![]() ![]() The best bit: they have chosen to speak openly about their conditions, helping to raise awareness and combat stigma around invisible illness and disability. One thing’s for sure: this hasn’t stopped any of these people from carving out a successful career in their chosen fields. Here are just a few examples: Selena Gomez has Lupus, Jack Osbourne has MS, Demi Lovato has bipolar disorder, Little Wayne has epilepsy, Morgan Freeman has a chronic pain condition (fibromyalgia), Richard Gere and Ben Stiller have had Lyme Disease, Halle Berry has diabetes, and Amanda Seyfried has anxiety. Some of your fave celebs have an invisible disabilityĭid you know that some of the biggest stars that we all love and admire have invisible illnesses and disabilities? Some invisible disabilities will become more obvious once you get to know a person a bit better, but many may be completely hidden unless the person chooses to tell you. Millions of Australians live with a disability – and a surprising 90% of these people have what’s called an invisible disability.Īs the name suggests, invisible disabilities aren’t easy to spot and you can’t ‘tell’ they have a disability just by looking at them.īut there are many disabilities and conditions that are counted as ‘invisible’, such as MS, autism, ADHD, arthritis, brain injuries, mental illnesses, diabetes, epilepsy, cognitive and learning disabilities, chronic pain and fatigue… and the list goes on. Here are five things about invisible disabilities you need to know. ![]() It’s a complex topic, but we’re going to clear it up. Not long ago we wrote about the disability parking debate – specifically how people with invisible disabilities are often targeted by parking vigilantes for ‘rorting’ the system.īut the discussion around invisible disabilities goes a lot deeper than the parking dispute. Imagine having a disability but being called a faker, or lazy because people couldn’t ‘see’ it. ![]()
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