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When Sue Novak leaves for work these days she knows her daughter, Edie, is also leading her best life.

Peter Dempsey’s career is going from strength to strength. And he’s helping disability service providers improve, positively impacting the disability sector. With support from the NDIS, Peter draws on his own experiences of disability, adversity, and rehabilitation, to help individuals and organisations achieve their full potential. At 4 years old Peter had an unexplained stroke that left him unable to walk and talk. The right side of his body became paralysed, limiting his ability to move and communicate. ‘I was stubborn as hell to get out of the wheelchair,’ Peter says. ‘I decided early on that no one was going...

More than 6 years since she was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening condition, Darwin first grader Aviana (Avi) McElwee is thriving – and so is Avi’s mum, Bethan.

The future looks bright for Jeff Gooding. He feels he has found a new family – a house manager, support workers and house mates who all have his best interests at heart. Jeff, 50, has Multiple Sclerosis (MS). He also has seizures resulting in partial memory loss. Both challenging conditions, Jeff lived in Woolloomooloo with his elderly mum, who cared for him until she sadly passed away. Never married, an only child and with no children, Jeff lived alone until he had a fall. Not able to walk or manage on his own, he ended up in residential aged care...

School leaver William Pel has hit the play button on the next phase of his life, with job-ready supports leading to volunteer work at his community radio station.

Sam Valavanis is working toward his chosen career in radio and he’s excited about the future. ‘I’d love to be a presenter on a prime-time program for one of the major commercial stations,’ Sam says. He recently completed an Audio Ability radio broadcasting course with the Community Media Training Organisation. The course aims to build the media skills, knowledge, and confidence of people who live with disability. Sam learned broadcasting skills and gained work experience in a radio station, supported by a mentor with industry experience. The medium of radio is ideal for Sam, a skilled listener and a natural...

Caleb Henderson is making his way in the world and taking on the challenge of working as a shift runner at a large fast food chain outlet.