When Dylan Alcott was announced as Australian of the Year on Tuesday, I was thrilled to see another disabled Australian honoured in this way (he wasn’t the first, his predecessor also had a disability, albeit invisible). I was moved by his speech and I felt hopeful that, as a result, national attention would be drawn towards the important issues affecting people with disabilities – NDIS, discrimination, unemployment, poverty and social isolation to name just a few.
Dylan is an amazing athlete, an entrepreneur and a great public speaker. He deserves this – no doubt about it!
