International Day of People with a Disability 2019

International Day of People with a Disability 2019 - 'Not Me'

As another International Day of People with a Disability comes to a close I’d like to celebrate my favourite people with disabilities.

I am a huge fan of the politician Jordan Steele-John. I really admire how Jordan has served his constituents while simultaneously promoting the rights of people with disabilities. I one day hope to follow in his wheel treads but for Labor instead of the Greens.

Another person I admire is Dylan Alcott because he has broken down many barriers in the sporting world and the television world. He was the first person with a disability to win a Logie ... beating me to the punch.

I also admire all my fellow actors on the Performers with Disabilities Committee of the Media and Arts Alliance. May we all continue to work towards true representation of people with disabilities in the media.

While I think it is good to have a day celebrating people with disabilities, I look forward to the day when it is no longer necessary because my disability is not me.

Not Me

I act, I write, and I motivate.

My disability is what you see

But it is not me.

I play music, I party, and long to be free.

I am more than my disability

Because it is not me.

I am a husband, a friend, and a so-called expert in sexuality.

Would it be the same if you took away my disability?

Because it is not me.

I am a son, a brother, and an uncle.

Remember all these things when you see the disability

Because it is not me.

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