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I used to think of myself in terms of who I'd be if I didn't have this pesky old disability.

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When I was seven and watched an episode of 'Beyond 2000' that featured a floating armchair, I thought we'd definitely have one of those by 15, at the latest.

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Yooralla, like most disability service organisations, is full of good people who are passionate about the rights of people with disabilities.

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It became very clear to me that Yooralla was not as interested in media coverage that explored issues faced by people with disability as it was in giving a pat on the back to journalists who maintained the status quo by giving readers the warm and fuzzies over their morning paper.

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Yooralla is a people pleaser with a very powerful PR machine.

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Disability is often framed, in medical terms, as the ultimate disaster and certainly as a deficit.

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Death is not treatment, even if it's medically facilitated.

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It's undeniable that what we are taught as a culture to believe about disability is at odds with traditional notions of masculinity.

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From pink water bottles for breast cancer to dumping a bucket of ice water on your head for neuromuscular conditions, it seems we're bombarded by requests to be 'aware' of one thing or another.

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People with disabilities are simply part of diverse communities in the U.S.

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Comedian

Born: February 24th, 1982

Died: December 6th, 2014

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