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News — Seeing the ability in disability

Abuse of people with disability in public places at the centre of this week's DRC hearing — a topic many Australians know all too well

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Abuse of people with disability in public places at the centre of this week's DRC hearing — a topic many Australians know all too well

Last week I was standing on the corner of a crowded intersection waiting to cross the road. 

The type of thing many of us do, day in, day out.

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Disability advocates seek better public education about e-scooter hazards

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Disability advocates seek better public education about e-scooter hazards

Raymond Ratcliffe has faced several challenges since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) 33 years ago.

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Ali can play and race with his brothers, thanks to an inclusive-design play centre

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Ali can play and race with his brothers, thanks to an inclusive-design play centre

When 12-year-old Ali Meksassi goes to a park or play centre with his brothers he is often left on the sidelines watching them have fun.

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Netball's Marie Little Shield returns, giving people with intellectual disability chance to play for state or territory

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Netball's Marie Little Shield returns, giving people with intellectual disability chance to play for state or territory

This month, netball's Marie Little Shield will return for the first time in three years, after the 2020 and 2021 editions had to be cancelled due to COVID-19.

The national competition, named after leading sports administrator Marie Little, offers netballers with an intellectual disability the chance to represent their state or territory.

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Budget airlines make it hard for people with disabilities to travel, but Australian tourist sights get top marks

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Budget airlines make it hard for people with disabilities to travel, but Australian tourist sights get top marks

As a power wheelchair user with a complex physical disability, I've never been on a plane.

Not even when I travelled across Australia from rural Western Australia to the remote opal mining town of Lightning Ridge in New South Wales.

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