Nick Taylor – Never make assumptions about people with disability‪!‬ Labelling The Disabling

In this episode Carol and Ed talk with the talented and accomplished Nick Taylor.  Nick is an athlete (in basketball and golf), Executive at the Yajillara Trust, Chair of Wheelchair Sports NSW & ACT and now Director at The Disability Trust.  Nick represented South Africa and Australia at the Paralympics and World Championships in basketball.

A serious car accident at the age of 18 resulted in spinal injury and paraplegia and lead Nick to re-evaluate his life and career trajectories.  Nick takes us through the experience of adapting to his life post injury and his move to Australia from South Africa.  Nick talks to us about his views across a range of life areas (including an interesting assessment of how the handicap scoring system in golf lends itself to inclusion through leveling the playing
field in that game).   

Nick talks about the need for continued innovations in housing for people with disability and an evolution in models of support to improve outcomes for people with disability and society.  Nick talks about the strengths of the NDIS as well as how it needs to continue to improve with his hopes for the outcomes of the NDIS Review to bring us to a self-directed funding model that encourages, supports and incentivises people to use their funding to achieve outcomes. 


Nick on Wikipedia: Nick Taylor (basketball) - Wikipedia
NDIS Review Website: Working together to deliver the NDIS | NDIS Review