For the last few years, myself and a team of volunteers at Media Diversity Australia have pooled our skills, knowledge and lived experience of disability to develop a tool for journalists to use in the media landscape and I am proud to introduce the Disability Reporting Handbook. It was my honour to MC the online […]
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My Life With Chronic Pain
There’s an overwhelming amount of information out there about dealing with chronic pain. You may have even read it. Strangers on the street might see my prosthetic leg, my wheelchair or some of my scars and other amputations. But it’s the invisible disabilities, like chronic pain, that have a far greater impact on my life […]
Mamamia! Living with disability = Living with relationship stereotypes.
I wrote an interesting piece for Mamamia back in 2019 about a topic that is very close to my heart. I would love to hear your thoughts! You will find the full link to the article below. ‘I’m in a wheelchair and I’m married to the man I love. This is what I want you […]
F Magazine: Fashionable
Back in 2018, I was featured in F Magazine’s article written by Cherie Cheah. The full link is below. This year, multi-awarded writer and amputee Lisa Cox will be gracing the runaway at FashionAble, one of Brisbane’s premier fashion events. Hosted by Brisbane fashion icon Di Cant, this year’s runway fashion parade and photographic exhibition FashionAble […]
Behind The Seams Of Diversity And Storytelling Fashion
This is an article I wrote for a New York based digital-magazine, Reverie. The full link is listed below. Communication from fashion labels is no longer limited to a single billboard in Times-Square, a one-off editorial spread in your favorite magazine or seasonal launch at NYFW. Online platforms like Instagram have allowed labels to tell […]
The Year That Changed My Life.
This article was published in Harper’s Bazaar (Australia) 4 Nov 2019. At 24, model and writer Lisa Cox got a rare infection that put her in a coma and left her with multiple disabilities. Here, she relates how she was forced to hit restart on her life, and how she is playing her part in […]
Has COVID-19 turned the World upside down? For some of us, things have stayed the same.
This is a piece I wrote about my experience of the world since COVID-19 arrived. It was published in The Canberra Times in August 2020 and the full link is listed below. Here’s a controversial opinion. Isolation and quarantine isn’t really turning the entire world upside-down like we’re led to believe. Now let me just stop right […]
Being Young and Healthy is NOT a Vaccine Against Illness.
In my early twenties, I was fit, healthy and generally felt pretty invincible… Until I literally died. (Yes, I’m one of the few people under 40 who is still using “literally” in the correct context). Obviously, I was resuscitated, which means I have an opportunity to tell this story and hopefully let it serve as […]
Top 3 Benefits of Inclusive Fashion
Does this ever happen to you? When I go shopping and pick up an item of clothing that I like, I often have to put it back down because of a small design detail (such as an awkward button or zip). Most times, I wheel out of the store without making a purchase. While that’s […]
Australian Fashion Week Puts Us To Shame… Again
Australian Fashion Week has again let us down and again, the world was watching. As it is home to Australian Fashion Week, Sydney could be regarded as our fashion capital. The annual event is an opportunity for homegrown designers to showcase their latest pieces and let the world know just how ‘on-trend’ the Australian fashion […]
Social observations. Another example of why disability needs visibility.
Last Wednesday, Australian journalist Mia Freedman made me squeal with glee and nearly choke on my gobful of tuna. She gave Outloud podcast listeners the perfect example of exactly why disability needs greater visual representation. Except she didn’t even mention disability. Rather, Mia was discussing the on field kiss between two female NRL players that […]
11 Little Things That Make Me Happy
At the end of last year, I lost my engagement ring and wedding band. I was already having a pretty rubbish year and this certainly didn’t help. Of course I was upset but over the years I’ve had a lot of practice at emotionally letting go of things that are out of my control. This […]
