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Assistive technology a game changer for legally blind man living in Victoria's north east

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Assistive technology a game changer for legally blind man living in Victoria's north east

A young man living in regional Victoria has found an assistive device that has dramatically improved his quality of life — all thanks to his passion for watching football.

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Don't underestimate the blind marketer. Karan's not letting his eyes stop his career vision

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Don't underestimate the blind marketer. Karan's not letting his eyes stop his career vision

Karan Nagrani says in some ways "coming out" as having a disability was harder than coming out as gay. This is his story of life with retinitis pigmentosa.

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ABC Grandstand joined by Mount Isa's legally blind 10-year-old sports caller

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ABC Grandstand joined by Mount Isa's legally blind 10-year-old sports caller

Christopher McLeod-Barrett is footy and cricket-mad and his sports-calling dream has just become a reality.

At just 10 years old he has become a regular correspondent on ABC Grandstand.

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Legally blind woman swaps Mount Kilimanjaro for Central Australia's Larapinta Trail

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Legally blind woman swaps Mount Kilimanjaro for Central Australia's Larapinta Trail

Legally blind Sunshine Coast woman Nicole Forbes-Hood has refused to let COVID-19 lock downs get in the way of adventure, hiking the rugged Larapinta trail when a planned expedition to Africa's highest mountain was cancelled.

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How a blind man is tamin Australia's best kept secrets

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How a blind man is tamin Australia's best kept secrets

Imagine coming face-to-face with a freshly captured, two-metre-tall spitting camel and attempting to put a rope around its neck.

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