A show for young people in our community whose voices, stories and perspectives aren't often seen or heard. In this episode we hear what it's like to experience a disability.
A show for young people in our community whose voices, stories and perspectives aren't often seen or heard. In this episode, we hear what it's like to have a sibling with a disability.
While we know disability hinders people in certain ways, we can also celebrate the fact that it enhances them in others. Being disabled is not something to fear or shy away from - amazing potential is present in all of us, no matter what our capabilities! We help kids understand disability and what it means for people, and to discover the great achievements made by our community - both as individuals and as groups.
Follow young adults on the autism spectrum exploring love, dating and relationships. Michael wants to find a wife; Chloe hopes to find someone that sees beyond her disabilities; Ruth and Thomas celebrate an anniversary.
Finding love is a tricky business at the best of times, but for young people with intellectual or learning disabilities, the challenges and stigma surrounding dating and relationships can be overwhelming. Finally, help is on hand. Straight-talking relationship coach Liz Dore is on a mission to break the taboos surrounding love and relationships for all. She's the only coach of her kind in Australia. For the first time, our cameras join her as she helps six young people find love and acceptance on their own terms.
The Focus On Ability Film Festival is a short film festival that is aimed at raising awareness of the abilities of people with a disability, with participants from all over the globe competing for over $160,000 worth of cash and prizes. Films must be a maximum of five minutes' duration and carry the theme of focusing on the ability of people with a disability. 2019 saw a total of 244 entries, including 104 school entrants and 61 international films from across 26 countries.
A heart-warming, inspirational story about a bunch of young blokes who live for the game but have never been allowed to play, who start a physical disability rugby league competition in regional Australia.
Daniel Kim, a mostly non-verbal Korean-Australian artist with autism and OCD, is able to connect with his community while building a career as a commission-based portrait artist for elite corporate and government clients. In a series of profiles of Sydney-based artists with intellectual disabilities, Studio A challenges expectations of what they can do. Meet the artists and explore their practice and inspiration.
Bright, punchy, pattern-based artist Emily Crockford undertakes her largest and most physically demanding work to date: a 39m by 5m mural commissioned by a large Australian bank. In a series of profiles of Sydney-based artists with intellectual disabilities, Studio A challenges expectations of what they can do. Meet the artists and explore their practice and inspiration.
Despite communication challenges caused by his cerebral palsy, Eric fronts up to employers and asks for a chance. Kathleen's neuro-psych testing breaks down autism stereotypes. Paul pushes forward in the face of rejection.
Kiah's Tourette's syndrome creates barriers due to his uncontrollable swearing. Jake, who has epilepsy, looks for a job utilising his mechanical skills. Short-statured Sarah takes her first steps into the world of employment.
Ryan looks for a tourism job with support from Krystyna who is also on the autism spectrum. Sinead, who has Down Syndrome, hopes to secure a job in aged-care. Short statured Tiana wants a job that capitalises on her smarts.
What does being deaf feel like? What do deaf people wish they could hear? Through sign and speech, eight profoundly deaf Australians give a unique insight into their lives.
Life-affirming, insightful, hilarious and refreshingly inappropriate television. This episode, blind people bust stereotypes as they answer the questions viewers asked.
Misunderstood, marginalised Australians answering anonymous, online questions. Insightful, irreverent and moving this episode sets the record straight of what it's really like to be a wheelchair user.
Adam Pearson is on a mission to explore disability hate crime; to find out why it goes under reported, under recorded and under peoples' radar.
The story of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy. He learned to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, a millionaire aristocrat hires a young African man from the projects to be his caregiver. In French.
A look at the life of the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde, the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at Cambridge.
Elissa Down's heart-warming AFI-winning story about fitting in, discovering love and accepting your family is based on her own life experiences and stars Toni Collette as Maggie Mollison who is not only pregnant, but also has two sons and a husband who talks to his teddy bear. Luke Ford stars as Charlie, who is autistic and Rhys Wakefield as 16-year-old Thomas, who tries to understand his unpredictable and sometimes unmanageable older brother.
Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman star in this Sci-Fi film about a man who is genetically inferior, and destined to die at age 30. But he defies his fate and assumes the identity of a superior being, Jude Law in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel. Gattaca is a thoughtful, restrained sci-fi film and it broke Jude law in the US in the tragic role of a man with all the genetic advantages but an inability to find happiness.
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