Another International Day of People with a Disability is here; a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of all people with disabilities. This year there are many great things to highlight that people with disabilities have achieved. Without being patronising or exaggerating some of my biggest heroes and inspirations have continued to master the world. We have to start with the always legendary Dylan Alcott's tenure as Australian of the Year. This year Dylan, while being a decade younger than me, has shown me the leader that I want to be. With his ongoing advocacy for people with disability at high level summits such as Labor's Jobs and Skills Summit and his continual push to make NDIS fairer combined with his amazing media presence I believe Dylan Alcott has been the best Australian of the Year in my lifetime. The ongoing controversy about the cost of the NDIS has led to many people with disabilities feeling stressed and like we are a burden. I use this Intern
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