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Meet Vanessa Calafiore, the bodybuilder with no hands or feet changing perceptions of disability

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Meet Vanessa Calafiore, the bodybuilder with no hands or feet changing perceptions of disability

Vanessa Calafiore had never heard the word "disabled" until she started school. Then she discovered it applied to her.

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Man with disability keeps gun licence after two-year legal battle with police

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Man with disability keeps gun licence after two-year legal battle with police

A man has successfully overturned a decision by NSW Police to revoke his gun licence because of his disability.

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Respite care at new Mansfield farm stay hoped to cut waitlists for families, kids with autism

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Respite care at new Mansfield farm stay hoped to cut waitlists for families, kids with autism

When Alan Netherclift and his family started respite care a few years ago, it changed their lives.

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This cooking program is helping people with disability gain skills in the kitchen and independence

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This cooking program is helping people with disability gain skills in the kitchen and independence

Nothing makes Natesha Shalliker happier than being in the kitchen.

Her passion for cooking has been passed down through her family from generation to generation. 

Natesha began learning about flavours as a child while watching her mother and grandma in the kitchen and sampling their meals.

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How Leisa Prowd is putting dwarfism and disability in the spotlight through her art

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How Leisa Prowd is putting dwarfism and disability in the spotlight through her art

When Leisa Prowd was a young girl, she asked her parents how big she would grow.

They said they didn't know.

"Which is the absolute truth," Ms Prowd said.

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