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For champion swimmer and NDIS participant Brenden Hall, living the life he wants while dominating in the pool comes from a foundation built on the right supports. Brenden, who is profoundly deaf and a right leg amputee due to complications from Chicken Pox over 2 decades ago, said the NDIS has helped him to maintain his success. Now 29 and competing at his third Commonwealth Games this week in Birmingham in the S9 100m backstroke, Brenden said he would never shy away from a challenge. He said says his love for being in the pool – and his support out...

Swim star on track for future in and out the pool

Able to engage a mentor artist to support him with his NDIS funding, Mal James has produced an array of colourful and creative artworks and recently held his very first exhibition at local art space, Redrock Books and Gallery.

A work trial to test her capabilities ended up landing Ballarat National Disability Insurance Scheme participant Amanda Weston her dream job and she’s celebrating one year in the role. Working at one of Ballarat’s historic watering holes, The Bunch of Grapes Hotel, the 24-year-old, who has an intellectual disability and lives with her dad said she’s never been happier, and after losing her mum she feels like she’s gained a second family. “I do three shifts a week and I just love working there. I pour wine, soft drinks; direct customers to their tables; take orders; deliver meals; help clean...

When Kevin Davison’s mother died, his father Greg not only had to cope with his own grief of losing his wife of nearly 50 years, but he also had to find a new way to care for his adult son. Kevin, 47, lives with a significant intellectual disability and needs 24-hour care. His mum Sally – a well-known elder and artist in her Indigenous community outside Alice Springs – passed away of cancer just before her 50th wedding anniversary late last year. Her death left a community in mourning, and her widower Greg caring for their son alone. Distraught, both...