From The Internet – “You’re too pretty to be disabled” and other awkward stories

By Spinal Cord Injuries Australia

April 4, 2025

This is Have The Nerve Shorts – the short episodes between the long ones where we talk about things From The Internet, you can Get To Know Your Body and there might be even Something To Think About.

On this episode Laura Burling, Heidz Haydon and Susan Wood talk about about TikToker Claire Sisk (@canseecantsee), a woman who has a visual impairment. She shares her experiences as a person with disability embarking on her very first cruise.

You can watch @canseecantsee’s TikTok vide here: Sailing as a blind traveller – My Blind Cruise Adventure

Credits: Susan Wood has written, produced and edited this episode. Logo art by Cobie Ann Moore.

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia is a for-purpose organisation that supports people with a spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions.

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