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Sharing gardening tips using Auslan and Instagram
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NSW schools able to provide Auslan classes to students from next year
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From next year, schools across New South Wales will have the option of providing Auslan classes to students from kindergarten to Year 10.
Key points:
- Strathfield South High School will be among the first schools to include Auslan in its syllabus
- The deaf community has been calling for its inclusion in schools for many years
- The Education Minister says it is a big step forward for inclusiveness
Pleas for NSW flood survivors with disability to be prioritised for urgent housing, care
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How amputee equestrian Suzin got back in the saddle with help from a Paralympian friend
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Suzin Wells had her leg amputated below the knee on October 20, 2021.
With the help of her good friend and three-time Paralympian, Sharon Jarvis, she was back riding her horse just 10 weeks later.
Teenager quits school to become counsellor she never had
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From the age of 12, she'd wake up daily with severe panic attacks — shaking, crying, and battling to breathe.
Struggling to fit into the confines of the traditional schooling system, the Finley teen was also a victim of bullying.