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'Legless and Blind' mates’ battle with adversity inspires students

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'Legless and Blind' mates’ battle with adversity inspires students

Ben Pettingill, who is 98 per cent blind, and double amputee Mike Rolls recently completed a speaking tour through Broken Hill and Tibooburra.

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Alex The Astronaut reveals she has autism in first ever stand-up set

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Alex The Astronaut reveals she has autism in first ever stand-up set

Alex The Astronaut is no stranger to getting personal.

Through a string of singles and her captivating debut album, The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing, fans got a glimpse of the 26-year-old musician at her most honest and endearing.

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Learning how to make your workplace more disability friendly — from people who live with a disability

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Learning how to make your workplace more disability friendly — from people who live with a disability

Andrew Meddings will never forget the look he was met with when he arrived to a job with a new client.

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Dion Galea is the non-binary activist bringing trans awareness to the deaf community

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Dion Galea is the non-binary activist bringing trans awareness to the deaf community

"I am non-binary … It means I do not identify with either gender — man or woman. Sometimes, I am one or the other, both or neither of them."

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'You don't look blind' and other stereotypes people with blindness don't want to hear

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'You don't look blind' and other stereotypes people with blindness don't want to hear

Ingrid Barnes is stereotyped on a regular basis — but she wants things to change.

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