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With 2 casual jobs, volunteer work and co-hosting a radio program about disability, busy bee Scarlett Jennings has little time for rest. Diagnosed with an intellectual disability at the age of 10, Scarlett, now 20, is thriving in her recent transition from school to working life.
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Turning the streets of historic Williamstown purple and white for the annual A-T Wheelathon marks a double delight for founder and local, Luke Ogden. Luke, who was who was born with a rare condition called Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT), created the event in 2022 to shine a light of support on the disease. The NDIS participant said the event, which raises awareness and funds for the Brash A-T Foundation, would be even bigger than the first. “For this year’s event, there’s a different kind of circuit and it’s going to be huge,” Luke said. “It’s open to everybody. On the Wheelathon page...
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Today the Australian Government will introduce to Parliament changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that will deliver for those who need it most and will contribute towards the NDIS once again being delivered in line with its original intent.