Tag: community

On the Platform with Kendra Erhardt

Tell us about yourself My name is Kendra Erhardt, I am from Alberta, Canada and am 32 years old. I have been a full-time manual wheelchair user for the past 5 years as a result of a spinal cord injury sustained in a sports accident. I started Wheelie Girl Travel […]

On the Platform with Jo Hargreaves

Tell us about yourself My name is Jo and I’m 56 years young. I live on the traditional Country of the Kaurna people (Adelaide, South Australia) with my partner Lea-ann and two dogs (Cavoodles) – Peanut and Tobi. My 27-year-old daughter lives close by with her fiancé. What has been […]

Tahira Kelly standing on the street with one of her Fairy Floss Turtle bollards around Geraldton.

Back on the Platform with Tahira Kelly

Credit Geraldton Guardian for banner image Its been awhile since Tahira Kelly shared her story with us, and Platform Stories is delighted to share with you just how busy and creative this young Yamatji woman has been since we first spoke with her in 2021. Tahira Kelly is  a 26-year-old […]

On the Platform with Ebonny McGann

Tell us about yourself I’m a 33 year old, crazy as ever, spinal cord injury survivor living in Perth, Western Australia. I like to think of myself as a somewhat responsible adventure junky,  but putting yourself out there doesn’t come without risk right? What has been your journey of disability? […]

On the Platform with Amanda Turner

Title Image credit Jessi Story Tell us about yourself My name is Amanda Turner, I’m 37 years old and I live in Adelaide,  South Australia What has been your journey of disability? I was diagnosed with Complex PTSD in my late 20’s after a number of years of being misdiagnosed […]

On the Platform with Tiffiny Carlson

There is a great deal of ongoing discussion around the need for honest representation of disabled people within the media, how people with lived experience need to be driving the way we are portrayed – in all our diverse and uniqueness. We have many wonderful examples of people with disabilities […]

Today has been just a regular day

Today has been just a regular day, nothing exciting or amazing, a coffee with my husband, an appointment and a workout followed by a cup of tea and a cuddle with my cat. The sun will set soon and with it the passing of another anniversary of my “second” life. […]

On the Platform with Naomi Lake

I first met our latest Platform Storyteller when I was working on a project to share stories of people with disability living in regional Western Australia.  Naomi Lake was kind and welcoming, she showed me around her community and gave me an insight into her life in a small town.  […]

On the Platform with Peta Hooke

Platform Stories is my opportunity to showcase and support other woman with disability, and creating each piece refreshes me. I feel more like part of a collective, part of a groundswell of change on how people living with disability are seen as all that we are… capable, dynamic, individual, human, […]

On the Platform with PhouthAlee Vongsamai

What I love about Platform Stories is the opportunity to showcase and support ordinary women living with disability who live extra ordinary lives. I feel honoured that so many amazing women have shared their stories with me, and am constantly reminded of the power of womanhood, of how women can […]

On the Platform with Jillian Oliver

Title Image by Ainslee Dennis. Sustaining disability at any age comes with associated feelings of grief and loss. A sense of not knowing how and where you fit into a world that you have to find a new way to navigate. For many of us with disability this process can […]