After a motorcycle accident in 2018 left Richard an amputee, he spent months in hospital wondering if he was ever going to be able to ride a bike again. But since accessing the NDIS, Richard has been supported to get back on a motorbike, go hot air ballooning, swim with whales, and fly a gyrocopter. Richard, also a fully trained counsellor, is devoting time to supporting amputees and advocating for First Nations peoples living with disability. “One of things I have done since becoming an amputee was jumping out of an airplane, I did have a parachute on,” joked Richard...
