News — Living With a Disability
Starkick program and Hand in Hand Walk for Inclusion opens gates for all kids to play football
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Disability advocate welcomes new accessible toilets but says ribbon-cutting ceremony is patronising
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Callum Gossland loves being social but it is not always easy for him.
He lives with a Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and uses a wheelchair when he leaves the house.
Everyone at my school learnt sign language so I could experience education like other kids
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I vividly remember walking into my classroom on my first day of Year 1 and seeing Mrs Sinclair smiling at me. I smiled at her as she signed "Good morning" to me. I signed back to her.
There was also Miss Smith, who was employed as a teacher aide to interpret for me, despite having learnt how to sign the year before.
Uphill challenge as beach users with disabilities call on governments for equal access to Australia's coast
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Sun, sand, the lure of water, and waves that carry you weightless to the shore.
The beach is an idyllic escape for some, but Shane Hryhorec says it can make others feel "locked out of life".
Fishability helps people with disabilities beat challenges, make friends and have fun while casting out a line
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Jackson springs from his camping chair like he's just won a game of bingo.
"Oh yes, I've done it, I've got a fish," he says.