How Would You Feel?
Watch this to hear Positive Powerful Parents members talk about their experience of being parents with intellectual disability.
Colin Hiscoe’s Life Story
Read this to hear the life story of Colin Hiscoe AM, a self advocate with intellectual disability that has been Reinforce Self Advocacy’s President. Reinforce Self Advocacy is Australia’s oldest Self Advocacy Organisation run by and for people with intellectual disability.
Colin and John Protest to Close Institutions
John and Colin Hiscoe are self advocates with intellectual disability. Watch this to hear them share their story of protesting in 1989 to close institutions.
Ray Grove Speaks Up about Closing Institutions
Ray Groves was a self advocate with intellectual disability who was a member of Self Advocacy Radio Show Raising Our Voices. Watch this video to hear Ray shared his story of speaking up to close institutions.
Terry’s Story of Living in Institutions
Watch this to hear Terry share his story of growing up in institutions. Terry was a self advocate and activist with intellectual disability. He was also a member of Reinforce Self Advocacy, a Self Advocacy Organisation run by and for people with intellectual disability.
Effie’s Story
Watch this to hear Effie share her Self Advocacy Story. Effie has fought for the rights of multicultural people with disability and parents with disability for over 30 years.
Ross Cottee’s Story ‘Broke His Crown’
Watch this video to see Ross Cottee be interviewed by Lisa Brumtis about living with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI).
Allan’s Story
Watch this video to hear Allan share his story of living with an Acquired Brain Injury.
Why the Work of Deafblind Victoria (DBV) is Important
Michelle Stevens, Trudy Ryall and Heather Lawson are all members of DeafBlind Victoria (DBV), a Self Advocacy Organisation run by and for DeafBlind people. Watch this to hear then share their stories and share why the work of Deafblind Victoria is important.
Deaf and Blind: Being Me Heather
Watch this to hear Heather Lawson talks about her life as a DeafBlind person.
