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 […]
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 […]
