Marginally making improvements

It is always strange trying to work out exactly what you are doing or where you got there. Or at least, if you are me it is. I'll start at the beginning. My name is Emily, and I have lived a very colourful life indeed that has left me most recently to be diagnosed with Autism Level 2, Adult ADHD and Complex PTSD. I also suffer from Functional Neurological Disorder, a metabolic disorder and myriad of other medical conditions. To say I am high maintenance is an understatement. Still, I do have some redeeming qualities. Being disabled is difficult, but one thing I have always found solace in is books - and when I'm in a particular frame of mind - writing.

It occurred to me while reading my "cringe" literature (romantasy sigh can you blame me), that you never really see the perspective of someone with a substantial disability. In fact, you rarely hear their voices at all. There is a lot of discourse, particularly in Australia, about what people with disabilities do and do not deserve, whether they should be accommodated for, whether they are abusing the system paid for by hard earned tax dollars. I have never heard of a heroine be anything less than almost flawless, or make up for their failings in some magnificent way. In fact, you don't even really see disability education in the community. From what I can see, it's all social media generated groups and posts for members of the community desperately seeking others who might understand how they feel or what they're going through.

Ultimately, I suppose, what drives me towards building this business and giving First Nations and people with disabilities an avenue for expressing their experiences, their voices, their perspectives in whatever written form it may take, is the knowledge that while they may wish to - it is so readily dismissed, or perhaps they can't do so to the standard that the community will understand what they are trying to communicate. That's why our business is going to be flexible, aimed towards inclusivity, more client centred and with a focus on spreading awareness amongst the community about those that are otherwise spoken over, rather than allowed to speak for themselves.

Literature has power and even those in marginalised groups deserve to have that power given to them.