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News — Seeing the ability in disability

Bendigo embraces new disability employment program trial from Melbourne

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Bendigo embraces new disability employment program trial from Melbourne

A new education-to-employment program is providing pathways into the workforce for regional Victorians living with down syndrome and intellectual disabilities.

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Albury Return and Earn recycling depot provides jobs, sustainability for community

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Albury Return and Earn recycling depot provides jobs, sustainability for community

Recyclers Bruce Forbes and Heather Goesch started their business sorting every bottle and can by hand in a job that could present some nasty surprises.

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ACT Independent senator David Pocock delivers maiden speech in Senate, welcomes deaf community in Auslan

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ACT Independent senator David Pocock delivers maiden speech in Senate, welcomes deaf community in Auslan

ACT Independent senator David Pocock has delivered his maiden speech to federal parliament, during which he welcomed the deaf community using Auslan.

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Blind teenager's connection with loyal friend inspires children's book by Pip Harry

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Blind teenager's connection with loyal friend inspires children's book by Pip Harry

When a rare form of childhood cancer claimed Jarrah Podesta's remaining good eye in 2018, his best friend Mathilde Cross became his guide.  

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Meet Gerrard Gosens — the blind, Everest-climbing, ballroom-dancing, ultra-long-distance-running, chocolate-making para-triathlete with titanium ribs

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Meet Gerrard Gosens — the blind, Everest-climbing, ballroom-dancing, ultra-long-distance-running, chocolate-making para-triathlete with titanium ribs

Gerrard Gosens has represented Australia in multiple sports for over 30 years.

He's competed at three Paralympic Games and well over a dozen world championships — and climbed Everest, and danced with the stars, and launched a thriving business, and been awarded an OAM … the list goes on.

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