My name is Tony, I am forty, just turned forty-seven years of age

I work two Jobs

My disability is spinal cord injury from a fall off a balcony

I was eighteen at the time when I had the accident, pretty much everything in your life changes

In order for me to live out in the community, I live by myself

I have to; I get assistance on a day-to-day basis

Having a care package, which gives me 35 hours a week

Allows me to live by myself and be as independent as I can

My interests would be getting out and going to the movies from time to time

Going out to restaurants, I like to see bands

What I would look for in a carer would be someone who is

Fairly open minded and mainly just has a good attitude

I suppose I would say someone who’s a people person, who you can have a chat with

As you would anyone and someone that is willing to just learn on the job

I had any particular goals it would be just probably to do a little bit of travelling

People with disabilities are just like anyone else

they just want to be able to get out and do everything that everyone else does