Laura Pettinuzzo and Renay Barker-Mulholland
Celebrate Disability Pride month with a discussion about disability accessibility and representation in books and film
Date and time
Location
Coburg Library
Corner Victoria and Louisa Streets Coburg, VIC 3058 AustraliaAbout this event
- Event lasts 1 hour
Celebrate Disability Pride Month with a discussion about disability, accessibility and representation in books and films.
Laura Pettenuzzo is a writer and bibliophile. She has cerebral palsy and psychosocial disability and she is passionate about access and inclusion.
Laura currently works with the Youth Disability Advocacy Service to create plain language and Easy English content, and is on the Victorian Disability Advisory Council. Her words have appeared in places including ABC, SBS, The Age and Griffith Review.
Renay Barker-Mulholland is a proudly disabled, Biripi / Dunghutti woman. Renay is a visual artist, writer, disability and gender justice advocate.
Light refreshments to follow.
Free, but registration essential.
After booking your ticket, there is no other action required. You don't need to print or download a ticket. We will have a list of attendees at the event. Please let us know if you are unable to attend as our events are often booked out with a waitlist.
Contact Coburg Library a week prior to the event if you have any access needs. The Coburg Library meeting room has an inbuilt hearing loop and a personal radio frequency (RF) hearing assistance system is available upon request. The library is also wheelchair accessible. Please do not attend if you have any symptoms of COVID-19.
After booking your ticket, there is no other action required and you don't need to print out or download a ticket. We will have a list of attendees at the event. Please let us know if you are unable to attend as our events are often booked out with a waitlist.
Image description
Laura wearing a green dress, sitting in her wheelchair. She has a big smile. Either side of the image are stripes in the 'disability pride' colors. black, white, yellow, red, blue and green.
Renay, a First Nations woman, is wearing a bright purple top, large neon pink hoop earrings, and a brooch featuring a long haired person reading a book. Renay is sitting on a grey car seat and is looking directly into the lens.