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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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La Trobe University's new library misses the mark for people with disability, student says

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La Trobe University's new library misses the mark for people with disability, student says

PhD student Tash Joyce has arthritis and uses a cane, meaning she cannot access the books she needs for her studies at La Trobe University without extreme difficulty.

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Why we need more people with disability appearing in the media and the ABC's IDPwD initiatives to be more inclusive

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Why we need more people with disability appearing in the media and the ABC's IDPwD initiatives to be more inclusive

They are the words that shatter the lives of hundreds of Australians every year.

Those words take away your dreams, steal your independence and strip you of a livelihood you had come to know so well.

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