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Adam Carey
The Age
Tuesday 10th April, 2012

Transport Department project officer Paul Smith designs tram stops so they are easier to use for people with disabilities. But it took the temporary loss of his own vision during…

Jewel Topsfield
The Age
Monday 12th March, 2012

Victorian Education Minister Martin Dixon says a plan for a prep-to-year-12 school for students with autism in Melbourne’s western suburbs is ”non-negotiable”, with work on the new school to begin…

Jewel Topsfield
The Age
Thursday 22nd March, 2012

Clifton Hill Primary principal Geoffrey Warren is the first to admit to ”considerable doubts” when asked to enrol a student with severe autism several years ago. Adam Dickson, then eight,…

Robyn Gaile
ABC Ramp Up
Monday 27th February, 2012

For many years, people who are blind or vision impaired have not had access to cinema or television. Audio description can change that. Senator Stephen Conroy last week announced that…

Life matters
ABC Radio National
Monday 13th February, 2012

Stella Young, disability advocate, comedienne and editor of ABC’s Ramp Up website is about to take possession of a brand new top of the line wheelchair; something that has been…

Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference
Matthew Potocnik
Monday 26th March, 2012

This presentation was part of the 2012 Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference: You Be The Judge held at Melbourne Park Conference Centre. This is a biennial event hosted by the Disability…

Jewel Topsfield
The Age
Wednesday 8th February, 2012

Craig Coulson has two daughters with disabilities. Both catch the bus to school. However while Claudia is provided with free transport because she attends a government specialist school, her sister…