Emma Myers.
Emma Myers is a screenwriter, actor, journalist and disability advocate based in Canberra. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and subsequent 1st Class Honours degree on the representation of women, disability and intimacy in contemporary culture. The critically acclaimed 2022 SBS Digital Originals’ series Latecomers, which Emma co created and wrote with Angus Thompson and Nina Oyama, gained a Series Mania nomination and won an SPA Award as well as the Screen Diversity and Inclusion Award in 2023, and was nominated for an AWGIE Award in 2024. The series won an AACTA Award for Best Online Comedy or Drama in 2024. She spoke at the National Young Writers’ Festival and TEDX Sydney in 2023.
She is a representative on Screen Australia’s Gender Matters Taskforce and was recently awarded the Young Alumni Award by the University of Newcastle. Emma was also the recipient of the ABC Regional Storyteller Scholarship in 2020 and has two years’ experience working as a Features Reporter for ABC News. She is Powerd's inaugural Disability Rights and Political Reporter.
Emma is passionate about educating audiences about the intersection of womanhood, sexuality and disability through media.
Latest contributions
Living with disability and finding an affordable, accessible home close to work, transport and essential services can be a daunting task.
Social Services Minister says accessible housing is improving, but what's the reality?
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Voters living with disability grow restless as major parties leave them out of election discussions. What are the policy priorities?
Unease among disability community as major parties remain silent on election policies
Emma Myers
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With the election just around the corner, Powerd Media spoke with Labor MP Amanda Rishworth, Minister of Social Services and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, to discuss the disability community’s main concerns.
Minister for the NDIS responds to disability community's top concerns
Emma Myers
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With 9 days left until the Federal Election, Australia’s top disability representative organisations have come together with solutions to relieve cost of living pressures on voters with disability.
Peak disability bodies call out major parties on silence over cost of living crisis
Emma Myers
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The right to a fully inclusive education system is still out of reach for many children and young people with disability in Australia
Peak disability organisations push for Inclusive Education Roadmap
Emma Myers
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Australian Services Union says the NDIS could experience cutbacks to their workforce, should the Liberal party win the election.
Fears for NDIS jobs under Coalition public service cuts
Emma Myers
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How the housing crisis impacts people with a disability.
Realities of Renting with a Disability
Emma Myers
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The full Q&A with El Gibbs on working from home
Working from home: Q&A with disability advocate El Gibbs
Emma Myers
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Australian Electoral Commission discusses specific processes for voters with intellectual disabilities, and recent updates to electoral laws concerning outdated terminologies.
Voting processes for people with intellectual disabilities
Emma Myers
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Three in four disabled students are bullied or excluded at school - and it's time to change.
Bullying of students with disability increasing in Australia
Emma Myers
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The Liberal party has change its mind about working from home.
Triumph for employees working from home as Liberals bin policy
Emma Myers
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Babies showing early signs of developmental disabilities are set to receive vital early intervention as part of a pilot program in Victoria.
Innovative trial to give parents early support for babies with developmental difference
Emma Myers
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