Emma Myers.
Emma Myers is a screenwriter, actor, journalist and disability advocate based in Canberra. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and subsequent 1st Class Honours degree on the representation of women, disability and intimacy in contemporary culture. The critically acclaimed 2022 SBS Digital Originals’ series Latecomers, which Emma co created and wrote with Angus Thompson and Nina Oyama, gained a Series Mania nomination and won an SPA Award as well as the Screen Diversity and Inclusion Award in 2023, and was nominated for an AWGIE Award in 2024. The series won an AACTA Award for Best Online Comedy or Drama in 2024. She spoke at the National Young Writers’ Festival and TEDX Sydney in 2023.
She is a representative on Screen Australia’s Gender Matters Taskforce and was recently awarded the Young Alumni Award by the University of Newcastle. Emma was also the recipient of the ABC Regional Storyteller Scholarship in 2020 and has two years’ experience working as a Features Reporter for ABC News. She is Powerd's inaugural Disability Rights and Political Reporter.
Emma is passionate about educating audiences about the intersection of womanhood, sexuality and disability through media.
Latest contributions

Emma Myers looks at the changes being made to NDIS and explains what Foundational Supports are.
Explainer: What are Foundational Supports?
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Emma Myers talks to Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Monash University, Richard Newton, about the use of restraints.
Restraints and Human Rights
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News

Hayden Moon is a dancer, writer, and passionate advocate for LGBTQIA+, First Nations and disability issues.
Transcending Identities … with Hayden Moon
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Curtis McGrath OAM is an Australian paracanoeist and former soldier.
In the Line of Duty … with Curtis McGrath
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Khadija Gbla is a renowned speaker, human rights activist and Disability Day Ambassador.
Activism, Altruism and Autism … with Khadija Gbla
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4-year plan to drive change in the arts, setting up an advisory body of people with disability from diverse backgrounds and arts practices.
Equity for Disability and the Arts
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Dinesh Palipana OAM is an Australian doctor, lawyer, scientist and disability advocate.
Defying Expectations … with Dr Dinesh Palipana
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Perinatal Mental Health Week is an annual national week held in November. This lived-experience interview highlights relevant issues.
Perinatal Mental Health Week
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Passion, Politics and Pigs! ...with Sophie Cusworth
Passion, Politics and Pigs! ... with Sophie Cusworth
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In this episode, Shane explains why having physical access to locations is so important.
Wheeling Around the World … with Shane Hryhorec
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Carly Findlay speaks of her activism, intersectional identity and the 'burden of proof' people with disability face to access services.
The Burden of Proof... with Carly Findlay
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A PhD candidate in Sydney is researching the role of social media in disability advocacy.
The Sydney student fighting for disability rights around the world
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