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
Key advocates of the disability sector have responded to the government’s decision to push the rollout of the much debated and highly anticipated Foundational Supports.
Disability sector responds to Foundational Supports delay
Emma Myers
News
WWDA is calling on the re-elected Albanese Government to deliver meaningful reform
Calls for Women with disability to be at the heart of reform
Emma Myers
News
Connecting health, disability, and aged care.
New Minister shares why the NDIS is now moving closer to Health
Emma Myers
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Foundational Supports: What the community thinks
Original Design to Delayed Reality of Foundational Supports
Emma Myers
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Neurodivergent children now have access to a new, exciting way of engaging in physical activity.
Game-Changing Aussie App for Neurodivergent Kids
Emma Myers
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NDIS changes and new Foundational Supports will challenge two Ministers new to leading on disability.
New Ministers for NDIS come with new changes
Emma Myers
News
PWDA, PDA and others are calling for a designated Minister for Disability.
Call grows for the establishment of a dedicated disability portfolio
Emma Myers
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Leading advocacy groups are urging the new administration to push ahead with Foundational Supports.
Disability community urges the new government to act
Emma Myers
News
Celebrating the election of a disabled representative.
Dutton ousted by disability advocate in his own electorate
Emma Myers
News
Australians with disabilities are more engaged than ever, hoping the incoming government focuses more on issues within the sector.
Disability advocates’ wishlist for incoming Federal government
The Wire, Emma Myers
News
Accessible housing and reforms following the findings of the 2019 Royal Commission are discussed.
Will affordable housing also be made accessible for people with disability?
The Wire, Emma Myers
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An AEC spokesperson talks to Powerd about increasing voting accessibility.
AEC to improve voting accessibility for Australians with disabilities
Emma Myers, The Wire
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