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Increase text sizeWhile we celebrate our Australian Paralympians for their athletic excellence, they also play an important part in reshaping society’s attitudes towards disability. The Paralympic Games run parallel to the Olympic Games, showcasing unique events on a unique sporting landscape specifically created for people with a disability.
At the heart of living well is a universal need to be accepted, to belong and to feel personally fulfilled.
We recently interviewed sixteen people who live with a range of disabilities, as well as carers or front-line workers, from ethnic communities across New South Wales. We wanted to understand what living well with a disability means from a culturally diverse perspective. Those who participated in the survey were from Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic, Indian, Filipino, Nepali, West African and East African backgrounds.
