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Heidi La Paglia Reid (she/her) is a proud Autistic, queer and disabled consultant and advocate living in Muwinina Country, in Lutriwita, Hobart, Tasmania. Heidi has over a decade of experience working in professional and voluntary roles in the disability and women's rights sector as well as extensive personal experience navigating chronic health conditions and disability. After becoming a mother in 2022 and finding juggling employment, disability and parenting inaccessible, Heidi set up her consulting business.
In her consultancy, Heidi specialises in gender equity, disability rights and neuro-inclusion and is passionate about transforming organisations, political movements and spaces to ensure are are safe for and accessible to communities who experience intersectional marginalisation .
Heidi offers services in a range of areas such as research, report writing, project management, facilitation, public speaking, neurodiversity training and more.
Organised by Owl
Founder: Bailey Wemyss
At Organised by Owl, Bailey Wemyss leverages over 20 years of extensive experience to provide comprehensive consulting, speaking, and writing services. Specializing in disability consultations, advocacy, and research, Bailey’s work focuses on the multifaceted aspects of disability, with a particular emphasis on intersectionality.
Bailey is not only an expert by profession but also brings a deeply personal understanding to the table, with lived experiences of Autism, ADHD, Ehlers Danlos, and other disabilities. As a wheelchair user and a parent of children with disabilities, Bailey’s insights are both profound and empathetic. Additionally, as a proud Aboriginal woman and a member of the LGBTIQA+ communities, Bailey’s work is enriched by a diverse and inclusive perspective.
Bailey’s services include delivering impactful speaking engagements, writing compelling blogs, articles, and research papers, and offering tailored consultations to help organizations and individuals navigate the complexities of disability and intersectionality. Organised by Owl is dedicated to fostering a more inclusive and understanding society through advocacy, education, and collaboration.
Treasure Chests and Side Quests provides specialised counselling and advocacy for people who don’t speak, and people who are unable to depend on speech.
Treasure Chests and Side Quest also provides consultancy and training.
Yenn Purkis can provide presentations, writing in many formats, consultation services, mentoring and coaching. Yenn has worked with a large number of organisations to support them in relation to inclusion and respect for neurodivergent folks and those with psychosocial disability.
Yenn has been working in the advocacy and inclusion space for over 20 years, They have (currently) 17 published books and have given talks all over the world. Yenn has given two TEDx talks (2013 about resilience and 2023 about gender diversity and autism). Yenn can tailor presentations and writing to the needs of the audience and is flexible to the needs of the customer.
Yenn can from a strong perspective of the social model of disability and all their work is informed by the concept of 'different not less. They are also non-binary and asexual and identify strongly in the Queer pride space. Their work encompasses an intersectionality approach.
Yenn works with a number of organisations around inclusion in the disability and neurodiversity and Queer pride spaces. Yenn is highly proficient and professional and has a significant work ethic and a sense of pride in all they do.
Yenn's fees are reasonable - feel free to contact them for a quote.