News 08 Mar
Celebrating the proudest moments for International Women's Day
International Women's Day is a day where we can reflect, acknowledge and celebrate the amazing women in our society. We had the honour to interview women who are making a difference in the disability space. We asked them...
"What is your proudest accomplishment, big or small?”
From Paralympic athletes to mothers, the responses were diverse and moving. By elevating their voices, we hope to work towards a more inclusive future where everyone's voice is heard! As Malala Yousafzai once said, “We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced.”
Stephanie Thomas - Stylist and Cur8able Founder
"My proudest achievement by far is raising three girls at three different stages in life. We had to relocate and flee and start from scratch but the mama bear in me knew protecting the children was the most important and we made a house a home again redefining us as a family. Knowing my girls were watching and looking up to me meant that I had to stand with vulnerability and strength as a woman that they would be proud to call mother."
Eliza Ault-Connell - Wheelchair Racer
"My biggest accomplishment is definitely my 3 amazing children. Being able to share and shape our lives growing together."
Emily Prior - Model, Actor, and Activist
“I have lots of things I’m proud of, but probably my proudest accomplishment is my role as Stella in “Rocky & Me” Being able to play an authentically disabled character on TV was my biggest dream. It was such an important role because it meant disabled kids got to see themselves being represented on television.”
Allison E. Lang - Athlete, Advocate
"My proudest accomplishment isn’t a specific date or event, I would describe it as a feeling. A feeling of being authentically myself! My accomplishment is finally fully accepting who I am and no longer hiding my leg, showing up as myself each and every day. This has allowed me to connect with so many other people, disabled and/or able-bodied, and support them through their journey of overcoming their insecurities. For that, I am grateful! ♥️"
Allison's Pick
Kat Downie - Australian Paralympic Gold Medalist
“My proudest accomplishment would be never giving up in the face of adversity to achieve the highest level of success in my sport but never taking that success for granted.”
Dee - Mother, Blogger
"My proudest achievement by far is raising three girls at three different stages in life. We had to relocate and flee and start from scratch but the mama bear in me knew protecting the children was the most important and we made a house a home again redefining us as a family. Knowing my girls were watching and looking up to me meant that I had to stand with vulnerability and strength as a woman that they would be proud to call mother."
Jenna Jones - Australian Paralympic Swimming Squad
"I have had the opportunity to do some pretty incredible things in my life. I’ve traveled the world and represented my country in my sport of swimming Which I am forever grateful and proud about. However, my proudest accomplishment is super small to most people. Something that other people wouldn’t even think twice about. It was the first time I caught a train by myself. This was a huge deal for me. As a vision impaired woman, I have to rely on people so often to get me around. I felt like I put pressure on people and I also felt like I had no Independence. It wasn’t as simple as just getting on a train for me.
I’m vision impaired which makes it harder to find platforms, read signs and just be confident in where I am. To make that harder I’m a vision impaired women. That brings so many more issues with it. So when I finally had the confidence to catch the train somewhere by myself, I felt so free. I didn’t have to rely on someone, they didn’t have to miss out on work or move their plans around and I could go out by myself.
So although it’s something small for most people, to me, catching the train by myself is one of my proudest moments."
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