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ABC Grandstand joined by Mount Isa's legally blind 10-year-old sports caller

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ABC Grandstand joined by Mount Isa's legally blind 10-year-old sports caller

Christopher McLeod-Barrett is footy and cricket-mad and his sports-calling dream has just become a reality.

At just 10 years old he has become a regular correspondent on ABC Grandstand.

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Bendigo sportsman Zac Sheehan aims for the Ashes after selection in Australian Blind Cricket squad

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Bendigo sportsman Zac Sheehan aims for the Ashes after selection in Australian Blind Cricket squad

Zac Sheehan, 24, has one goal in life: to play for the Ashes in England.

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Children with disability in Alice Springs learn to walk thanks to Flinders University physiotherapists

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Children with disability in Alice Springs learn to walk thanks to Flinders University physiotherapists

For eight years, Gracyn Johns's parents thought she couldn't walk.

Little were they to know that all it would take is four weeks of intensive physiotherapy for the Acacia Hill School student to get out of her wheelchair.

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European Space Agency to recruit more female astronauts and people with disabilities

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European Space Agency to recruit more female astronauts and people with disabilities

The European Space Agency (ESA) is holding its first astronaut recruitment drive in 11 years and says greater diversity is one of the goals.

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Disability Club social media site to boost social connections, online accessibility for people with a disability

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Disability Club social media site to boost social connections, online accessibility for people with a disability

When 26-year-old Nathan Johnston tried to connect with people during the peak of last year's COVID-19 lockdown, he realised how challenging it could be for people living with a disability to use social media networks like Twitter and Facebook.

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