Chasing olympic glory and inspiring others
Wheelchair athlete and Murwillumbah man Bill Chaffey is chasing Olympic glory.
View ArticleGolf: A great way to live life
At 'a shade over 50' (60) Graham Kenyon is about to represent Australia in the game he loves; and he'll be doing it as part of a team of four men who have only four legs between them.
View ArticleTomato harvest at Summerland House Farm
Nine people with disabilities have been hired to work at a new tomato plantation at Summerland House Farm
View ArticleBandwagon rocks International Day of People with Disability
Bandwagon is made up several people with disabilities and enviable abilities when it comes to music
View ArticleCane farmer recognised for community work
A 75-year-old cane grower from the Clarence Valley in northern NSW has been recognised for his contribution to the community.
View ArticleWomen's stories dispel disability myths
A Northern Rivers organisation that supports young people with disabilities is helping a group of women celebrate their stories in a new book. As six women tell extremely personal and confronting...
View ArticleThe north coast dissects the Federal budget
It's the morning after the night before, which was of course, budget night for the Federal government.
View ArticleStory behind the painting: prize-winning portrait of Jenny London
For 12 years Jenny London was the CEO of Realising Every Dream (RED Inc), an organisation that provides support and advocates for people with disabilities. Rene Bolten's painting of Jenny won the...
View ArticleMinister defends north coast disability care rollout
Minister says rollout of disability care program is not political.
View ArticleDisability job drive aims for 50 jobs in 30 days
Employment services from around the northern rivers have kicked off a campaign to find 50 of their clients' a job within a month. Disability employment agencies hope to secure the positions for their...
View ArticleDream Cricket hitting sixes for special needs
Sticky wickys and crazy catch sound like something you'd buy a ticket for at a country fair. But they are two aids in an international program enabling disabled children to play cricket.
View ArticleBudget 2014: How the Federal Budget will affect the household budget
Four households look at how their weekly budgets will be affected by recent Federal Budget changes.
View ArticleByron Bay Writers Festival: 'Ugly' author Robert Hoge shares story
Robert Hoge was born with a severely disfigured face, as well as deformities to both legs. The Brisbane author is discussing his memoirs titled 'Ugly' at this year's Byron Bay Writers Festival.
View ArticleABC Open Unsung: The gift of dance...ability
Sue Whiteman is what people today call an "integrated dance teacher". It's a fancy title for what Sue has been doing for years and what comes naturally to her: giving people the gift of dance whether...
View ArticleYouth with disabilities learning to surf
A former world champion surfer is teaching youth with a disability on the Gold Coast how to catch a wave.
View ArticleBrotherhood of the Blues launch album
A blues trio made up of Indigenous members with special needs has launched an album in Lismore.
View ArticleMark 'Mono' Stewart competing in world championship for disabled surfers
Byron Bay surfer, Mark 'Mono' Stewart, in World Championship for disabled athletes.
View ArticleOne-legged Byron Bay surfer Mark 'Mono' Stewart wins world title
Australian surfer Mark 'Mono' Stewart has won a gold medal at the first world adaptive surfing championships at La Jolla in California.
View ArticleQuadriplegic artist thanks technology for new lease on life
Research shows people with permanent physical disabilities experience higher rates of mental illness, but digital art has pulled a northern New South Wales quadriplegic out of depression.
View ArticlePara-triathlete Bill Chaffey to represent Australia at Rio Paralympic Games
Para-triathlete Bill Chaffey has qualified for the Rio Paralympic Games.
View ArticleMum launches crowdfunding campaign to help daughter learn to eat again
Five-year-old Eleanor Holland needs help to learn how to eat again, but the process will cost at least $15,000.
View ArticleAmputee Will Elrick conquering world's highest peaks... on crutches
After he was nearly killed in a car crash and lost his right leg from the hip, Will Elrick set about achieving goals most able-bodied people can only dream of, including climbing some of the world's...
View ArticleVision-impaired woman slugged with traffic offence
A vision-impaired woman says there is no way she could have committed a traffic offence as she does not drive.
View ArticleDisabled speedway driver has national title in sight
Luke Watt has been in a wheelchair his entire life, but that hasn't stopped him from pursuing his dreams of a national title in speedway car racing.
View Article'The ocean beckoned': Adaptive champion surfer chases dreams despite losing leg
It wasn't until Mark 'Mono' Stewart lost his leg to an aggressive cancer that he was able to fulfil his dreams and become a world champion in adaptive surfing.
View ArticleSurfers with disabilities find healing in riding waves
The first ever Australian Adaptive Surfing Championships were held at Cabarita Beach on the north coast of New South Wales this week.
View ArticleMeet the teen juggling high school, pre-school and working with disadvantaged...
Riley Steer is completing Year 12 while studying early childhood at TAFE, working as a trainee pre-school teacher, caring for a nine-year-old with autism and epilepsy, and volunteering at international...
View ArticleTralala Blip ensemble to star again in return of My Radio Heart production
Electronic music ensemble Tralala Blip will star again in the return of theatrical production My Radio Heart.
View ArticleDisability day: When he struggled with words, Kayah Guenther danced
Kayah Guenther struggles to communicate verbally. But after discovering dance, he doesn't need to worry about that.
View ArticleParalympian 'humiliated' by Jetstar's wheelchair policy
Waiting for a wheelchair after a Jetstar flight made Australian Paralympian Bill Chaffey feel "like an animal in a zoo".
View ArticleWA surfers who overcame challenges after accidents set sights on adaptive titles
Not surfing again was never an option for West Australian surfer Wayne Figliomeni, who lost his lower leg in an industrial accident in 2014.
View ArticleBeginner surfer takes out first women's Australian Adaptive Surfing Title
A silver-medallist Paralympian wins the women's title at the Australian Adaptive Surfing competition, just 24 hours after she tried surfing for the first time.
View ArticleSoccer governing body tells club to remove extra on-field player with Down...
A teenaged soccer player with Down syndrome has been told he is no longer allowed to play as his team's '12th man' after a complaint to the sport's governing body.
View ArticleMeet Michelle Roger, the social media identity making people think...
Social media identity Michelle Roger began her fashion blog Up and Dressed as an incentive to get herself out of bed in the morning. Her ritual of photographing herself in high fashion vignettes has...
View ArticleMan with disability in NDIS ad campaign ineligible for it
A man with Parkinsonism who featured in ads across the country for the National Disability Insurance Scheme has had his own NDIS application rejected.
View ArticleKingscliff disability advocate harassed as Tweed hospital plan divides community
A prominent disability advocate says he has received almost a dozen abusive emails because he supports a controversial hospital planned for northern NSW.
View ArticleAt Lismore Regional Art Gallery everyone can be an art critic in Auslan
Tours led in Auslan by a deaf guide at regional art galleries are making art more accessible than ever for those in regional deaf communities.
View ArticleRugby's new league of players say 'don't wrap us in cotton wool'
After years of knockbacks, this group of disabled men finally gets the chance to take on the rough and tumble world of rugby league.
View ArticleRare clubfoot condition, orthopaedic shoes and leg braces no obstacle for...
How an inspirational young soccer player with a rare disability bucked the bench with the help of his team and paved the way for an all-abilities game.
View ArticleNDIS delay 'a death sentence' for 10-year-old Ballina girl with rare...
After years of waiting for vital equipment, the family of a girl with a rare neurological condition says she has been given "a death sentence".
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