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Thanks to a range of assistive technologies funded through his NDIS plan, Kemal Omar is participating in everyday life again, and it means the world to him and his family.

Melbourne teenager Eshan Lakhani may be a great drummer, but when it comes to empowering people with a disability, he wants to be the frontman. Eshan, 13, of Glen Waverley, is the youngest person with a premium busking permit from Melbourne City Council, having held it for the past 3 years. A National Insurance Disability Scheme (NDIS) participant since 2017, Eshan lives with intellectual disability, developmental delay, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and heart issues. Through his NDIS plan, Eshan accesses speech and occupational therapies, physiotherapy and sees a psychologist. His mother, Erum, says Eshan uses these supports to foster...

A blind chef who is fighting back from cancer is the star ingredient of a children’s book that urges young people with a disability to chase their dreams.

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.