- Date and time
Tuesday 24 November 2026
11am–12pm- Location
Visions Theatre
- Cost
Friends and Companion Card holders free
Adult $15
Concession $12.50
Livestream $7.50Hearing loop, live captioning and Auracast assisted listening available
Meet Carly Findlay OAM, writer, speaker, activist and editor of the anthology Growing Up Disabled in Australia.
Hear insights on how the book evolved, the stories behind various contributors and Carly’s own experiences.
Learn about the social model of disability in what will be a thought-provoking conversation, followed by a book signing with Carly.
Buy Growing up Disabled in Australia at the Museum Shop.
Carly Findlay OAM is a writer, speaker, appearance activist and recent cancer survivor. She is Access and Ability Lead at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Carly writes on disability issues and was a recipient of the 2014 Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards.
In 2019 Carly published her first book – a memoir called Say Hello, and in 2021 edited Growing Up Disabled in Australia. She appeared on ABC TV’s You Can’t Ask That and Cyberhate with Tara Moss and has been a regular on various ABC radio programs.
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