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How the 2000 Sydney Paralympics changed perceptions of disability

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How the 2000 Sydney Paralympics changed perceptions of disability

The memory of carrying the Australian flag into a packed stadium for the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, 20 years ago this week, still makes Brendan Burkett's heart beat a little faster.

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Artists living with disability retreat to the Australian bush to find inspiration post COVID-19 lockdown

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Artists living with disability retreat to the Australian bush to find inspiration post COVID-19 lockdown

These female artists living with disabilities have been freed from months of isolation due to coronavirus lockdowns — and now they've reignited their creative minds in the Australian bush.

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Conserving disability and constructing a habitable world

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Conserving disability and constructing a habitable world

In Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, Hannah Arendt concludes that political regimes ought not to determine “who should and who should not inhabit the world.” Thirty years later, biologist Ruth Hubbard again put forward the question of who our world should include in her critique of genetic testing that selects and marks foetuses with disabilities for possible abortion. Referring to what historians like Daniel Kevles call the new eugenics, Hubbard asserts that:

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Travel with a disability shouldn't be that hard, and there's billions on offer to businesses who prioritise accessibility

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Travel with a disability shouldn't be that hard, and there's billions on offer to businesses who prioritise accessibility

When Kerry Williams took a trip to Tasmania with her mother, she was shocked to find her mum couldn't easily access the shower. 

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New inclusive sport program 'exhilarating' for Queensland students with disability

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New inclusive sport program 'exhilarating' for Queensland students with disability

A new inclusive sports program will be rolled out across Queensland to create opportunities for students with disabilities to participate in sport.

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