Where all the cool wheelchair people hang out
Highly respected German photographer Rasso Bruckert frustrated with “hospital” type images of the disabled celebrates disability through his camera lens. A collection of his raw powerful images appeared in a gallery titled “Perfect/Imperfect” inviting us to challenge the way we think about beauty and disability.
Challenging the myth in society only the most glamorous, attractive and successful among us live fulfilling active, healthy and imaginative sexual lives, Intimate ENCOUNTERS is a powerful photographic exhibit of disability sexuality by Belinda Mason-Lovering. It’s a journey that, if fully embraced, determines and moulds our identity and self-worth.
A Carlos Brooks film released by Magnolia Pictures in 2008, Quid Pro Quo stars Nick Stahl as Isaac Knott, a paraplegic radio reporter who dares follow the beautiful complex Fiona played by Vera Farmiga into the secretive world of self harm through wheelchair envy.
Six people living with spinal cord injury allow a brief glimpse into their lives. Making obvious the impact an NDIS would have not only the individual but society as a whole. 1.4 million disabled Australians need a National Disability Support Scheme to relieve pressure on their families and gain adequate support to live more independent lives.
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