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Things not to say to a person living with chronic pain

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Things not to say to a person living with chronic pain

For years, I didn't feel like illnesses 'counted', despite every aspect of my life being affected": People living with invisible disability often feel they have to justify why their conditions are "legitimate", Katie Brebner Griffin explains

It's a shame young people don't care about anyone but themselves," the lady across me complained to her friend, her eyes boring into mine.

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Being an ally to people with disabilities

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Being an ally to people with disabilities

Do you even know what it is — beyond the obvious use of two or three well-known insults?

Across the board, I believe ableism is often the forgotten prejudice. The one so well absorbed into society's structures that many people don't even notice it's there.

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Many strings to Mali’s bow

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Many strings to Mali’s bow

Mali was born and raised in a small town on the East Coast of NSW. She received a scholarship to go to the Australian National University in Canberra when she finished high school. Mali studied gender studies and sociology for her undergraduate degree, and is now doing a Master of Social Work.

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Victoria is boosting disability support in schools by A$1.6 billion. Here are 4 ways to make the most of it

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Victoria is boosting disability support in schools by A$1.6 billion. Here are 4 ways to make the most of it

The Victorian government has announced an investment of nearly A$1.6 billion for public schools to ensure students with disability are supported in the classroom.

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The budding neuroscientist and poet with cerebral palsy who wants to become a doctor

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The budding neuroscientist and poet with cerebral palsy who wants to become a doctor

When Jerusha was a child with cerebral palsy, doctors told her parents she would never walk or talk. But now aged 25, she's hoping to become a doctor herself and help others with disabilities.

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