‘Crip Culture’ podcast highlights barriers faced by disabled writing community

ABC NEWS (Australia)

A new podcast has been launched aiming to shine a light on the increasing barriers faced by people living with a disability in the publishing and creative industries.  'Crip Culture' interviews 14 disabled authors from around Australia about how they have built and sustained their careers.

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00:00For author Fiona Murphy and disability advocate Rosie Putland, Crip Culture has been a labour

00:08of love.

00:09Over the last nine months we've been interviewing authors from right across Australia, asking

00:13them questions about how they've started in their writing career, but also more importantly

00:18how they're sustaining their career when they have a disability or illness.

00:23The first season focuses on disabled authors and their experience in the publishing industry,

00:29how accessible is it, are there still barriers?

00:32The new podcast celebrates creatives living with a disability, while also highlighting

00:37the many challenges being faced every day.

00:40It can start from right at the beginning of finding accessible writing classes or courses

00:46that are affordable and accessible to hone your craft.

00:50We heard a lot of stories of authors not being able to get up on stage because they might

00:55have mobility aids or be a wheelchair user and to have that experience of sitting with

01:01the audience while the rest of the panel are on stage is incredibly disheartening.

01:06When the pair sat down earlier this year to record the episodes, they wanted it to be

01:10a call to action but also a love letter to those in the creative community and to aspiring writers.

01:17You're not alone, we're all here and we all have amazing stories.

01:23Funded by an Arts Tasmania grant, they're now hopeful of future funding to keep the conversations flowing.

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