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In 1974 Kate Watkins got her first Seeing Eye dog, a moment she’ll never forget. She finished high school on the Friday and the following Monday, she was at Lady Nelson Seeing Eye Dogs being matched with Troika, a 2-year-old golden labrador. Since then Kate, who is legally blind, has had a further 7 Seeing Eye dogs – Abbey, Letice, Quarry, Qiana, Selwood, Clayton and now Kramer, her first fully funded Seeing Eye dog through the NDIS. ‘I’ve had a really good experience with the NDIS,’ Kate said. ‘The funding assists to maintain Kramer’s high level working standards and his...

Belinda (Bel) Cini is in her second season, employed as a ‘water girl’ for the Geelong Football Club’s women’s team and the one-eyed Cats supporter can’t believe she scored her ‘dream job’. The 39-year-old NDIS participant from Torquay who has an intellectual disability said she couldn’t be happier adding it was her long-time friend Sam Moorfoot, the Geelong men’s team’s water boy who inspired her to give it a go. ‘I thought if Sam could do it for the boys, I could do it for the girls,’ Bel said proudly. Using her NDIS funding Bel engaged local disability provider Leisure...

Sydney author Desney King can’t wipe the smile off her face. She’s making a wish on a dandelion with 2-year-old granddaughter Zara, who laughs, climbs up on Desney’s wheelchair and cuddles up close to help blow the dandelion with her ‘Nan Nan’ before skipping off for a swing. ‘Zara is so affectionate, so loving, and we have so much fun together, it’s very special for me to have this time together, and special for her too,’ Desney says. It’s a perfect day with her family at Collaroy Beach playground for Desney, who has survived multiple strokes and can no longer...