Jun 5, 2022 · My essay about living through a pandemic as a disabled person is out in the latest issue of Meanjin. I wrote this at the end of 2021, and it includes very personal reflections about what the pandemic has meant for me, and the community I’m so grateful to be part... Do we matter? by El Gibbs | Aug 1, 2021 | Blog.

El Gibbs is an award-winning writer with a focus on disability and social issues. El works as a consultant for a wide range of disability and community organisations, big and small, providing expertise in strategy, policy, communications and change-making advocacy.

El Gibbs is the Director, Media and Communications for People with Disability Australia. She is also an award-winning writer with a focus on disability and social issues, published widely. Her work is available at elgibbs.com.au. El spends far too much time on Twitter at @bluntshovels.

I’m an award-winning writer with a focus on disability and social issues. In 2020, I was honoured to received the Lesley Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement in the National Disability Leadership Awards. I live and work on Wiradjuri land, and I pay my respects to elders past and present.

Jan 15, 2025 · The Minister for the NDIS, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, said El Gibbs and Dougie Herd bring significant experience from the disability community and from their previous experience.

by El Gibbs | Jan 24, 2021 | Blog I have an essay in the new collection Growing Up Disabled in Australia , all about what it was like coming to terms with being disabled, and how I’ve grappled with the complexities of the social model of disability.

Learn all about El Gibbs, an Australian Disability Advocate, through her writing and books, podcasts and webinars. Disability rights campaigners chat about how campaigns can be more effective & accessible, history and the importance of rest and fun.

El Gibbs joined DANA in May 2023 in the newly created role of Director, Policy and Advocacy. In July 2024, El was promote to the role of Deputy CEO to allow her to play a greater role in the strategic direction of DANA.

I'm El Gibbs, a writer, advocate, and disabled person, with a particular interest in the NDIS. I have written widely, and work in disability advocacy. I live and work on sovereign Wiradjuri country. I'm not on socials much any more, so send me an email if you want to talk - …

El is passionate about the meaningful involvement of people with disability in public policy and public life. She has devoted over fifteen years to working in policy, strategy and advocacy for the rights of people with disability and is a highly respected expert in the media and policy.