Cerebral Palsy and BPD with Laura - Australia and New Zealand

Laura Pedernuzzo shares her experiences living with multiple disabilities and provides invaluable insights into disability advocacy. She explains how both visible and invisible disabilities shape her daily interactions with the world, highlighting the unique challenges of each.

• Living with cerebral palsy creates physical barriers, but the fatigue it causes is often misunderstood
• People with borderline personality disorder are often mischaracterised as manipulative when they're simply trying to cope with intense emotions.
• The concept of "crip time" acknowledges that disabled people don't have "the same 24 hours" as non-disabled people.
• Approximately 44% of Australians have low literacy levels, making accessible communication essential.
• Easy Read uses simple language and images to make information accessible to people with low literacy.
• Continued COVID-19 precautions are vital for creating truly inclusive spaces
• Small actions like acknowledging access needs show disabled people they matter and their needs aren't burdens but rights.