by El Gibbs | Oct 20, 2022 | Blog
The need to include people with lived experience of an issue, such as disability, is becoming standard, but what does this really mean? Are we to be included to talk about only our personal stories, or are we to be included so our expertise in the systems and...
by El Gibbs | Aug 21, 2022 | Blog
The new Federal Government is holding a Disability Employment Roundtable this week, after having a Jobs and Skills forum with disabled people last week. So what should be on the agenda to get actual change for disabled people excluded from employment? As always,...
by El Gibbs | Jun 5, 2022 | Blog, Speech
I gave a speech at the Disability Employment Australia Conference on June 1, about the Disability Economy, and the economics of the NDIS, asking some hard questions about whether disabled people are part of this economy, or the products to be traded....
by El Gibbs | Apr 18, 2022 | Blog
Last week, I asked disabled people about what issues were most important to them in the Federal Election, and got a flood of great answers with a few key themes. The responses covered making being sick and disabled a whole lot more affordable, fixing the admin and...
by El Gibbs | Apr 10, 2022 | Blog
My essay about living through a pandemic as a disabled person is out in the latest issue of Meanjin. I wrote this at the end of 2021, and it includes very personal reflections about what the pandemic has meant for me, and the community I’m so grateful to be part...
