The Roots of Purple Orange
This video tells the story of how JFA Purple Orange got its name.
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JFA Purple Orange started late 2006 from the ashes of a disability service provider that had been around since 1878. We didn’t want to be another service provider. There were already plenty of those. We wanted to be a place where people in the disability community could get information, connect to us and to each other. This would help us learn what types of policies and practices can help ensure that people get a fair go of what life has to offer. And then we could go and talk to government about that.
How did we come up with the Purple Orange? We needed a brand mark so that people could recognise us and our work. The initials of our name, the Julia Farr Association, spell JFA, which kind of sounds like Jaffa, which made us think of an orange. So maybe we could use an orange. After all, fruit has been used in branding before.
An orange is known for its colour. What you see is what you get. But what if the orange wasn’t orange? We thought it would make people pause and take a deeper look. It’s the same with people living with disability. You need to look beyond what you think you see. The colour purple is linked to things like thinking and dignity. And we liked the sound of that. So the Purple Orange was born. And later, we changed our name to match. We are JFA Purple Orange.
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A MOMENT OF ME
Jessie
**Content Warning: This story mentions suicide, which some people may find distressing. For immediate crisis support, get help. If life is in immediate danger, call 000. For 24/7 crisis support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au/get-help.
“I acquired my disability at the age of 14, essentially overnight. I had to learn how to do absolutely everything again and work out how to navigate a largely inaccessible world.
I have spent the years following my diagnosis grieving the life I had and the life I thought I would have. I have fallen into very dark times, where my disability and the reality of my diagnosis has become too much, and suicide seemed my best option.
My story can be seen as one of sadness and bad luck, but I share it in the hope that people will come to see how something so seemingly negative can turn into something positive, how you can survive what you thought you couldn’t and to never give up hope.
I have been horse-mad since I was three and upon acquiring my disability, I had to learn how to ride again and retrain my horses without the use of leg aids.
I am incredibly lucky to have grown my team, which now includes three national-level competition horses. I am a dressage and show rider, competing at the highest level of able-bodied dressage at Equestrian Australia National level.
I have had the pleasure of competing all over Australia at multiple National Championships and Royal Shows and being consistently selected for state teams and squads since 2016. I have been a registered elite athlete with the University of South Australia since 2018.
My horses have given me purpose through the biggest challenge of my life. They saved me.”
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© Copyright 2006 – 2023 JFA Purple Orange
ABN 16 464 890 778
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Phone (08) 8373 8388 Freecall 1300 857 327
Fax (08) 8373 8373
Email [email protected]
Address 104 Greenhill Road, Unley SA 5061
