Organisations worked with:
Get Back UP Today ambassador
Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV)
Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS)
Every Australian Counts
Beyond Blue
National Disability Services
CoHealth
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Headspace
Monash University
Interviews:
I have done interviews with publications such as the Herald Sun, The Age, Women’s Day, Channel 7 News, Channel 9 News, Channel 10 News, and A Current Affair.
Performing artist Jess Cochran on adjusting to disability later in life, ABC News
VIDEO: Advocates continue to call for free rapid tests for people with disability, ABC News
Model behaviour, The Blend Mag
‘It’s as though you’re some kind of rabid animal’: Seclusion in mental health units on the rise, The Age
The right to sex when you live with disability, ABC News
NDIS funding hole leaves desperate families waiting years for help, Nine News
MePACS Supporting people with disability to live independantly, Link
Inspiring stories: Jessica Cochran, Team UP
Should we be using identity-first or person-first language?, HireUp
Giving victims a voice: The choir using song to spread their message of resilience and hope to family violence survivors, Australian Women’s Weekly
Perspectives on living with tube feeding, Feeding Tube Aware
Removing Telehealth will remove access to care when I need it, HireUp
How to design cities for everyone, Matters Journal
Personal journey revealed, Star Weekly
You did what?, Bent TV
Aims
I have been a passionate advocate since I was a teenager. I have always believed that in order to gain understanding of problems and barriers faced by people from diverse backgrounds in our community, you need to speak directly with those people.
We tend to have a unique insight and opinions that people who may work in the field do not have.
We also understand the impacts of intersectionality and how important it is to see each person as a whole.