A Paralympian’s long journey to Tokyo
In 2012, Sophie Carrigill was a complete beginner at wheelchair basketball. Now she’s going to Japan with real hopes of a gold medal – and inspiring a new generation of…
Swimming superstar Ellie Cole on diversity, accessibility and bringing people joy
Ellie Cole is a bona fide Australian sporting champion. Yet as other women athletes, or sportspeople of colour or other minorities can attest, success is no shield sometimes. Tokyo 2020…
Triumph review – RJ Mitte grapples with sporting ambition in the wrestling ring
Based on the screenwriter’s own youth, this underdog disability story wins points for authenticity, but sports movie cliches blunt the impact With actors with disabilities often confined to supporting roles,…
‘Never apologise for being you’: disabled celebrities’ letters to their teenage selves
If being a teenager is hard for everyone, being a disabled teenager can feel like a slog. No longer protected by the relative simplicity of childhood, you are confronted with…