Speak My Language
Episodes
Filling Your Cup: Tania Lewis on Finding Her Purpose
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tania Lewis is a proud Awabakal woman, mother, wife, and disability advocate. She leads an active outdoors lifestyle, and since acquiring her disabili...
Back to Country: Paulette Bumarda on Securing Support and Returning to Family
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Originally from the remote community of Gunbalanya, approximately 300 km from Darwin, Paulette Bumarda now lives in an assisted living residence to re...
Advocacy and Academics: Dr Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes and Causing Trouble on Campus
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes is a Gomeroi woman with low vision. She is a Lecturer in Indigenous Studies and Deputy Associate Dean (Diversity & Inclusion...
Tunes and Technology: ICONYX on Developing Her Own Sound
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ICONYX, a young emerging artist from the East Kimberley, is a passionate songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. As an artist who navigates li...
Dreaming Big: Malachi Canning on Pursuing Athletics
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Malachi Canning is rewriting what’s possible in para-athletics. Holding five Australian records across long jump, discus and shot put, Malachi trace...
Creativity and Comedy: Skye Cusack on Forging Your Own Path
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye Cusack is a writer and comedian exploring the mess and magic of everyday life, from classrooms and workplaces to relationships, through a candid,...
Fielding Dreams: Dr Alexander Smith on Physical Disability Rugby League
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Alexander Smith is passionate about football, and he backs it up on the field. An Australian representative in Physical Disability Rugby League (PD...
Bianca Templar: Art, Culture and Advocacy
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bianca Templar is an artist deeply rooted in her culture and an advocate for First Nations rights. Her creative journey is woven with tradition, commu...
Dr Richard Fejo: Advocating for an Indigenous perspective in healthcare
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Richard Fejo, who is more affectionately known as Uncle Richie, is a Larrakia man who has dedicated his life to cross-cultural education and improv...
Kerri Shying: Connecting culture through poetry
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this compelling conversation with Lowanna Grant, Kerri Shying, a Wiradjuri poet with a mixed heritage including Chinese Australian ancestry, shares...
Paul Constable Calcott: A Wiradjuri Artist Championing Inclusion
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Constable Calcott, or Uncle Paul, a proud Wiradjuri man and artist, reflects on his life's journey from a childhood impacted by polio to becoming...
Cass Best creating inclusivity for LGBTQI mob living with disability
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cass Best is a proud Gay Kamilaroi Mari who is non- binary and living with disability. They actively advocate for and engage with Mob and the LGBTQI+ ...
Samantha Schmidt: An inspiring journey in Parasport
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Speak My Language (Disability), Kerri-Lee Harding yarns with Samantha Schmidt, a para-athlete and proud Wakka Wakka and Gubbi Gubbi...
Exploring the art of blind fishing with James Griffiths
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Speak My Language: Disability we share the story of James Griffiths, a proud Wangaaypuwan man. After becoming blind in 2005, James ...