Wheelchair awareness
Lincoln Budge is changing attitudes towards people with a disability or in a wheelchair.
View ArticleAnimals stolen from special school again
A special school in northern Victorian says it will have to scrap a program involving animals after a series of thefts.
View ArticleBenalla's Angela Barker nominated for a Victorian Young Australian of the...
Young Benalla Woman fights back from attack to be nominated for award
View ArticleFighting back - a soldier's story of loss and victory
Losing both feet might slow some people down, but not Warrant Officer Dennis Ramsay.
View ArticleBicycle built for two
This bike trek is about sharing skills and enhancing the independence of individuals who are vision impaired.
View ArticleCoby's back
Coby Graeber was once again playing footy for the Mitta United Under 14s team on the weekend. The 15-year-old who has a disability known as DAMP, got official approval during the week to keep playing...
View ArticleWorking out and helping out
Meet Josh and Jack, they have recently been enjoying "gym time", but they are not just "pumping iron" for themselves, they are doing it for the wider community.
View ArticleHow blogging beat the bullies
Self-proclaimed 'appearance activist' Carly Findlay beat the bullies by blogging.
View ArticleRoadworks to begin near school merger site
The principal of a primary school for children with disabilities says roadworks, surrounding land identified for a new site in Echuca, are due to start this month.
View ArticleA question from Albury on Q and A
On Sunday, five local community members teamed up with ABC Open to film questions for the Q and A panel. They raised issues relating to disability and community access - and one of the questions was...
View ArticleAll abilities together
"I am confident now that properly functioning communities recognise that people are diverse; come from different places, different geography and have different abilities.. and (functioning communities)...
View ArticleThe Breakers moment to shine
This week we celebrated the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. Tonight celebrations continue with a concert in Wodonga where local band the Breakers, will open for internationally...
View ArticleRiding on the power of hands
As a hand cyclist, Mike 'Squizz' Taylor sees the road in a different way than most.
View ArticleInquiry probes social inclusion for Victorians with a disability
A parliamentary committee is holding an inquiry into social inclusion for Victorians with a disability.
View ArticleArt partnership resets creative process
"I think that we have a genuine friendship after meeting and producing art. I just love Alex's imagination and the way that if I'm faltering over something she goes 'Get on with it, just do it!'" -...
View ArticleJohn Williamson says yes to Belvoir Special School request
When a group of Year 10 and 11 students from Wodonga's Belvoir Special School toured the ABC Goulburn Murray studios this week they mentioned they were "working on" a plan to get singer songwriter John...
View ArticleWangaratta pop-up restaurant celebrates the ability in disability
Wangaratta's newest eatery is giving young people with intellectual disabilities real-life experience in running a restaurant.
View ArticleMusic is the key to learning says Victorian state award winning specialist...
After nearly 20 years in the wrong profession, a dedicated mother inspired by her own son's struggle with learning has just won a state award for teaching.
View ArticleTurning hospital landfill into a viable social enterprise in central Victoria
Single-use hospital towels usually destined for landfill are finding a second life in a nifty social enterprise giving work to people with disabilities and raising money for charity.
View ArticleBook club with a difference launched in Echuca
A community-based book club for people with intellectual and development disabilities is launched at the local library in Echuca.
View ArticleV/Line pays thousands for taxis due to trains being wheelchair inaccessible
Two north-east Victorian residents have claimed V/Line regularly pays more than $1,000 for return taxi trips to Melbourne due to train and coach services being wheelchair inaccessible.
View ArticleInvictus Games help injured Australian Defence Force personnel through their...
Injured ADF personnel Jesse Costello and Trudi Lines from north-east Victoria say the Invictus Games have played a significant role in their rehabilitation.
View ArticleWheelchair rugby player and quadriplegic Richard Voris has high hopes for...
If he could have his time again, wheelchair rugby player and quadriplegic Richard Voris, 27, says he would not forgo breaking his neck.
View ArticleVision Australia seeks funding to keep 'essential' radio service on the airwaves
More than 700,000 people could lose their primary connection to the outside world as the NDIS rollout leaves Vision Australia Radio without essential government funding to stay on air.
View ArticleParaplegic motocross rider says she is 'better now than before the accident'
Christina Vithoulkas always had a positive outlook on life, but when she crashed her motorbike and broke her spine her positivity only increased.
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