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Australia: Celebrating International Day of People with Disability

Categories: Oceania, Australia, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Health

3 December 2013 is International Day of People with Disability. Award winning blogger Carly Findlay [1] writes about her experiences as a person with the skin condition ichthyosis in Disability has meant finding my tribe [2]:

Disability is showing them – the underestimators. It's a sense of community. It's friendship and a strong sense of empathy with a big dose of laughing at the ignorance of others’ reactions. Disability is a place to belong. It's finding my tribe.