Listen to conversations about people from culturally diverse communities living well with a disability.
Through podcast and radio, this program harnesses the power of storytelling to share the personal experiences, skills and talents of people living with a disability.
Our speakers share stories, advice and resources about accessible and inclusive places and activities around Australia. Over 400 interviews can be found in more than 20 languages.
Stories from the NT
- In the podcast Preparing Your Child for School, available in Mandarin, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Filipino, Hindi and Punjabi, Trish Wachtel and Ann Lloyde from Early Childhood Australia - NT give guidance to help parents find the right school and discover what support exists in the NT for their children.
- In the podcast Disability Inclusion and Fun for Families in Darwin, available in Mandarin, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Hindi and Punjabi, Trish and Ann from Early Childhood Australia - NT share free resources and services that can help support your child to live well with a disability.
- In the podcast, Supporting Kids with VarietyNT, available in Mandarin, Indonesian, Nepali, Vietnamese, and Filipino, Katrina Fong shares information on how VarietyNT can help children thrive.
- Listen to Welcome to Darwin Waterfront in Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi, and Indonesian to learn more about how the Darwin Waterfront caters to people with disabilities.
- The podcast Disability Inclusion at the Darwin Convention Centre, available in Spanish, Korean, French, and Mandarin, gives more information on how the Darwin Convention Centre supports people with disabilities in the community.
Turkish podcast
Speak My Language is now on the radio
We are taking our conversations about living well with a disability to the airwaves with 8CCC Community Radio. Tune into 8CCC 102.1FM on weekdays from 4 pm to hear stories in Arabic, Vietnamese, Turkish and Spanish.
Get involved
We are looking for bilingual facilitators, people with disabilities, their carers and families willing to participate in focus groups. To take part, all you need to do is listen to the podcasts and give us your honest feedback. Each participant will be compensated for taking part.
If you are interested, please contact us on sml@mcnt.org.au or (08) 8945 9122.
Speak My Language (Disability) is funded by Commonwealth Department of Social Services. The program is led by the Ethnic Communities Council of New South Wales and is proudly delivered via a historic partnership between all State and Territory Ethnic and Multicultural Communities’ Councils across Australia. Our broadcast partners are SBS and NEMBC.
