Next up in my countdown to the WHO WANTS NORMAL? paperback (out Thursday) is my piece for Elle on dating in an ableist world.
“Prejudice and exclusion is like a mirror at the fairground: it distorts and limits how disabled women see ourselves, and how others see us.”
www.elle.com/uk/life-and-...
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Carly, a woman with red skin and short dark curly hair, wearing long red dress, black boots and carrying a beaded bag with tomatoes on it.
Sometimes people ask where I am, given I’m not active here, and pretty much left the binfire that is X.
I am on Instagram - Instagram.com/carlyfindlay
Facebook.com/tune.into.radio.carly
And blog - CarlyFindlay.com.au
And yes, I wore this and felt fucking fabulous.
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Hello, thank you for thinking of me!
I’m on FB - Carly Findlay OAM, and on IG - @CarlyFindlay, and write at Carlyfindlay.com.au
I’m well. Lots has happened since I reduced my Twitter use. Hope you’re well too.
My friend Satu and her family needs help right now.
Satu’s daughter Chioma was hit by a car and she is in a critical condition in ICU.
There’s a GoFunMe to help her family below.
Please share this and donate if you can.
Thank you 🩵
www.gofundme.com/f/chiomas-ca...
Please do an image description ChatGPT said: The image is a promotional poster for a snap community action event. The background is a gradient of pink with white dots, and the text is in bold, colorful fonts for emphasis. Main text content: Header: “SNAP COMMUNITY ACTION” "SNAP" is in a yellow box "COMMUNITY" is in a purple box "ACTION" is in a teal box Message: “Demand the return of Alyce’s vital accessibility aids from her former landlord” (The phrase “vital accessibility aids” is highlighted in yellow.) Event details: Date & Time: “Mon 26 May, 10am” (The date and time are in bold black text on a purple background.) Location: “44 Magpie Drive, Cambooya” (also in black on purple background) Contingency plan: “& if real estate fails to attend by 11am, we’ll move to Realway Property Partners (295 Ruthven St, Toowoomba)” Visual Element: On the right side of the poster, there is a woman in a red floral dress sitting in a pink and black power wheelchair. She is smiling and holding her hand near her face in a thoughtful pose. This poster appears to be calling for a public demonstration to support Alyce in reclaiming essential accessibility equipment from her previous landlord.
Can you help Alyce in Toowoomba? Media release drive.google.com/drive/folder...
I did an interview on the Spoony podcast - Spoony is an app for disabled friendships. I’m an ambassador for @spoony.app.
I did this interview when I was doing cancer treatment, and I talked about ichthyosis too.
Enjoy.
open.spotify.com/episode/5Bzr...
Image: carly in hospital, sitting in a chair having lunch chemo. She’s dressed colourfully and a colourful blanket is over her. A towel covers her arm where the drip and cannula gives the chemotherapy. Text reads: “what are some gifts to give your friend who’s having cancer treatment?”
Blogged: What gifts should you give a friend who’s having cancer treatment?
carlyfindlay.com.au/2025/03/18/w...
'Now, living off jobseeker, he barely scrapes by. He hardly leaves his house in Crystal Brook, South Australia, he hardly showers, he hardly eats meat. He says being poor in this country is getting harder.'
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Most weeks I think about how cancer took my body autonomy away.
I wrote this the night before I had my hysterectomy and cancer diagnosis.
Reading it almost nine months on, my feelings are still the same. It’s complicated.
carlyfindlay.com.au/2024/06/25/h...
I wanted to experience menopause in my own time, but I was thrust into it. Though I’m sure the hot flushes would have been as meh at 50 as they are at 43.
I think now I’m reemerging into the world, I’m getting used to it all. It was too much to get used to after surgery and during treatment.
Department of Infrastructure are seeking your views on the draft Aviation Customer Rights Charter, which sets out the expectations of fair and reasonable conduct by airlines and airports towards consumers.
Have your say:
www.infrastructure.gov.au/have-your-sa...
You can book me to work by emailing me – CarlyFindlay8@gmail.com. And if you have benefited from the free content I’ve created, you can buy me a drink at PayPal.me/CarlyFindlay. Thank you.
great piece from Sara Gingold at DSC on where foundational supports have got to
teamdsc.com.au/resources/wh...
Image: a photo of Carly, a woman with a red face and short dark curly hair, wearing a long purple dress against a grey wall. Next to her is text “please don’t ask me to work for free” and @carlyfindlay.
Blogged: please don’t ask me to work for free
carlyfindlay.com.au/2025/02/13/p...
such good news, but we need an urgent change to our migration system to make sure this stops happening to disabled people and their families
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Image: Carly, a woman with red skin and short dark curly hair, standing in front of books, smiling. She’s wearing a colourful blazer. Text reads “book me to speak for international women’s day” and @carlyfindlay.
Book me to speak for international women’s day in March 2025! carlyfindlay.com.au/2025/02/02/b...
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The only increase in employment of disabled people in decades happened between 2018 and 2022, when WFH became much more widely available. With more frequent data, the US recorded the same trend. This will mean lots of disabled people cannot work.
Image: Carly, a woman with red skin and very short dark curly hair, wearing a pink and gold dress with big puff sleeves, and gold boots. Shes also got a gold heart pendant on, and a Little Miss Fabulous brooch. She’s smiling
Blogged: good health news!
carlyfindlay.com.au/2025/01/24/g...
Carly, a woman with red skin, wearing a long green, pink and gold floral dress, belted with a gold wrap belt, pink shoes, black sunglasses and a pink floral scarf on her head. She’s standing in the shade under trees. She’s got her hands on her hipand is carrying a big yellow flower shaped bag with sunflowers and ribbons on it.
Here’s a little update on how I am doing, post chemo and radiotherapy, plus a request for work carlyfindlay.com.au/2025/01/18/p...
Image: Carly, a woman with red skin and very short dark curly hair, wearing a long ruffled white dress that has lemons, pink flowers, green leaves and black spots on it. A big rose gold heart pendant is around her neck, and her brooch is a Cinderella pumpkin coach. She’s standing on the porch, hand on hip, smiling gently.
I wore this tonight and felt fucking fabulous!
Thank you
Image: A screen shot of my blog, with the headline: Having cancer gave me so many gifts in 2024 (even though it was a very hard time) An image breaks the text: Carly, a bald woman due to turn, standing near a cherry blossom tree. She’s wearing a pink floral dress and sunglasses, smiling. Text below is: “Even though seven months of this year was literal cancer, it wasn’t all bad. Part of me doesn’t want the year to end. “
I wrote this.
Having cancer gave me so many gifts in 2024 (even though it was a very hard time)
I promise it’s not toxic positivity.
carlyfindlay.com.au/2024/12/31/h...
Image: Carly, a woman with a red face, wearing a scarf on her head, an orange, white and purple dress with yellow sunflowers printed on it, dark sunglasses and gold shoes. She’s smiling gently.
I wrote about the way community has supported me this year.
carlyfindlay.com.au/2024/12/25/t...