ALT “I feel comfortable in my skin. Being disabled...it has never been a negative thing for me. That might not be the case for everyone, and not everyone feels the same way about disclosing their disability.”

ALT Dr. Otter hold a critical piece of a microscope with neon visual markers on it in bright blue and green colours. The background is a blurred piece of equipment from the Photo-induced Force Microscopy lab. Photo: Nic Vevers/ANU

ALT “What does it look like to transition from the structured support of university to the working world? How can you be prepared so that, when you graduate, you are not without support?”

ALT Dr. Laura Otter works at a computer, examining a magnified microscope image of biomineralization in a marine shell. Dr. Otter is a woman with short brown hair, wearing glasses and a bright yellow shirt with an accent necklace. Photo: Nic Vevers/ANU

ALT Dr. Otter studies a piece of a marine shell while standing in the Photo-induced Force Microscopy lab, with a large metallic piece of equipment behind her. Photo: Nic Vevers/ANU

ALT “Sure, intentional discrimination sucks, but I feel like indirect discrimination based on ignorance is probably the most frustrating thing...Disability issues are just largely unknown to many people. That ignorance is costly.”

ALT “If we are going to make change, then we need to share our experiences and our stories. We have to let others know.”