Yooralla is a people pleaser with a very powerful PR machine.

It became very clear to me that Yooralla was not as interested in media coverage that explored issues faced by people with disability as it was in giving a pat on the back to journalists who maintained the status quo by giving readers the warm and fuzzies over their morning paper.

People Pleaser, I have been there, done that! I was who someone else wanted me to be, what a disease!

The word 'special', as it is applied to disability, too often means 'a bit shit'.

Yooralla, like most disability service organisations, is full of good people who are passionate about the rights of people with disabilities.

We are a society that treats people with disabilities with condescension and pity, not dignity and respect.