Who We Are

We are an ambition amount of young activists who want to create a change. With a mixture of lived experience and knowledge, we are creating a safe space for people with disabilities to celebrate themselves, laugh with others, and support disabled people’s businesses. Our team is filled with disabled volunteers.  

Our Advisory Council

Headshot of Isabella, an Chinese-Australian young person. They have longish dark-brown hair and are wearing a red dress with traditional neck.

Isabella Choate

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Isabella is an award-winning Living Experience advocate and Founder of Disability Pride Festival. They co-host a podcast, "Unapologetically Disabled" and are Interim CEO of the Youth Disability Advocacy Network. 

Isabella's LinkedIn

Anneka, smiles at the camera. They have long blonde hair, dark makeup, tan skin. They wear a dark sweatshirt with a red band logo design and have silver chains

Anneka Bodt

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Anneka is a experienced, disability, youth and queer advocate with a passion for inclusive nightlife. Anneka Currently works at the Youth Disability Advocacy Network and co-hosts the "Unapologetically Disabled" podcast. 

Anneka's Instagram

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Crystal Nguyen

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Crystal Nguyen is a performing artist, disability advocate and rice noodles enthusiast, currently learning and playing on Whadjuk country. In her free time, you can find Crystal at the swimming pool or laughing hard in the foyers of theatre venues. 

Crystal's Instagram

A headshot of Jack smiling at the camera. His curly hair is tied back, and it wears burgundy overalls over a white collared shirt.

Jack Meakins

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Jack is passionate about the intersection of disability, fatness, queer identity and youth. It been working and volunteering in that space for more than ten years. Jack is excited to be a part of the team on DPF 2024! 

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Kaygan Barnard

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Kaygan Barnard is a queer, autistic, and disabled artist, and works as an equity practitioner at Edith Cowan University. Kay also works as a freelance illustrator and has collaborated on projects with Women with Disabilities Australia, the Youth Affairs Council of WA, and the Youth Disability Advocacy Network.

Kaygan's LinkedIn

A headshot of Nikki smiling at the camera. They have long, hot-pink hair, and are wearing dark pink-framed glasses and a dark pink metallic mesh top.

Nikki Vera

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Nikki is a multiply-disabled AuDHD brand at web designer at Studio Nyx, who's passionate about accessible design and supporting marginalised-owned businesses. 

Studio Nyx website

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Rhiannon De Cinque

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Rhiannon is a disabled neurodivergent advocate, leading campaigns through lived experience, and funnelling her creativity into community and communications. 

A headshot of Sophie, wearing a pastel pink top, with her dark brown and light pink hair spilling over her shoulder. She wears cute, round metallic-framed glasses.

Sophie Aylmore

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Sophie is a chronically ill/disabled fool trying to live, laugh, love between extreme pain and fatigue [tone indicator: light hearted]. 

She loves to advocate for her community and build spaces for disabled and chronically ill people to come together! 

Sophie's TikTok

Our Volunteers

Bee a Non Binary person looks at camera and smiles softly. They have black, green and grey hair, tattoos and wear gold chains.

Bee

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Disability Advocate

A person sits at an outdoor table on their back porch. They are looking straight at the camera and have very short dark blue hair. They are wearing a knit jumper with blue, white and black abstract shapes.

Billie Bushby

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Artist & Curator

Billie Bushby's Instagram

A headshot of Ez Murphy. They have close-cropped dark hair and wear a dark grey tshirt

Ez Murphy

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Accessibility Consultant

Disabled Enough Project

A headshot of Layne, a young person with dark red hair, and glasses. They're wearing a dark top with a botanical pattern, and have their hand reaching up behind their neck.

Layne Dixon

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Digital Access Consultant

Layne's website

A person with glasses and red lipstick is seated indoors, facing the camera. The background shows other people and some dim lighting.

Lila Raubenheimer

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Music Coordinator

Lila's WACO profile

A feminine looking person with straight, dark hair with bangs smiling. They are wearing a black shirt under purple overalls with white flower patterns. They have pink lipstick, winged eyeliner, and is wearing pink earrings that say "Easily Distracted by Dogs."

Madi Ross

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Lived Experience Project Officer & Advocate

Madi's LinkedIn

A headshot of Poppy, a person with dark brown hair to shoulder wearing against a yellow background.

Poppy Solan

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Inclusion Consultant

Poppy's LinkedIn

Rachael has long brown hair and brown eyes. She is wearing a green floral dress and illuminated by light shining in from the window.

Rachel Burns

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Mental Health Advocate

Rachel Burns' Instagram

A headshot of Rachel Hull, smiling in front of a wall of flowers. They have short brown hair, are wearing a blue shirt, and have a wide grin

Rachel Hull

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Musician & Disability Advocate

Rachel Hull's Linktree

Sam is wearing glasses, a cap with a rainbow logo, headphones, and a plaid flannel long-sleeved shirt. A sunflower lanyard is visible around their neck.

Sam Liew

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Admin & Tech

Sam's website