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Australian Sports Commission begins talent search to develop future Paralympians
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Nearly six months after the motorbike crash that changed his world, Daniel Forssman is adjusting to life as a wheelchair user.
The 24-year-old Darwin man was paralysed during an accident while visiting Kakadu National Park with his mates.
What to consider if your child with disability is starting school next year
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A child starting school is an exciting milestone for any family but can come with concerns about how they will handle the transition.
For parents of children with disability, these worries can be even more intense, says David Roy from the University of Newcastle.
How a white cane named Sneezy is helping Louie overcome the obstacles that face blind and low-vision Australians
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Louie Bartold was only six months old when he was given his first white cane.
"Back then, it was more of a toy than a tool, but the guidance we were given was that it was about making him familiar with it," his mother Scarlett Koehne said.
New 3D-printed aids mimic the feel of real seahorses for Seahorse World visitors with low vision
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It takes Peter Rodger seven hours to print a seahorse.
"That's if you're talking about the full-grown, 30-centimetre adult one … it's only about an hour for a small one," he said.
Photography exhibition empowers people with a disability through alter-ego portraits
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In Warrnambool, in south-west Victoria, there is a vanguard disability movement growing, charged by a grassroots group called the Find Your Voice Collective.
Most recently, they've produced a striking set of photographic portraits that topple preconceived notions of disability.