Share your bushfire and COVID stories with the NMA for IDPwD

Share your stories with The National Museum of Australia (NMA)!

The NMA proudly supports people in the community living with disability, and celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) every year.

This year, the NMA invite inviting people of all ages who live with a disability to become part of Momentous – the Museum’s award-winning online digital exhibition. Add your voice by sending a video, a photo, words, or anything else you would like to share.

Then join online at 6.30pm on Friday 3 December 2021 to see your contributions unveiled as part of our exciting Momentous IDPwD event, featuring performances and presentations from artists around Australia.

How to contribute

Step 1 – Prepare your story

Visit momentous.nma.gov.au for inspiration.

You can write your story down, create an audio recording, film a short video or take a photo.

Step 2 – Submit your story

Head to this page to share your story.

When asked what your story is connected to, select “International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD)”.

Contributions received before Monday 29 November 2021 will be unveiled during the IDPwD online event on 3 December. All submissions will be displayed on the Momentous website until January 2022 and then remain in our archive.

Please contact the NMA at accessprograms@nma.gov.au for more information.

poster with image of man riding bike past a sign with COVID graffiti

Rebus acknowledges the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, and pays our respect to elders past, present and emerging.

We practice radical empathy through theatre and other arts to stimulate healing and provoke social and environmental change. Together with our donors and friends, Rebus is embarking on a bold new path to reach more of our marginalised than ever before. Play your own part by making a tax deductible donation to support our mission here!

Donate to Rebus!

The Rebus Staff Wellbeing Program is supported by Hands Across Canberra in partnership with the Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund and the Canberra Foundations Collective.