In search of men with disabilities!

I am a queer, disabled artist, activist, performer and producer. I have worked in my ‘day job’ for 25 years, this has been working in various education, advocacy and policy roles in the Canberra Community sector. This background set me up as an activist for life. I started my queer identity journey in 2004, at the age of 36. It took some years to arrive at all my various shades of queer. In 2018 I was diagnosed with I ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephomyalitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and, later Fibromyalgia. I have lived a very limited life since. In August 2024, at age 56 I got the final piece of the puzzle of myself when I was assessed as being Autistic. After becoming sick in 2018 I had to change my life dramatically and have returned to almost full-time art making. My art is everything to me. It gives me a voice to express my identities and helps me balance my mental health through the processes of making. In 2022 I won the Chief Minister’s Inclusion Award for Excellence in Making Inclusion Happen. I like working for the Easy Read Tool Box as it gives me a chance to use some of my skills and feel connected to a group of people who believe in the work we do. I make digital drawings, I crochet, I also do performance and produce shows & I have various social media accounts.