Stories
Mary Folland
I have an intellectual disability, and I am involved with an organisation called Special Olympics. I was a swimmer and now I am a swimming more..
Elizabeth Jardine
Better to Travel than to Arrive I was a clumsy child, and as an adult, I was aware that my brain always moved faster than my body, but thought nothing more..
Maurice Corcoran
Maurice was born at Tantanoola, in the south-East of South Australia, in 1958. At age 18 he was working as an apprentice fitter and turner in Mt Gambier, more..
Jewels and Sienna
Sienna was born in winter 2002, after a difficult birth. I held her in my arms and was amazed that she made it through the difficult labour all in one more..
Jennifer Collins
Jennifer was born a beautiful little girl but did not grow well. By 15 months old she was discovered to have hydrocephalus (known then as "water on the more..
Cathy Nirta
I am a person with a physical disability who has seen 4 decades of change in disability services and feel compelled to tell others the many stories I have more..
Damien Lynch
After my parents had three boys and a girl, it was in 1957 when I entered the world. I was followed by a further three brothers and four sisters. As it more..
Libby Kosmala
After a series of tests for an unrelated condition, nobody was more surprised than Libby Kosmala to hear at the age of 60 that her disability was due, more..
