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News — Seeing the ability in disability

Activ's disability industrial worksites to stay open for another 18 months, but families want more certainty

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Activ's disability industrial worksites to stay open for another 18 months, but families want more certainty

Western Australia's largest disability services provider, Activ Foundation, has secured funding to keep its industrial worksites open for another 18 months, but families of the employees say it is only a temporary fix.

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From nuns to mums, weekend warriors to world champions, fitness fanatics to fanatical fans — women in sport want wider coverage

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From nuns to mums, weekend warriors to world champions, fitness fanatics to fanatical fans — women in sport want wider coverage

Four nuns are playing football on a synthetic pitch, on a rooftop in Rome. 

Dressed in habits, they're having a fun kickaround, playing like nobody's watching (or covertly filming from afar).

On a tight angle, one nun slots in a neat right-footer, and celebrates with her arms raised.

Later, another nun loses a shoe when she kicks the ball, but like a true competitor it doesn't stop her from pushing on.

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Doctors with disability continue to practise thanks to technology, support and a positive attitude

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Doctors with disability continue to practise thanks to technology, support and a positive attitude

Doctor Steven Peterson was cycling to work in the autumn of 2018 when he was struck by a car and taken to the same emergency department where he was due to start work.

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Australian adaptive surfers strike gold as sport makes professional debut in Hawaii

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Australian adaptive surfers strike gold as sport makes professional debut in Hawaii

Australia's adaptive surfing team has scooped the pool at the inaugural Adaptive Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour event in Hawaii.

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Social enterprise café on Brisbane's Goodwill Bridge helps people with a disability build confidence

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Social enterprise café on Brisbane's Goodwill Bridge helps people with a disability build confidence

A social enterprise that trains and employs people with a disability has taken over one of Brisbane's most picturesque coffee spots.

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