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Inspiration porn and the objectification of disability: Stella Young at TEDxSydney 2014

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Adam Hills (born 10 July 1970) is an Australian comedian. Born in Loftus, Sydney,radio and television presenter.
In Australia, he hosted the music quiz show Spicks and Specks from 2005 to 2011, and again in 2021 onwards,[2] and the talk show Adam Hills Tonight from 2011 to 2013. In the United Kingdom, he has hosted the talk show The Last Leg since 2012. He has been nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award, the Gold Logie Award and numerous BAFTA TV Awards.

Hills was born without a right foot and wears a prosthesis, which has become a frequent source of comedy in his act.
Hills was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to Paralympic sport and disability awareness.

Books by Adam Hills include
2022 – Rock Star Detectives: Penguin Books

2018 – Hachette Australia/UK: Best Foot Forward

Adam Hills | Comedian • Writer • Broadcaster • Presenter

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Graeme Innes was born in Sydney in 1955. He is a prominent lawyer, human rights advocate and professor at The University of Sydney. 

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Gream’s contributions to Australian Society include:
- Acting as a human rights practitioner for 30 years in NSW, WA and nationally.
- Acting as the Australian Disability discrimination commissioner from 2005 - 2014
- Acting as Australia's Human Rights Commissioner for 3 years
- Being awarded an Order of Australia medal for work on the development of the Disability Discrimination ACT 1992
- Contributing to the passing of UN Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Contributing to the passing of the UN optional protocol on rights of person with disabilities
- Contributing to the founding of Vision Australia

Graeme is married with two adult children (a son and daughter).

Human Rights Commissioner Profile
https://humanrights.gov.au/about/commissioners/disability-discrimination-commissioner
Bio
https://graemeinnes.com/about-graeme/
Book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29502091-finding-a-way

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Michael J. Fox
D,O,B 6/09/1961

Country: Canada
City : Edmonton

disability : Parkinson’s Disease
port folio : Actor comedian ,Author ,film producer & activist, fox foundation

community achievements
Fox Foundation the organization provides research towards finding a cure for different types of disease. raised over 650m dollars research.

Actor /comedian / film producer.

teen Wolfe

back to the future 1 ,2 & 3.  1985–1990

the secret of my success  (1987)

Casualties of war (1989)

AUTHER / books
LUCKY MAN: A Memoir written
A funny thing happened on the way to the future
no time like the future
,.and a lot more
https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/michael-j-fox/213810/

strengths
Michael J fox is caring, creative and positive about his disability also an advocate to people that have  Parkinson’s Disease  .
Michael J fox website
https://www.michaeljfox.org/

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Monique - Cooper & Beth Leipholtz (3 Yr Old Son & his Mother)

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Monique - Cooper & Beth Leipholtz (3 Yr Old Son & his Mother)

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“As the hearing mother of a deaf child, Beth Leipholtz has a passion for inclusion. Her books aim to create a more accepting and accessible world for our children. In addition to spending time with her family, Beth enjoys Minnesota summers, photography, iced Americanos, CrossFit, and a good old-fashioned book.”

Beth and her son Cooper live in Minnesota, USA with her husband. After creating a online diary for friends and family to keep update on her son’s progress, she inadvertently created an online following of people who wanted to know more. After online and video journaling for several years she has written a book written for ‘everyone’ but in very simple language that young children can understand and learn about disabilities and inclusion.

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As the hearing mother of a deaf child, Beth Leipholtz has a passion for inclusion. Her books aim to create a more accepting and accessible world for our children. In addition to spending time with her family, Beth enjoys Minnesota summers, photography, iced Americanos, CrossFit, and a good old-fashioned book.

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The ABCs of Inclusion - An Inclusive Children's Book

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As the hearing mother of a deaf child, Beth Leipholtz has a passion for inclusion. Her books aim to create a more accepting and accessible world for our children. In addition to spending time with her family, Beth enjoys Minnesota summers, photography, iced Americanos, CrossFit, and a good old-fashioned book.

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Christopher Reeve.

Born in New York, in 1952.  An Actor best known for playing the role of Superman in 1978.

In May 27, 1995 Christopher broke his neck when thrown from a horse.  He was paralyzed from the shoulders down from this injury, he used wheel chair and needed a ventilator for the rest of his life.  He continued to live at home with the help of a team of 10 nurses and aides.

Before the accident he was a environmental and human rights activist.  After the accident he lobbied for spinal injury research and stem cell research.

Reeve was elected chairman of American Paralysis Association (now Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation) and vice chair of  National Organization on Disability.   He co-founded the Reeve-Irvine Research Center, which is now one of the leading spinal cord research centers.  Founded  the Christopher Reeve Foundation.  This foundation has given more than $65 million in research and $8.5 million to quality of life grants.

Christopher wrote 2 books after his accident one called “Nothing is impossible” and the other is  “Still Me”.  In 2004 he directed a movie called “The Brooke Ellison Story”.  This film is based on a true story of the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard University.

https://www.christopherreeve.org/

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Hirotada Ototake

Japanese journalist, teacher and sportswriter born without arms and legs due to a genetic disorder called tetra-amelia syndrome.

His parents raise him as same as other children.  Provide him with as normal an upbringing as possible, including sending him through the mainstream school system.
His disability did not make him surrender with his life but accept his circumstance off hand. Even without arms and legs he always forces himself to do what normal people can do, like playing basketball and American football, joining 50 meters run race and climbing up Mount Kobo with his friends.

