SEE ME – Stories of Ability
SEE ME – Stories of Ability
Stories of Ability is a six-part City Park Radio podcast produced and hosted by Jodie Lowe. "When I came up with the idea for this podcast, the intention was to try to interview people with disabilities in a way that better captures who they are and their story. I want this podcast to give the listener a stronger sense of people’s achievements, strengths, aspirations so that they can get to k…
Avery McDougall conversation
Something to come out of the “SEE ME – Stories of Ability” podcast was the need to have conversations where we can discuss why certain language is inappropriate. These conversations are important for us to become a more inclusive society. One of our interviewees from the podcast, Avery McDougall,…
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Derrick and John
In 2020 Derrick Jonas put a social media post up on a bushwalking site for information about wheelchair friendly options to head off-road into Tassie’s great outdoors. That post opened a whole new set of adventures as well as an amazing friendship. This is Derrick’s story. For more information…
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Gopi Maya Rai
Launceston is a long way from Bhutan where Gopi Maya Rai grew up, but her love of tech keeps her well connected to her friends all over the world. A talented singer, Gopi is vision impaired and arrived in Australia on a humanitarian migrant visa in 2016. Gopi receives support from the Migrant …
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Jacquie Spencer
It’s an understatement to say Launceston’s Jacquie Spencer is an active person. Jacquie has been a swimmer all her life and has represented Australia multiple times in swimming at the Special Olympics and is a much-loved member of the Launceston Masters Swimming Club. Jacquie is a keen walker and…
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Michelle Murphy
Launceston’s Michelle Murphy always knew as a child she was creative, but it wasn’t until she received a challenging health diagnosis at the age of 25, that she truly headed onto the path of becoming an artist. A crucial step in that journey was being introduced three years ago to the Interweave A…
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Avery McDougall
“Normal is a setting on a clothes dryer” Avery McDougall, author. Avery McDougall is her early 30’s, a youth worker living in Launceston who added author to her achievements in April 2022 when she released her book “Invisibly Grace”. Diagnosed with autism at 18 and later autoimmune disease when s…
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Bonnie and Jess O'Connor
Imagine getting to look after some of the cutest Tasmanian animals every day as part of family life. That’s life for 11-year-old Bonnie, her siblings, and parents. A couple of years ago, the family set up the Kanamaluka Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre on their property at Legana, a quick drive fro…
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