Hannah Diviney On Disabled Representation & How To Be An Ally July marks Disability Pride Month. Pedestrian.tv · Jul 7
'No agreement': states take aim at Labor over NDIS cuts State and territory ministers have attacked the federal government over its planned NDIS changes, warning it risks leaving disabled people stranded. AAP · Jun 10
FED:'Blood on your hands': disability reforms blasted Disability and human rights advocates have serious concerns about a planned overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. AAP · Jun 10
Hannah Diviney Wants To Be The Disabled Representation She Never Saw On Screens Growing Up Hannah Diviney delves into her serendipitous journey to becoming and actor and being the disabled representation she never got growing up. Pedestrian.tv · Nov 8, 2024
Hannah Diviney On Insider Trading: ‘No One Will Hand You Anything Unless You’re Visible’ Author, actor and advocate Hannah Diviney is your ultimate creative slashie. She spills all on this week's Insider Trading. Pedestrian.tv · Nov 4, 2024
The Government Is Changing The Way The NDIS Works — Here’s Why Advocates Say It’s A ‘Betrayal’ What are the NDIS changes thanks to the new bill passed by Parliament, and why are advocates so concerned for the community's safety? Pedestrian.tv · Aug 23, 2024
The International Day Of People With Disability 2023’s Theme Is All About Working Together "To me, we should be doing this every day." Pedestrian.tv · Dec 1, 2023
Hannah Diviney: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet) The actor and author has great taste in viral vids, including Taylor Swift high on pain meds, Billy Connolly on maths and Kevin Hart slapping The Rock with a tortilla The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2023
A tiny change would help more Australians with disabilities work in film and TV. Why hasn’t it been made? Programs that are supposed to help workers with disabilities find employment have criteria that means most screen industry jobs are excluded The Guardian - AU · Jul 16, 2023
‘I’ve been living on a movie set’: Delta Goodrem takes a bow, joins a swag of Aussies making movies Delta Goodrem is one of a star-studded list of Aussies spearheading local film and television producers across the east coast. The New Daily · Mar 6, 2023
The Conversation · Dec 12, 2022 Sex, comedy and vulnerability: Latecomers on SBS is an important shift in disability representation The SBS drama Latecomers is an insightful, witty and superbly produced exploration of the fragility of human life and the fear of rejection that accompanies the human need for intimacy.
Newcastle Herald · Dec 2, 2022 Latecomers: TV series shot in Newcastle premieres tonight "It's about showing people that we're as human as the next person."
The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2022 ‘I haven’t been seen as a sexual option’: SBS series Latecomers to ‘rip apart’ sex and disability on screen Led by and starring people with cerebral palsy, the new comedy doesn’t shy away from desires – and sex scenes – that other shows gloss over
ABC News · Aug 22, 2022 Beyoncé, Lizzo, and the power of language: How ableist lyrics reignited a century-old discussion As much as we all like to think we're careful with the words we choose, ableist language is pervasive and examples in pop culture are everywhere.
ABC News · Aug 4, 2022 Hannah Diviney reveals being trolled after calling out Beyoncé for ableist slur as Q+A panel asks for greater disability representation A conversation about ableist lyrics in a Beyoncé song leads to calls for more people with disability to be appointed to senior roles in the NDIS and Australian politics.
The New Daily · Aug 4, 2022 ‘While we’re at it’: Monica Lewinsky joins push to change Beyonce lyrics Beyonce is in more hot water over lyrics, with American TV personality Monica Lewinsky urging the pop star to remove a reference to her in a 2013 hit.
Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2022 Is this a revolution? As Beyoncé changes lyrics to Heated, Monica Lewinsky says Partition should be next Fan protest on social media has been pushing artists to make changes to their work but it’s hardly a new phenomenon
Reason · Aug 2, 2022 Beyoncé, Under Fire for Using an 'Ableist Slur,' Chooses Self-Censorship "Spazzing on that ass" does nothing whatsoever to harm people with cerebral palsy.
WEKU · Aug 2, 2022 Beyoncé will change a lyric in her latest album after accusations of ableism Beyoncé's publicist confirmed that the artist will replace an offensive lyric from a song in her latest album, Renaissance.
ABC News · Aug 1, 2022 Beyoncé to change lyric containing 'ableist slur' in new song on Renaissance album after backlash A representative for the Grammy-winning singer says she will change a lyric after facing backlash from disability advocates calling her choice of words an "ableist slur".
The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2022 Morning mail: interest rate rise looms, space debris hits farm, Beyoncé cuts offensive lyric Tuesday: Economists are predicting the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates from 1.35% to 1.85%. Plus: Beyoncé called out over ableist term