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Community-based supported employment program changing lives of people with disability

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Community-based supported employment program changing lives of people with disability

It's unlikely to be everyone's favourite job, but Leif Barstad loves emptying the office bins at the farm machinery business where he works every Friday.

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Auslan gym classes a perfect fit for people who are deaf or hard of hearing in Queensland

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Auslan gym classes a perfect fit for people who are deaf or hard of hearing in Queensland

A gym providing signed Auslan classes for people who are deaf or hard of hearing is helping the community stay fit safely, breaking down communication barriers that can be experienced in gyms.

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Short-statured community seeks better NDIS support to live independently

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Short-statured community seeks better NDIS support to live independently

There are many things in life people take for granted, such as having automatic doors open in front of you, going to a public toilet or even driving a car.

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Genetic condition neurofibromatosis no barrier for determined Cessnock boy

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Genetic condition neurofibromatosis no barrier for determined Cessnock boy

Melissa McClellan knew "something wasn't right" when her then two-year-old son, Hamish, preferred to sleep in his pram instead of playing with the other kids.

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Vision-impaired golfers tee off on SA course ahead of national blind golf tournament

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Vision-impaired golfers tee off on SA course ahead of national blind golf tournament

It didn't take Victorian man Sean Witting long to realise true vision doesn't always involve the eyes.

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