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# Dylan Alcott's Logies Speech Wins the Night
- URL: https://celebritykind.ghost.io/dylan-alcott-logies-speech/
- Published: 2019-07-01T01:23:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T04:23:43.000Z
- Author: Nehal Dalgliesh
- Tags: Equality, disability, Dylan Alcott, Logies, #Migrated-1790725130940, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-29 23:39

**Dylan Alcott** has won the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent at the Logies, and wow, WHAT A SPEECH he gave!

The 28-year-old tennis star and paralympian used his moment in the spotlight to highlight why it's so important to have more disability representation on TV.

*"I used to absolutely hate having a disability. I've been in a wheelchair my whole life, and I hated it,"* **Dylan** began.

*"One of the reasons I did hate it was, when I turned on the TV, I never saw anyone like me. And when I did see someone like me, it was on a road safety ad where someone drink drives, has a car accident and the next scene is someone like me whose life is over. And I was like, that's not my life."*

The ABC presenter who attended the evening with partner **Chantelle Otten** continued to thank the networks who gave him a chance to show the world what people in wheelchairs are capable of.

*"I wanted to get a job on TV because I love sharing stories but also to show that people with disabilities can be talented, funny, humorous,"* **Dylan** said, *"just normal people enjoying their lives.*

*"To everyone who gave me an opportunity, thank you so bloody much. There are four and a half million people like me with a disability so whether it's in education, employment, going on a date, whatever it is, please give them an opportunity. Because there are a lot of bloody talented people out there. And I promise you, they won't disappoint!"*

Definitely the speech of the night.

Learn more about **Dylan's** story by reading his book\* "Able":

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