Movements_Campaigns - People with disability_Disabled People

By Us, For Us: Disability Messaging Guide

Disability messaging tips that research has shown to be effective in building public support for progressive change, including disability rights.

ID: A hand sewn banner with corals, a manta ray and a dolphin with black and red lines radiating out diagonally across the banner, criss-crossing over the wildlife. The text is arranged in the top right and bottom left corners and reads “STOP SEISMIC BLASTING KEEP GAS IN THE GROUND”

Disability, Mobility and Climate Justice

Eav shares her perspectives and lived experience of being a disabled person within the climate justice movement.

A group of protestors, including people in wheelchairs, gather at a tram stop where a tram has stopped and people are getting on and off. Two people are holding a sign that reads 'Public Transport Should be for Everyone'.

Lessons from the Transport for All Campaign

The Transport for All campaign, coordinated by DRC Advocacy, is fighting for accessible public transport in Victoria, Australia. An interview with Ally Scott and Greg Ferrington about the campaign.

Portrait photograph of Rochelle Porteous who is wearing a red jacket with a yellow scarf and has curly brown hair. There are wavy yellow lines on the top and bottom and yellow and red circles on the top of the image. Text reads Learn from Rochelle Porteous Disability Advocate

Insights from Disability Campaigning from Rochelle Porteous

Interview with Rochelle Porteous, experienced campaigner on a range of issues and the Advocacy Manager at the Council for Intellectual Disability.

A group of people at the pub smiling for the camera. The people have different disabilities including wheelchair users and blind people.

Accessible Pub Crawls and Positive Change: An Interview with Des Ryan

In this interview hear about Des Ryan’s annual accessible pub crawl in the town of Rockhampton in Australia – making positive change.

A portrait of Frank Hall-Bentick. He has short hair, is wearing glasses and is wearing a jumper with a red collar shirt. The text heading reads 'A Patient Man'. The text paragraph reads 'Frank Hall-Bentick has spent almost forty years fighting for the rights of people with disabilities. As part of the Disability Resources Centre’s Leadership Series, he speaks to Anja Homburg about his life and work.'

Disability Advocates and Campaigners in Australia: Frank Hall-Bentick

An interview with Frank Hall-Bentick. Frank was one of Australia’s most prolific and celebrated disability advocates and campaigners.

Carly Findlay- a woman with a red face and short dark curly hair, tied up in a colourful scarf. She’s wearing a pomegranate print dress over a grey top. She’s smiling. Yellow text on a blue background reads All about Carly Findlay: Writer, Speaker, Disability and Appearance Activist. There are yellow wavy lines on the top and bottom of image and yellow and red dots above Carly's head.

All about Carly Findlay: Writer, Speaker, Disability and Appearance Activist

Learn all about Carly Findlay-writer, speaker, disability and appearance activist in Australia-through her books, articles, podcasts & videos.

A collage of 6 resources about disability campaigns.

The History of Campaigns in Australia by People With Disability

Histories and case studies from Australia of the fight for independence, inclusion, equality, access and services for people with disability.

A female wheelchair user with long pink hair and sunglasses at tram stop. A sign on the back of her wheelchair reads Leave no one behind. There is a tram in the background. There are other wheelchair users in the background.

People With Disability Australian Protest Timeline

A timeline of protests in Australia by people with disability for independence, inclusion, access and services from the 1970s to 2020s.

All about El Gibbs: Disability Advocate

Learn all about El Gibbs, an Australian Disability Advocate, through her writing and books, podcasts and webinars.

TED talks on Disability Rights, Perceptions, Accessibility and Inclusion

A great collection of TED talks to watch by people with disabilities about disability rights, perceptions, accessibility, inclusivity, design and work.

Digital portrait of Alice Wong, an Asian person smiling. She is wearing a trach at her neck and wearing a crew neck blouse. She is sitting in her power wheelchair. There is a cream colored circle crown on a purple background. Artist credit: Jen White-Johnson

Disability Visibility: Stories and Podcasts

Stories & podcasts about disability rights, social justice, advocacy & intersectionality by Alice Wong and the Disability Visibility Project.

podcast cover. Title reads Yarning Disability with the First Peoples Disability Network FPDN. In the centre is an illustration of four circles connected by four curved lines. In the bottom left hand corner is a photo of podcast host Bernard Namok, a proud St Paul, Badu, and Erub Torres Strait Islander man, wearing headphones at an audio control desk. He is smiling.

The First Peoples Disability Network: Yarning Disability Podcast

Stories of First Nations peoples living with a disability to highlight the lived experiences of First Nations people with a disability in Australia.

All about Judith Heumann: Disability Rights Activist

Books, videos and podcasts to learn more about Judith “Judy” Heumann. She was a disability rights activist in the United States.

A brown naked body- mostly the hand and leg- are wrapped around and crawling out of a rich root system. The title “Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice: Essays by Leah Piepzna-Samarasinha” is above this on a white background.

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice is a collection of essays by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha published in 2018. It is an influential text for disability advocates and all people working to overcome systems of oppression.

Title slide reads 'Moving at the Speed of Trust: Disability Justice & Transformative Justice'

Moving at the Speed of Trust: Disability Justice and Transformative Justice

An online conversation between Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Elliott Fukui on the intersections of disability justice and transformative justice.