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After 7 years North Geelong resident Pete Frith’s dream has come true – his wife Kelly has left aged care to live in her own Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) built unit with 24/7 care, all thanks to her NDIS funding. “The change in Kell has been remarkable,” Pete said. “She’s much happier, we can see she’s more alert with her facial expressions, more vocal and when we play music she taps away on my hand. "To be able to visit Kell when we like is a dream come true.” Kelly, 49, had a series of mini strokes and then a...

Greenvale’s Tobias Ward-Boas said he couldn’t wipe the smile off his face when he received a call to say he’d landed a job with the Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability (VALID).

For Sydney teenager Aspen Luke, 2 paths connecting to share a message of solidarity and pride with the world is a march worth making. Aspen - who identifies as queer, is autistic and has 22.q13.32 duplication - will proudly be on Autism Spectrum Australia’s (Aspect) float at Sydney’s WorldPride and Mardi Gras parade. As a neurodiversity, disability, and LGTBQIA+ advocate, Aspen said helping to shine a spotlight on disability and pride would be an opportunity not to be missed. “Being autistic and queer, there’s a lot of intersections between our communities. A lot of autistic people identify as queer or...

A comfort zone is a place unfamiliar to disability and women’s rights advocate, writer, editor and now actor, Hannah Diviney.

Only a few years ago, 33-year-old pharmacist, model, diversity disability advocate, speaker and bilateral amputee, Sara Shams, was struggling to live her best life. She was falling over 2 or 3 times a week. Sara’s prosthetic legs didn’t give her the stability she needed to walk safely or confidently. It made it hard to leave her house, go to work, or be active. “My previous legs weren’t stable, which led to a lot of falls, it was hard to get around,” says Sara. Sara’s physical vulnerability also affected her confidence and self-esteem. For most of her teenage and adult years...

As this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) comes around, one of Australia’s most successful Paralympians and NSW Institute of Sport coach, Louise Sauvage OAM, reflects on her journey.

In just 5 years, Brisbane teenager Natascha has gone from knowing “absolutely nothing” about golf, to being Australia’s top ranked female golfer with disability.

Finding mates can be hard for those on the autism spectrum, but a national website is helping neurodiverse people like Josh Mandis make lasting friendships. Josh, 24, from Baulkham Hills, is a NDIS participant who lives with autism. With World Autism Day on Sunday 2 April, Josh wants to tell his story of how he found a group of mates that have turned his life around. Josh’s mum, Elisa, helped find a social group called Mates That Matter (MTM), which posts regular meetups on The A List Hub, a website designed to connect people with autism in their local area...