egg – Trying to Decode Autism/ADHD and Mental Illness

By Laura Lewis

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of suicide ideation and bullying.

Learning To Accept My Disability

By Angel B

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of depression and bullying.

Lessons of an Unsung Leader

By Suchita Vanessa Smith

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of family death.

Cats, Pokémon, Feminism and Disability: An Unconventional Trajectory

By Heidi La Paglia

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of eating disorders, depression, medical trauma and gender-based violence.

How Do We Challenge Ableism and Make It Visible to Dominant Australian Culture?

By Larissa MacFarlane

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of post-traumatic stress.

How Can I Be a Mentor if I Have an Illness Myself?

By Sandra

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of body dysmorphia.

Borderline Storyteller

By Sandie Jessamine

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of child abuse, sexual violence, carceral violence, addiction, overdose and suicide.

Leadership and Employment Barriers

By Melanie Schlaeger

Birra nghinu guyungan (Back Yourself)

By Lily Hodgson

Content Note: This post includes strong language.

The Power of Leading the Way

By Katie Butler

A Call For Flexibility

By Lauren

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of anxiety and stress.

Taking Up Leadership in My Own Community

By Zahina Shah

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of grief after a friend passing away from cancer.

Autism Awareness Harms: Why I Don’t Wear my Blue Shirt in April

By Maria Scharnke

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of eugenics and violence against Autistic people.

Learning to Lead

By Renay Barker-Mulholland

Normalising All Disabilities

By Kerry

Content Note: This post includes descriptions of anxiety, depression and workplace bullying.