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English Football League to allow clubs to wear away kits at home to help colour-blind players and fans

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English Football League to allow clubs to wear away kits at home to help colour-blind players and fans

English Football League clubs will be allowed to wear 'away' and alternative kits at home next season to help colour-blind players, staff, officials, and fans distinguish between teams.

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Regional Victorian canoe club works to make water sport accessible to all

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Regional Victorian canoe club works to make water sport accessible to all

"No matter what your ability is, if you want to get on the water, we want to make this happen," Yarrawonga Mulwala Canoe Club coach Tim Roadley said.

The club has been selected by Paddle Victoria to run its adaptive pilot program to empower people of all abilities to take up the water sport.

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Stories about bullying and exclusion of school students with disability heard by royal commission

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Stories about bullying and exclusion of school students with disability heard by royal commission

When Luke Nelson finished school at 18 years of age, he couldn't read nor write.

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Push to bring inclusive football to eastern Victoria for people with disability

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Push to bring inclusive football to eastern Victoria for people with disability

David Kelly is on a mission to bring an inclusive football team to eastern Victoria.  

Growing up in Lakes Entrance, he developed a love for the game at an early age and played for a number of clubs without inclusive teams in the East Gippsland region. 

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Being blind and deaf hasn't stopped carpenter Tony Meli, who makes ornate creations in his workshop by touch

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Being blind and deaf hasn't stopped carpenter Tony Meli, who makes ornate creations in his workshop by touch

Tony Meli may be blind and deaf, but in his personal workshop, he is capable of things that defy belief.

The 54-year-old from Jerrabomberra in southern New South Wales communicates using a special form of Auslan where he holds peoples' hands while they sign to him.

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