News — intellectual disability

Darren Lockyer cops a sledging when he plays with Ipswich touch rugby league team ALARA Jets

July 25, 2022 • disability • Disability Employment Services • disability law • disability stereotypes • intellectual disability • Living With a Disability • NDIS • no ‘dis’ in disability. • Seeing the ability in disability • umbrella of disability

Ipswich touch rugby league players with intellectual and physical disabilities are changing the game one try at a time — even offering playing tips to a legend of the game when he joins them on field.

Video game coding skills lands South Australian year 12 student with autism a job

Jesse Cross has a knack for coding, but it's not just a past-time or a hobby, it's a profession.

Mount Gambier man's friendship with guide dog opens up world of adventure

Having 5-per-cent vision can leave you vulnerable in some situations.

Like receiving the wrong audiobook and only being able to find out when you are halfway through it — just ask 39-year-old Paul Manfrin.

Verney Road School in Shepparton moves to former Wanganui Park Secondary School site

July 21, 2022 • disability • Disability Employment Services • disability law • disability stereotypes • intellectual disability • Living With a Disability • NDIS • no ‘dis’ in disability. • Seeing the ability in disability • umbrella of disability

Shepparton's Verney Road School will find a new home at the former Wanganui Park Secondary School site after receiving a significant funding boost.

Queer love stories: Ivy and Yoey

July 20, 2022 • disability • Disability Employment Services • disability law • disability stereotypes • intellectual disability • Living With a Disability • NDIS • no ‘dis’ in disability. • Seeing the ability in disability • umbrella of disability

The love that Ivy McGowan and Yoey Maxwell share is a rare kind.

In the five years since they met by chance at a queer picnic in Naarm/Melbourne on Ivy's 22nd birthday, it's grown to become something they had both thought they could only ever dare to dream for.

We asked them to share their story with us.