Book Launch: We've Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents

Join us for the launch of the anthology We’ve Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents.

This is the first major anthology by parents with disabilities. How do two parents who are blind take their children to the park? How is a mother with dwarfism treated when she walks her child down the street? How do Deaf parents know when their baby cries in the night? For example, when writer and musician Eliza Hull was pregnant with her first child, like most parents-to-be, she was a mix of excited and nervous. But as a person with a physical disability, there were added complexities. She wondered- Will the pregnancy be too hard? Will people judge me? Will I cope with the demands of parenting? More than 15 percent of Australian households have a parent with a disability, yet their stories are rarely shared, their experiences almost never reflected in parenting literature. In We’ve Got This, twenty-five parents who identify as Deaf, disabled or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie in other people’s attitudes.

One of the contributors, Liel K. Bridgford, will discuss her own experiences. She is a writer, poet, podcaster and a disability and justice advocate who is an ABC TOP 5 ARTS resident. Her work is published in the Spaced Zine of The Waiting Room Arts Company. Liel also works in the disability and mental health fields and identifies as a proud disabled, immigrant, non-conforming female.

This event is free to attend but bookings are essential.