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For Sydney teenager Aspen Luke, 2 paths connecting to share a message of solidarity and pride with the world is a march worth making. Aspen - who identifies as queer, is autistic and has 22.q13.32 duplication - will proudly be on Autism Spectrum Australia’s (Aspect) float at Sydney’s WorldPride and Mardi Gras parade. As a neurodiversity, disability, and LGTBQIA+ advocate, Aspen said helping to shine a spotlight on disability and pride would be an opportunity not to be missed. “Being autistic and queer, there’s a lot of intersections between our communities. A lot of autistic people identify as queer or...

A comfort zone is a place unfamiliar to disability and women’s rights advocate, writer, editor and now actor, Hannah Diviney.

Only a few years ago, 33-year-old pharmacist, model, diversity disability advocate, speaker and bilateral amputee, Sara Shams, was struggling to live her best life. She was falling over 2 or 3 times a week. Sara’s prosthetic legs didn’t give her the stability she needed to walk safely or confidently. It made it hard to leave her house, go to work, or be active. “My previous legs weren’t stable, which led to a lot of falls, it was hard to get around,” says Sara. Sara’s physical vulnerability also affected her confidence and self-esteem. For most of her teenage and adult years...

As this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) comes around, one of Australia’s most successful Paralympians and NSW Institute of Sport coach, Louise Sauvage OAM, reflects on her journey.

In just 5 years, Brisbane teenager Natascha has gone from knowing “absolutely nothing” about golf, to being Australia’s top ranked female golfer with disability.

Mildura cafe owner and business manager Tamina Bettess has an important message for people with disability – it’s okay to ask for help.