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Deafblind artist Joseph Formosa connects to Indigenous culture through sea creatures
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With a white cane and the assistance of his father, Tony, Port Stephens artist Joseph Formosa makes his way slowly but surely across the rock shelf near Newcastle Ocean Baths.
Michael Shafar beat cancer twice and it's fuelling his Adelaide Fringe comedy show
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Michael Shafar has beaten cancer twice — and he wants you to know all about it.
Disability no barrier for Eddie Sutherland after Rockhampton truck dealership hires him
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Eddie Sutherland loved his job as a labourer at his local railway, but when work dried up two years ago, he was back in the unemployment queue despite being desperate for a new challenge.
Riding blind, the nurse turned patient tackling a 5,000km horse ride without sight
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Rowena Dowling was a registered nurse working in a busy Brisbane hospital when she lost her sight almost three decades ago.
Before she is deaf, Kylie wants to complete her bucket list of sounds
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Someday soon Kylie Webb will visit a specialist and her world will fall silent.
She doesn't know how much longer she will hear. It might be months or years.
These are the sounds she wants to remember.