Welcome

The Lives We Lead is a social media project to influence the community to better understand the contributions that people with disability are making economically, socially, culturally and politically.

The project captures and shares video and photo stories of people with disability living in their own homes. A reference group of people with disability use a co-design approach to curate their stories.

“Great stories happen to those who can tell them.”

Ira Glass, author, journalist, host of This American Life

Dive in. Enjoy. Be provoked. Get thoughtful. Share these stories. Start a conversation.

The Lives We Lead is a project by WA's Individualised Services, funded by Department of Communities and Department of Social Services.

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