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Tahlia Blanshard’s hit the big time, representing Australia, playing for the ParaMatildas. Blitzing the field the daring defender is scoring goals, thrilling fans and winning hearts. It’s a dream the 24-year-old from Jilliby NSW never saw coming. ‘Before I started playing football I was swimming at an elite level. I even trialled for the Tokyo Paralympics but missed out by .01 of a second,’ Tahlia said. ‘While it was sad not to make the team, it meant other doors could open. I went and had some surgeries I’d been putting off then football came up and it changed my world.’...

Sydney disability advocate Kylie Scott’s calls for a more inclusive society are only growing stronger after speaking at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Grace is an accomplished singer and performer. Her achievements include co-starring in a 2022 West Australian Opera production. Grace, 38, has been blind since birth and was one of the first people in Perth supported through the NDIS. She has Leber’s congenital amaurosis, an inherited condition which affected the development of her eyes. She has also worked for the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) for 9 years, and brings lived experience to her current technical support role. ‘I help people at work with disabilities with their assistive technologies (AT). So if they are using a screen reader or other AT...

Andrew Bryson, from Penrith, brings joy to those around him. In turn, they support him to live a good life, surrounded by love and free from judgement. ‘I’m a proud gay man,’ Andrew says. ‘I have an intellectual disability.’ Andrew’s message on IDAHOBIT Day is one of inclusion, diversity, and beautiful colour. ‘All the people are different but we fit together, like a rainbow,’ Andrew says. ‘I like this day, it is a good one. If some people are not nice about I am gay, that is not right.’ ‘When (we) talk about it all together in the world, that...