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    Our Stories

    Carmen is smiling for the photo, sitting in her electric wheelchair. She has blonde hair tied back in a high bun. She wears a white and pink floral dress.

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    Carmen Jen

    Carmen’s journey into her leadership position, has been one full of resilience and adaption. From navigating her diagnosis, and professional pathways, to leadership opportunities within QDN and across Queensland.
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    Our stories

    We love to hear and share the stories of our members and supporters. Here are their stories.

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    Jody van Heerden Building real inclusion in sport

    QDN Member, QDN Consultant
    “If we ask the right questions, we’ll see patterns in the barriers. Then we can target solutions, not just guess.”…
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    Ben Haack from athlete to advocate for inclusive sport

    QDN Member, QDN Consultant
    Ben says, “It’d be great to get the right people in the room and start really solving the problem.”…
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    Ben is at the beach in his wheelchair. He looks back at the camera.

    Ben Noonan finding community through sport

    QDN Member, QDN Consultant
    His leadership has helped create pathways for new players and ensures the Gold Coast Rollerblaze Wheelchair Basketball Club continues to grow….
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    Kim plays hockey on the green astro turf. Her uniform is blue and orange.

    Kim Abbott playing for inclusion on and off the field

    QDN Member, QDN Consultant
    For Kim Abbott, hockey has always been part of life. “My Mum was a state player for Queensland, and from under-10s I just fell in love with it,” she says. While she never chased the elite pathway, she’s played for fun, family connection and community….
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    Vale Craig Johnstone

    I first met Craig at a dance at the Mercy Centre in the late 1980’s. I had a dance with him at a Lifestream Ball. We took a bus trip with Madelyn, we went to the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast….
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    Image: Carmen Jen, a QDN member and 2024 Emerging Leader, sits in her wheelchair holding her MND Cornflower Spirit Award. A dog sits beside her.

    Carmen Jen won the Cornflower Spirit Award.

    Carmen Jen, from Gladstone, has been participating as a QDN Emerging Leader this year and recently won the Cornflower Spirit Award….
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    Share your story with QDN

    QDN’s policy team is keen to hear from members and people with disability about the issues impacting your lives.

    Our members are at the centre of everything we do, and by collecting your stories and experiences, we can ensure that your voices inform our policy and advocacy work.

    If you have any questions, please contact the policy team at qdn@qdn.org.au or 1300 363 783.

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