Carly Findlay launches memoir to empower people with disability
Posted 2 years ago
by Nicole Pope
Carly Findlay's book Say Hello is in stores now [Source: Booktopia]
Well known writer, speaker and disability activist Carly Findlay has released her first book, Say Hello.
The book is a memoir touching on Ms Findlay’s experiences with ichthyosis, a genetic skin condition, alongside observations on ableism, media representation and beauty privilege.
“The book is called Say Hello because that’s what I want people to do, instead of ignoring me, looking shocked or scared, or making a rude comment about my face,” Ms Findlay says.
“Often the first thing people say to me is a comment or a question about my appearance, even before they say hello.”
She says she wrote the book for two audiences; people with facial differences, skin conditions and disability, as well as non-disabled people who may not know how to talk to people with disability.
“In Say Hello, I want to show parents who have a disabled child that there is no need to grieve a life lost – because their child is alive and can live a great life with love and support.”
“I want to show readers how to [...]