Blog of Dr Darryl Sellwood

Provocative, disruptive and sometimes subversive — inventor of the Bummunicator!

  • Ride and Enjoy: More Than a Motto

    It came to me in an online meeting. I was sitting there, stressing about the volume of work ahead for our working group, feeling genuinely overwhelmed by everything that needed to be done. And then something shifted. I realised I was taking on more than I had to. I was part of the group —…

  • AI, Critical Thinking, and the Skill of Effective Prompting: A Personal Lesson

    There’s a lot of debate about AI these days. Critics point to concerns about stolen materials used in training datasets, the environmental impact of massive data centers, and fears that AI will replace human workers. I understand these concerns (they’re valid and deserve serious consideration). Nevertheless, as someone with communication disability who has benefited from…

  • Response from Minister Butler on NDIS Concerns

    I wanted to provide a quick update to my recent post, Why the NDIS is Failing People with Disabilities: My Letter to Minister Butler. I’m pleased to report that I received a response from Minister Mark Butler’s office regarding the letter I sent expressing my deep concerns about the current state of the NDIS, particularly the…

  • Why the NDIS is Failing People with Disabilities: My Letter to Minister Butler

    I recently wrote to The Hon Mark Butler MP, my local Member of Parliament and Minister for Health, Disability and the NDIS, to express my deep concerns about recent changes to the scheme that are significantly impacting people with disabilities and the service providers who support us. I believe we may have met several years…

  • If Reading My Thesis Feels Like a Chore, Here’s a Podcast Instead!

    Let’s be real: reading a PhD thesis is not everyone’s idea of a good time. I get it—hundreds of pages of academic jargon and charts might not scream “entertainment.” But what if I told you that you could get the juicy bits of my PhD findings in just 20 minutes? Yep, I’ve turned my research…

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