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Carly Findlay

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Carly Findlay is a blogger, writer, speaker and appearance activist. She challenges people’s thinking about what it’s like to have a visibly different appearance.

Carly was named as one of Australia’s most influential women in the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2014. Carly received the 2010 and 2013 Yooralla Media Awards for Best Online Commentary for her body of disability focused writing. She also won the best personal blog category for Kidspot Voices of 2013, and the 2013 BUPA Health Activist award for Positive Life Change. She’s also been a finalist in the Best Australian Blogs competition in 2011, 2012 and 2014.

She organised Australia’s first Ichthyosis meet in 2015 – bringing together 75 peopl ...more

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	Growing Up Disabled in Australia by Carly Findlay (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alistair Baldwin (Contributor), K.Z. Barton (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.37 avg rating — 1,056 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Say Hello 3.99 avg rating — 900 ratings — published 2019 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Growing Up African in Australia by Maxine Beneba Clarke (Editor), Magan Magan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ahmed Yussuf (Editor) 4.24 avg rating — 443 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	200 Women who will change the way you will see the world by Geoff Blackwell (Goodreads Author), Ruth Hobday, Carly Findlay (Goodreads Author) (Contributor ) 4.18 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods… in Our Own Words by Jen Campbell (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Author), James Catchpole (Editor, Author), Lucy Catchpole (Editor) 4.53 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ink and Inclusion: An Anthology by Disabled Students by Carly Findlay (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Siân Chadfield (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Adele Asoski (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inspiration as objectification of disability – a resource for teachers and parents did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Online Entrepreneurs Toolkit: Setting up Your Digital Empire 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Two Worlds : A Story of Lost Love, Living Magic, and the Power to Begin Again 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Frocktober: calling for more government support for people who suddenly get sick

•FROCKTOBER•

It’s Halloween. And this is scary.

There is no government support for people who suddenly get sick. The fair go for Australians doesn’t exist.

We need a safety net.

Sickness Allowance no longer exists. The Disability Support Pension doesn’t cover people who have cancer, unless they are terminal with a life expectancy of less than two years. People might be eligible for JobSeeker, but th

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Carly Findlay wrote a new blog post Frocktober: Island paradise Life-saving research starts right here Fundraising campaigns like Frocktober, generate vital funds for major research grants. In 2025, the Ovarian Can Read more of this blog post »
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Carly Findlay rated a book it was amazing I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Carly Findlay rated a book liked it Immaculate by Anna McGahan	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Immaculate is a complex book about religion, devotion, sexuality, death, birth, separation from marriage and the church, and exploitation. I haven't read a book quite like it before - it's chaotic and deep and tangled. The indoctrination of religion ...more
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Carly Findlay rated a book it was amazing The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
My friends and I have a monthly book club, and this month I chose the book. I chose The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland, after hearing some of my writer friends and colleagues talking about it at brunch earlier this year. Today my friends ...more
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Carly Findlay rated a book it was amazing How to Be Second Best by Jessica Dettmann	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In the last fortnight I’ve devoured two of Jessica Dettmann’s books, after seeing a post by my agent and friend Danielle Binks, singing Jessica’s praises. The first book I read was “This Has Been Absolutely Lovely” – about the Jones family coming toge ...more
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In the last fortnight I’ve devoured two of Jessica Dettmann’s books, after seeing a post by my agent and friend Danielle Binks, singing Jessica’s praises. The first book I read was “This Has Been Absolutely Lovely” – about the Jones family coming toge ...more
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In the last fortnight I’ve devoured two of Jessica Dettmann’s books, after seeing a post by my agent and friend Danielle Binks, singing Jessica’s praises. The first book I read was “This Has Been Absolutely Lovely” – about the Jones family coming toge ...more
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Broken Light was like no other book I've read. It has really good commentary on casual misogyny & violence against women, as well as a focus on menopause. It was a bit hard to follow due to genre (magical realism), but worth sticking with. I listened ...more
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