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Former campdrafter Emily Tapp wins $6.75m payout after serious spinal injury

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Former campdrafter Emily Tapp wins $6.75m payout after serious spinal injury

A national campdrafting organisation has been ordered to pay more than $6 million in damages to a woman who became a paraplegic after falling from her horse during a competition in 2011.  

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Swim programs team up to make swimming accessible for people with a disability, medical condition or injury

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Swim programs team up to make swimming accessible for people with a disability, medical condition or injury

A swimming teacher and avid surfer, Ella Donohoe's life revolved around the water.  

But she almost lost of all that when she was involved in a horrific car crash that left her in a coma for seven weeks and in a hospital bed for eight months. 

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Sharing gardening tips using Auslan and Instagram

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Sharing gardening tips using Auslan and Instagram

Follow Karin O'Reilly's Instagram account and you'll learn a heap of simple hacks for successful food gardening — and possibly pick up some Australian Sign Language (Auslan) too.

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NSW schools able to provide Auslan classes to students from next year

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NSW schools able to provide Auslan classes to students from next year

From next year, schools across New South Wales will have the option of providing Auslan classes to students from kindergarten to Year 10.

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Pleas for NSW flood survivors with disability to be prioritised for urgent housing, care

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Pleas for NSW flood survivors with disability to be prioritised for urgent housing, care

ToyNera Macgregor and her 16-year-old son Annan are homeless after floods swamped their Lismore rental.

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