Category: Personal Thoughts
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Ride and Enjoy: More Than a Motto
It came to me in an online meeting. I was sitting there, stressing about the volume of work ahead for our working group, feeling genuinely overwhelmed by everything that needed to be done. And then something shifted. I realised I was taking on more than I had to. I was part of the group —…
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AI, Critical Thinking, and the Skill of Effective Prompting: A Personal Lesson
There’s a lot of debate about AI these days. Critics point to concerns about stolen materials used in training datasets, the environmental impact of massive data centers, and fears that AI will replace human workers. I understand these concerns (they’re valid and deserve serious consideration). Nevertheless, as someone with communication disability who has benefited from…
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From WOMADelaide to AGOSCI: A Whirlwind of Music, Advocacy, and Leadership
The month leading up to WOMADelaide and the AGOSCI Conference was a whirlwind of activity, reminiscent of my PhD days. Balancing paper writing, conference committee work, support worker coordination, and AGOSCI Chairperson duties kept me on my toes. But as always, I embraced my motto of “Ride and Enjoy.” WOMADelaide: A Musical Feast WOMADelaide 2025…
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Indigenous Assistive Technology?
This morning as I continue to listen Dark Emu audio book as I was eating breakfast, Bruce Pascoe continued to describe the technological building techniques the Indigenous people in Australia used before being colonised. Listening to Pascoe discuss the different types of buildings the Aboriginals erected all across the country for permanent housing, food storage…
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A statement: “I don’t want to be a part of the disability community.”
The other day I was chatting by Social media, private messaging, with an old school friend. We had live together at Regency Park Centre for a few years in our youths. We haven’t seen each other since high school yet a few months ago we started messaging and chatting together. It has been good to…