Muscular dystrophy is a neuromuscular disorder for which there is currently no cure. Although it is not evident in the clip, Dion has to deal with both profound deafness and muscular dystrophy.He expresses the hope that Dion might be able to continue drawing dogs as a job when he grows up. They express their support for his work, with his grandfather reporting that he likes the drawings of the dogs and seeing people wearing Dion’s T-shirts. The pride in and support for Dion’s achievement from members of his family are revealed in the clip in the interviews to camera with Dion’s grandfather John Beasley and his aunt Gloria Beasley.Whiting does not change the designs at all, merely cleaning up the lines so they are clear for screen printing. ‘He’s got a dog for every occasion and every product’, he said (). Darwin-based designer Stan Whiting, who was responsible for the creation of the Cheeky Dog label, saw their potential immediately. The humour, variety and originality of Dion’s dog characters are evident in those that are featured in the clip.The clip reveals how Dion, who did not talk and used only a very basic sign language even with his family because of his profound deafness, has found a means of communicating with the wider world through his original and close observations of dogs, translated into drawings.It is through her efforts that Dion’s work is now being marketed as Cheeky Dog Designs, providing money for his future.
While working with him she saw his talent as an artist. She describes him as being a ‘very lonely little boy’, with no interaction with the outside world. Joie Boulter first encountered Dion Beasley when she was his teacher at Tennant Creek Primary School.
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