News — intellectual disability
Tasmanian family vows to fight for NDIS funding to ensure 11-year-old state judo champion has access to skin suit
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Stacey Gittus has three children who are participants of the NDIS and has experienced her fair share of frustrations with the system.
But a recent decision by the scheme has left her feeling "broken" and in a state of "sheer desperation".
'I believe deaf people are the best listeners in the world': Just another day as a deaf music critic
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I've been told that my job sounds like a punchline. I am a deaf music critic.
It is often assumed that deaf and hard of hearing people can't engage with music. Beethoven is considered like an anomaly. But, while there is no doubt that he was an extraordinarily talented composer and performer, he is far from alone. There are countless deaf people who have devoted their lives to music.
How flowers helped Goulburn Valley woman Marli Kelly reinvent her life after an MS diagnosis
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Throughout our lives, we all go through many stages and phases.
We try different jobs, hobbies, sometimes even live in different places around the world.
But sometimes we are thrown curveballs that can change the way we live and the way we see the world and our future.
Abrolhos Islands upgrades make paradise more accessible for people living with disability
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Questacon launches Calm Space, a peaceful escape for neurodivergent children
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Claire Dyer works in one of the most stimulating and fun-filled environments in Australia.
Her office, which is visited by thousands of children each year, features an earthquake simulator, caged lightning and robots.