Disability

kids

"'Dear neighbours': A note slipped into our family's mailbox was a kick in the stomach."

Gemma Bath
Gemma Bath
real life

'My boyfriend is disabled. This is what I want people to know about our relationship.'

Ash Chow
Ash Chow
parent opinion

'There are certain things you shouldn't say to the parent of a child with Down syndrome. I've heard them all.'

Julie Fisher
Julie Fisher
kids

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 'I'm tired of hearing the way people talk about children like my son.'

Holly Wainwright
Holly Wainwright
baby

'A test showed my baby may have Down syndrome. It was assumed I'd want to terminate.'

Nirvana Diab
Nirvana Diab
pregnancy

'I have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. This is what I wish people knew.'

Gemma Bath
Gemma Bath
kids

'My husband has a disability. I don't. This is what I wish I'd known before we had a kid.'

Laura Fox
Laura Fox
real life

'I overheard strangers say how upsetting it is to be avoided in public. That's normal for me.'

Lisa Cox
Lisa Cox
opinion

This week, two boys with autism were found naked, locked in a room. There are thousands like them.

Samantha Connor
Samantha Connor
opinion

"As the parent of a child with a disability, Ann Marie Smith's death keeps me up at night."

Michaela Banks
Michaela Banks
opinion

"For us, it's about survival." The reality for disabled Australians during COVID-19.

Madeleine Little
Madeleine Little
real life

Carly Findlay: 'When I was a kid, I didn't see anyone like me.'

Carly Findlay
Carly Findlay
kids

"For three years, my husband gaslit me about our son's disability."

Anonymous
Anonymous
parent opinion

'At 28, I became a full-time caregiver to my sister. The hardest part is the isolation.'

Anonymous
Anonymous
teens

"We were told he may never walk." A mum's incredible story of raising a teen Paralympian.

Nama Winston
Nama Winston
parent opinion

'I'm trying to be worthy.' The disarming reality of parenting a special needs child.

Melanie Dimmitt
Melanie Dimmitt
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