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This audio-story featuring Esther Simbi was produced by Carey Scheer, for the Purple Orange Podcast and is re-shared with permission. Purple Orange is an organisation whose mission is to create a fair world for people with disability.

Esther Simbi speaks to Carey Scheer. Esther contracted polio as a young child, and then went on to live 19 years in a Ugandan refugee camp before being resettled in Australia. She thought coming to Australia meant she was finally free, but then she discovered that her culture's negative you of disability followed her across the ocean. She had to stand up to stigma and shame to find her true freedom. Now she helps other migrants with disability do the same.

A content warning that this episode discusses discrimination and bullying of a person with a disability. 

Transcript available here.

Find The Purple Orange Podcast on Spotify,Apple podcasts or on their website. www.purpleorange.org.au

To learn more about Esther's organisation, head to https://www.ziondisabilityservices.org.au

To share your story, contact Rebecca at podcasts@3ZZZ.com.au

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

3ZZZ Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

This audio-story featuring Esther Simbi was produced by Carey Scheer, for the <a href="http://www.purpleorange.org.au">Purple Orange Podcast </a>and is re-shared with permission. Purple Orange is an organisation whose mission is to create a fair world for people with disability.
Esther Simbi speaks to Carey Scheer. Esther contracted polio as a young child, and then went on to live 19 years in a Ugandan refugee camp before being resettled in Australia. She thought coming to Australia meant she was finally free, but then she discovered that her culture's negative you of disability followed her across the ocean. She had to stand up to stigma and shame to find her true freedom. Now she helps other migrants with disability do the same.
A content warning that this episode discusses discrimination and bullying of a person with a disability. 
Transcript <a href="https://www.3zzz.com.au/news/the-burden-of-low-expectations-changing-the-perception-of-disability-stigma-across-cultures/(opens%20in%20a%20new%20tab)">available here.</a>
Find The Purple Orange Podcast on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6azkcwBlXfjOldNcZz3nJ2?si=e4e9af49426e4940">Spotify,</a> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-purple-orange-podcast/id1583682483">Apple</a> podcasts or on their website. <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.purpleorange.org.au%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPodcasts%403zzz.com.au%7Ca381f5f1179f47d1171208dc6fdbeefd%7Cedde0d12a1774296855614f0939b26c4%7C0%7C0%7C638508238807967845%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YvXSMSRFzd%2FM3u2NpoGoQKrSOqXhi3niZr0X%2FB%2FNBFU%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="0">www.purpleorange.org.au</a>
To learn more about Esther's organisation, head to <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ziondisabilityservices.org.au%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPodcasts%403zzz.com.au%7Ca381f5f1179f47d1171208dc6fdbeefd%7Cedde0d12a1774296855614f0939b26c4%7C0%7C0%7C638508238807980122%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4WVXWtfWii1R4IrhwkMk3t7IQTfD5fTvUTus9P0961w%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="1">https://www.ziondisabilityservices.org.au</a>
To share your story, contact Rebecca at <a href="mailto:podcasts@3ZZZ.com.au">podcasts@3ZZZ.com.au</a> 
Intro and outro music by <a href="https://freesound.org/people/GregorQuendel/sounds/555995/">Gregor Quendel</a> under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution licence</a>
3ZZZ Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the <a href="https://cbf.org.au/">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>.

During times of crisis, community resilience is put to its greatest test, and history has shown that diverse communities are more resilient than mono-cultural communities. 

This anthology podcast series showcases real stories of how multicultural communities in Melbourne are supporting each other throughout tough times such as the coronavirus pandemic.

This project will build the capacity of communities to engage in constructive dialogue with the media as a means of addressing local challenges and create another pathway into media for culturally and linguistically diverse journalists and media makers. To participate in Stories of Community Resilience, please contact podcasts@3zzz.com.au.

 

During times of crisis, community resilience is put to its greatest test, and history has shown that diverse communities are more resilient than mono-cultural communities. 
This anthology podcast series showcases real stories of how multicultural communities in Melbourne are supporting each other throughout tough times such as the coronavirus pandemic.
This project will build the capacity of communities to engage in constructive dialogue with the media as a means of addressing local challenges and create another pathway into media for culturally and linguistically diverse journalists and media makers. To participate in Stories of Community Resilience, please contact <a href="mailto:podcasts@3zzz.com.au">podcasts@3zzz.com.au</a>.
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Stories of Community Resilience

During times of crisis, community resilience is put to its greatest test, and history has shown that diverse communities are more resilient than mono-cultural communities.

This anthology podcast series showcases real stories of how multicultural communities in Melbourne are supporting each other throughout tough times such as the coronavirus pandemic.

This project will build the capacity of communities to engage in constructive dialogue with the media as a means of addressing local challenges and create another pathway into media for culturally and linguistically diverse journalists and media makers. To participate in Stories of Community Resilience, please contact podcasts@3zzz.com.au.

During times of crisis, community resilience is put to its greatest test, and history has shown that diverse communities are more resilient than mono-cultural communities.
This anthology podcast series showcases real stories of how multicultural communities in Melbourne are supporting each other throughout tough times such as the coronavirus pandemic.
This project will build the capacity of communities to engage in constructive dialogue with the media as a means of addressing local challenges and create another pathway into media for culturally and linguistically diverse journalists and media makers. To participate in Stories of Community Resilience, please contact <a href="mailto:podcasts@3zzz.com.au">podcasts@3zzz.com.au</a>.

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