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News — Seeing the ability in disability

NDIS clients claim a disability advocate charged their plans for non-existent services

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NDIS clients claim a disability advocate charged their plans for non-existent services

He seemed the perfect advocate to help her special needs children – caring, enthusiastic and most importantly with a "lived experience" of disability through his vision impairment. 

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Industry leaders push for government, employers to boost work outcomes for people living with disability

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Industry leaders push for government, employers to boost work outcomes for people living with disability

Laundry worker Michael Wheatley loves his job and wants other people with a disability to share the joy of being employed.  

"We work together and team work, we make it dream work," he said.

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Mildura nursery returns to home base after summer floods, moves thousands of plants back

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Mildura nursery returns to home base after summer floods, moves thousands of plants back

For the second time in five months, thousands of plants are on the move as a Victorian nursery begins the huge task of returning home after the Murray River flooded during summer.

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'It's not a checklist, it's a mindset' — accessibility and inclusion is at the centre of this music community

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'It's not a checklist, it's a mindset' — accessibility and inclusion is at the centre of this music community

Dave Dowling was putting on one of his semi-regular backyard DIY gigs on the north side of Melbourne when he first met Harley Young, a local musician with a big idea and a lot of enthusiasm.

"He just came around to my house and launched straight into it," Dowling says. "'I've been thinking about this for a while. And I'd like your involvement'."

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Rhythm cafe gives Sunshine Coast people living with disability boost through employment

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Rhythm cafe gives Sunshine Coast people living with disability boost through employment

Murray Boyton estimates he has created "80,000 coffees of magic" since he started making them a few years ago.

The pastor turned barista says of those cups, the most fulfilling ones have been brewed at his Baringa cafe, which solely employs people with intellectual disabilities.

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