He published his autobiography, Gotai Fumanzoku, translated into English as No One's Perfect.
https://www.amazon.com/No-Ones-Perfect-Hirotada-Ototake/dp/4770027648/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1591806756&refinements=p_27%3AHirotada+Ototake&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Hirotada+Ototake

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Stevland Hardaway Morris which is Stevie Wonder’s real name. He was born on the 13th of may 1950, 6 weeks premature and was born with a condition called ‘retinopathy of prematurity’ which caused him to be blind. He grew up to be a singer song writer and can play many instruments from the piano, harmonica, drums and more. He has won 25 Grammy awards. His work also includes campaigning for disability rights on the U.S President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities and the Junior Blind of America. He also launched the Wonder Vision Awards that encourage innovations to help the disabled and promote equality for everyone. Stevie has multiple books but they’re all songs and sheet music for people to learn at home.

Website- http://www.steviewonder.org.uk/

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Helen Keller

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Maurice Corcoran
Maurice was born in Tantanoola in the South East of SA.
When he was 18 years old travelling back from his job as a fitter and turner, in Mount Gambier, he was involved in a traffic accident which resulted in an injury to his neck, resulting in Quadriplegia. During rehab his employer informed him that he wanted him back at work in any capacity that he was capable of. That gave Maurice the determination that everyone with a disability could lead a full life. He moved to Adelaide and worked as a social worker and was active in a lot of equal rights movements for people with disabilities.

Maurice was instrumental in the development of a nationally recognised advocacy training program in 1977 which was launched by Sir Ronald Wilson, the President of the Human Rights and Equal opportunity Commission (HREOC). The training aimed to equip people with the skills to advocate for themselves and others. Maurice considers advocacy to be really important for people living with disability.

Maurice has played a strong social activist role in the drive for accessible public transport in Australia.

In 1994, a person in a wheelchair couldn't get on a bus.
That was when he decided that we need to be proactive
and to hold a protest and blockade one of the bus depots.
He gave the government an ultimatum to actually get on and allow public transport to be accessible for all, or we will use the Disability Discrimination Act.
In 1994, Maurice lodged one of the first complaints with the Human Rights Commission.
He asked that in future, all public transport be accessible.
Maurice's complaint started in South Australia, but the case went national.
Prior to it going to the full hearing, Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales Department of Transport applied to join the case against the complaint.
Maurice's landmark case delivered the biggest change in infrastructure resulting from discrimination legislation in Australia.
A full hearing took place in October 1994 and agreements were reached that included the government committing to a trial of accessible buses, to only purchase accessible buses from that point and to develop an Action Plan moving forward.
This Government Disability Action Plan would outline how all transport would be made accessible to people living with disability. Maurice says “This was another significant indication of the power of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). The first Accessible Transport Action Plan for TransAdelaide was released in July 1995.
He is married, has three children and fostered another, alongside a busy and distinguished career spent advocating for South Australians with disabilities, which continues now with a new role in the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.

He is a cool dude who has worked hard to end discrimination against people with disabilities in SA.

https://au.linkedin.com/in/maurice-corcoran-am-health-91a57a75

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Stephan Hawking was born in 1934 in Oxford, England but moved to Cambridge later in life. At the age of just 21 Stephan was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and was only given a few years to live, BUT he proved them all wrong and lived until he was 76!

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Dylan Alcott is from Melbourne, Victoria.

He was born with a tumour wrapped around his spinal cord which was operated on not long after he was born however, it left Alcott a paraplegic requiring him to use a wheelchair

He is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player, former wheelchair basketball player, radio host and motivational speaker.

He was named the 2016 Australian Paralympian of the Year after his achievements at Rio Olympics.

In 2018 he started a universally accessible music festival called Ability fest. Featuring pathways for wheelchairs, quiet areas for people with sensory needs, and Auslan (Australian Sign Language) interpreters

He has hosted radio shows, as well as being a commentator for the 2019 Australian Open. He also was on the AFL Footy Show

He was named Australian of the Year and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2022. .

In 2017 he established the Dylan Alcott Foundation "with the core purpose of helping young Australians with disabilities gain self-esteem and respect through sport and study"

In September 2017, Alcott was appointed Australian Patron for International Day of People with Disability.

Alcott's advice to young people with a disability is: "The biggest thing is that for every one thing you can’t do, there are 10,000 others you can. For every one idiot to give you a hard time, there are 10,000 others worth your time"

If you have 10 minutes watch this video!!

https://youtu.be/tvNOzJ7x8qQ

He has a book too

https://www.amazon.com.au/Able-fully-updated-Dylan-Alcott/dp/0733340555

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Name: Nick Vujicic (“voo-yi-chich”)

Where is he from: Melbourne, Australia, in 1982.

What is their strength / skill / area of leadership:
Nick is a New York Times best-selling author, Coach and Entrepreneur. Nick has also created an innovative Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum called “Attitude Is Altitude,”. Nick teaches students to make positive changes in their lives and their communities. Nick is also the Founder and CEO of the non-profit ministry Life Without Limbs which cross boundaries and break down barriers, to build bridges that bring people to the love and hope found in Jesus Christ.

What significant contribution have they made to the community: Nick is an anti-bullying advocate who travels the world speaking to millions of students in partnership with Education Departments of several Governments. Nick has created an innovative Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum called “Attitude Is Altitude,” wherein he teaches students to make positive changes in their lives and their communities. He is also the founder and CEO of the non-profit ministry Life Without Limbs.

If they have written a book or have a website include a link:

Website: https://nickvujicic.com/

Books: https://store.nickvujicic.com/

Contact Him: https://nickvujicic.com/contact/