Australia has long held a policy of segregating people with disability. In this episode we look at how this happens today and talk about why disability pride matters. Kurt Fearnley is a proud person with a disability and Sarah Shands is a mum of a child with a disability. Together they talk with people with disability and some key decision-makers about what life is really like and what we're doing to fix any issues. The challenges, the discrimination, the triumphs — and everything in between.

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"I'm proud of who I am, just as I am" Why disability pride matters

OCT 18, 202219 MIN
Let Us In!

"I'm proud of who I am, just as I am" Why disability pride matters

OCT 18, 202219 MIN

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<p>Australia has long held a policy of segregating people with disability. In this episode we look at how this happens today and talk about why disability pride matters.Kurt Fearnley is a proud person with a disability and Sarah Shands is a mum of a child with a disability. Together they talk with people with disability and some key decision-makers about what life is really like and what we're doing to fix any issues. The challenges, the discrimination, the triumphs — and everything in between.</p>