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.
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Brought to you by the Disability Media Australia, the Powerd Newswrap presents articles from the powerd.media website, along with discussions of the related topics.
Powerd NewsWrap 13th August 2025
Powerd NewsWrap by Emma Myers
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Brought to you by the Disability Media Australia, the Powerd Newswrap presents articles from the powerd.media website, along with discussions of the related topics.
Powerd NewsWrap 6th August 2025
Powerd NewsWrap by Emma Myers
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Members of the disability community are being asked to share their experiences as part of the Federal Government’s review of the Disability Discrimination Act
Have your say! Calls for public submissions into review of Disability Discrimination Act
Emma Myers
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Major accessibility initiative in gaming.
Gaming console company adds much needed accessibility feature for players
Emma Myers
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The Disability Discrimination Commissioner has welcomed the Australian Government’s intention to review the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
Human Rights Commission welcomes review of Disability Discrimination Act
Emma Myers
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The disability support services sector is under scrutiny - the sector’s compliance with workplace laws.
Fair Work launches Inquiry into Disability Support Services
Emma Myers
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Disability Discrimination Commissioner says QLD's plans for segregated schools is a step backwards.
Disability Discrimination Commissioner urges Qld to scrap plans to build more segregated schools
Emma Myers
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The fourth annual Disability Pride festival kicks off in Sydney this Saturday as part of Disability Pride Month.
Disability fest
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Brought to you by the Disability Media Australia, the Powerd Newswrap presents articles from the powerd.media website, along with discussions of the related topics.
Powerd NewsWrap 16th July 2025
Powerd NewsWrap by Emma Myers
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A national protocol is needed to ensure equal access to healthcare services for people with disabilities
Woman calls for national healthcare protocol after being denied mammogram due to disability
Emma Myers
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Physical Disability Australia are running a webinar on accessing healthcare
Disability webinar seeks to address healthcare inequality in Australia
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