Eliza Hull

Author, Disability Advocate, Entertainment, Inspirational Speaker, Musician, Social Issues, Storyteller/Performer

Eliza Hull is an award-winning musician, writer and disability advocate. She is passionate about changing the way the world views disability.

In her role as disability advocate and consultant, Eliza has presented Keynotes for major Australian and International organisations and given speeches at Parliament House, The Human Rights Convention ‘Free and Equal’, for the NDIS, DARU and at several hospitals, schools and universities including Sydney University and the Melbourne Women’s Hospital. She is also a fixture of the writing festival circuit.

Eliza regularly runs workshops in Disability Awareness Training and has written training for major Australian companies and organisations seeking to become more inclusive and accessible for all.

She also runs facilitated workshops in songwriting, recording, and storytelling for participants with disabilities.

Come Over to My House (co-author)

We’ve Got This: Essays by Disabled Parents (creator and editor)

Growing Up Disabled in Australia (Anthology)

Teacher Teacher (Anthology)

Where were you born?

I was born in Regional Victoria in Kerang. I then lived on a farm in Cohuna until I was five, and moved to Wodonga where I stayed until I was eighteen.

What other jobs have you had?

I was the project coordinator at Australian Poetry, I’ve been a music publicist, I also have worked at the ABC as a News and Current affairs journalist. 

What themes are recurring in your work?

Disability Inclusivity/representation (in life and in literature), disability advocacy (corporations, parenting music industry)

What have been the highlights of your career?

Releasing ‘Running Underwater’ a song about disability pride, which went onto being played nationally and internationally and featured a disabled dancer ‘roya the destroya.’ It was the first music video to feature disability representation on TV in Australia.

Being a guest on ABC’s Q&A and performing my music.

Running songwriting workshops for emerging artists with disability throughout England for five weeks and in Australia, where people with disability got to share their stories through song.

Spoke on BBC ‘Access All’ about how the arts industry needs to be more accessible for people with disability.

Releasing my children’s book ‘Come Over To My House’ (co-written with Sally Rippin) internationally and had a piece of writing in the ‘Teacher Teacher’ anthology about my experience growing up disabled.

Interviewing British disability advocate and BBC journalist Lucy Webster on Fane worldwide.

Showcasing musicians with disability in Australia on Double J and ABC and creating ‘Accessible All Areas’ for Isolaid festival where I had over 100k streams worldwide. 

Spoke at SXSW Sydney about disability accessibility in the music industry to key stakeholders

Had interviews on ABC, BBC, Studio 10 and The Today Show as well as becoming the Disability Arts Reporter for the ABC, where I aim to
showcase more disabled talent. 

Where have your works been published?

Australia and internationally

What are you passionate about?

I am passionate about advocating for disability representation in the books we read, and on TV, radio and Film. I believe that we can change the world by showing that disability isn’t something that ought to be feared. 

I enjoy working with large Australian music organisations and events to support them in being more accessible, inclusive and having more disability representation.

I am the co-writer of the children’s book ‘Come Over To My House’ which was the first of its kind world-wide that represented various families with disability. It’s been so incredible to see families speak about disability in their homes for the first time because of this book.

I created and wrote the children’s episode of TV ‘And Then Something Changed’ for the ABC about the social model of disability, and has two new children’s book coming out next year about disability, I am passionate about changing the narrative about disability, and showing children that we all have the power to change the world, instead of fixing the person with disability.

I’m the creator and editor of ‘We’ve Got This’ essays by disabled parents the podcast series and books, which have been published in Australia and Internationally. I am constantly on the speaking circuit speaking to organisations, hospitals, medical facilities and universities about how we can reduce stigma for parents with disabilities, this is something I am really passionate about.

Haven’t I seen you before?

Eliza is currently the disability arts reporter for ABC Melbourne, I have been on ABC’s Q&A, Studio 10, The Drum, The Today Show and ABC News Breakfast. 

Anything else you’d like to share with us?

https://fb.watch/qMIgZmE-6Y/ – Recent interview on ABC TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI9_wbsitno – IPWD Ambassador

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVIViKmafE8 – The House of Wellness interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqghtMwxk3o – Sydney Opera House – All
About Women

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EuoA5GF1jg – ABC Story on 730 report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHcRxF5R_AE – ABC Story about ‘Come over to my House’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kr3Snav4-k – Running Underwater music video