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Don't underestimate the blind marketer. Karan's not letting his eyes stop his career vision

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Don't underestimate the blind marketer. Karan's not letting his eyes stop his career vision

Karan Nagrani says in some ways "coming out" as having a disability was harder than coming out as gay. This is his story of life with retinitis pigmentosa.

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ABC Grandstand joined by Mount Isa's legally blind 10-year-old sports caller

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ABC Grandstand joined by Mount Isa's legally blind 10-year-old sports caller

Christopher McLeod-Barrett is footy and cricket-mad and his sports-calling dream has just become a reality.

At just 10 years old he has become a regular correspondent on ABC Grandstand.

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Walking Stick: Support and Care for Every Step

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Walking Stick: Support and Care for Every Step

At times the elderly may have to face the reality that certain mobility aids are necessary not just to assist with movement but also as a preventative measure to avoid falls. A walking stick,  also referred to as a walking cane, is probably the most basic yet highly versatile mobility aid.  It is primarily used to assist with balancing, improve stability and at times even reduce the pressure that may be causing pain. Most walking sticks are thought of to be a straight, long stick either with a straight or curved handle but there are actually various different types depending...

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Bendigo sportsman Zac Sheehan aims for the Ashes after selection in Australian Blind Cricket squad

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Bendigo sportsman Zac Sheehan aims for the Ashes after selection in Australian Blind Cricket squad

Zac Sheehan, 24, has one goal in life: to play for the Ashes in England.

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Children with disability in Alice Springs learn to walk thanks to Flinders University physiotherapists

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Children with disability in Alice Springs learn to walk thanks to Flinders University physiotherapists

For eight years, Gracyn Johns's parents thought she couldn't walk.

Little were they to know that all it would take is four weeks of intensive physiotherapy for the Acacia Hill School student to get out of her wheelchair.

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