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After volunteering to work at a local café, Isaiah Tori has proven how competent, dedicated, and charismatic he is, landing himself 2 paid 4-hour shifts a week.

For Grant Roberts, the chance to help propel inclusive tennis into the international spotlight at the Australian Open is just ace. Grant, who is deaf, will officiate at the very first Deaf and Hard of Hearing tournament in the second week of the Open. He’s Tennis Australia’s first ever deaf chair umpire. A NDIS participant, Grant has been training and learning to umpire during the past year through Tennis Australia, with support from the NDIS. Now, he’ll be overseeing the action at the first Grand Slam of the year. “We’ll be out on court for three days, and I’ll be...

Throughout her schooling life Amy felt like an outcast, forever questioning whether something was “wrong” with her. But since being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 2019 and gaining access to the NDIS, the 22-year-old from Dalveen in Queensland’s Southern Downs region is on a journey of self-discovery and loving it. “Before I met my support worker, Jane, I didn’t have any friends, I couldn’t drive and I was just socially awkward,” Amy said. “But together, we worked on my social skills and had regular outings together. We would just get lunch and sit at the park or work...

Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, former jockey Kristy Banks is showing the cowboys a thing or 2 about speed and agility as she vies for the 2023 Queensland Barrel Racing title. While rodeos are a male-dominated sport, Kristy, a NDIS participant, is leading the way in barrel racing after getting back in the saddle following a serious fall during a race on New Year's Eve in 2011. "It was just a normal day at the races until I unfortunately clipped heels with the horse in front of me and fell," Kristy, 41, said. "I was fully conscious...

Newcastle local Niki Williams lost the lower part of her right leg in a car accident 20 years ago. After being cut out of the car and rushed to hospital she became an amputee within hours. At 19, Niki’s near-death experience changed her outlook on life. Since then, the 39-year-old has dedicated herself to disability advocacy and breaking down barriers and stereotypes. Niki also mentors other amputees and families and offers her services to prosthetists when they attend state, national and worldwide conferences to demonstrate the latest in prosthetic limb technologies. 'Blinging out' one of her old prosthetic legs, Niki...