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Byron Albury (Brisbane)

Here you can listen to the story of Bryon Albury who is an Indigenous Queenslander with a disability.

Introduction:

Strong and Proud - promoting awareness of the experience of Indigenous people with a disability, thanks to the support of Disability Services Queensland.

Narrator:

Byron Albury is an example of a Murri man who has made the most of opportunities in his life. He is an outspoken advocate for the rights of people with a disability, works with young people at the Royal Children's Hospital and is a highly accomplished radio broadcaster.

Byron Albury:

"The disability I have is cerebral palsy, also the medical term is cerebral palsy spastic diplegia, which basically means that the right side of my brain is a little slower than the left side. "And it also means that I'm, people use the word confined, but I believe that the word confined should be struck from the English dictionary, because it means that I have the use of a wheelchair or I require the use of a wheelchair."

Narrator:

Most weekends you can find Byron playing with and entertaining sick children, and in the days in between he works to promote improved services and opportunities for Indigenous people with a disability.

Byron Albury:

"I've been involved with the Royal Children's Hospital for 18 odd years. I'm a member of Regional Disability Council of Queensland. I'm the Vice President of QAI, which is Queensland Advocacy Incorporated and we look at everything disability and try to convince government to change some things that might make systems advocacy a little bit easier."

Narrator:

Byron encourages all Indigenous people with a disability to find out as much as they can about the services that are available to them to help them lead full and active lives.

Byron Albury:

"Go out there talk to your local GP or even your local Centrelink office, they're really good. And if you're looking for any kind of information in regards to disability, they've got mountains of information behind their desks and on their website on how to access services like the Cerebral Palsy League."

Narrator:

If you have a disability, Centrelink can help with payments, services and programs, as well as assisting you with accommodation and renting issues and finding employment. They can be contacted on 13 10 21 for the cost of a local call.