Here's your chance to share your experience with others. We would love to hear about your achievements, abilities and successes – at home, work, play or just out and about.
Christopher Back
For the past 6 months I have been doing Certificate 1 in Work Skills Retail at Randwick TAFE. It has really helped me in my life; I'm learning new skills and I'm really enjoying the course. read more about Christopher
Sam Bailey
“It's amazing how a split second can change your life.”
Those are the first words in my book Head Over Heels, published by ABC Books. I was describing the events leading up to a car accident that left me a quadriplegic. read more about Sam
Ruth Cromer
In 1997, I was nominated for the Young Australian of the Year Awards in the Arts category. I was nominated because of my work as an actor, and my work as an advocate for people with Down syndrome. And I won! I was the winner of the Arts Award for NSW and I was very proud and very happy to win. read more about Ruth
Sofya Gollan
“Like a missile seeking its target, the soup ended up all over the film producers lap,” reflects Sofya Gollan on her stint working as a waitress at an upmarket restaurant. Balancing plates was a precarious art never quite perfected. “I didn't last long there,” muses Gollan. read more about Sofya
Andrew Hewitt
"With a heart to see differently-abled people, find their unique alternatives to musical expression, Andrew has worked successfully as a clinician, educator and motivational speaker and will no doubt continue to inspire many people to overcome personal difficulty and disability." read more about Andrew
Lindy Hou
Relying on exquisite coordination and cohesion between two riders, tandem bike riding is an intense skill of equal parts. read more about Lindy
Professor Ron McCallum
“It took a while before it was realised that the law could protect people with a disability who were discriminated against either in employment or in the provision of goods or services,”. Read more about Ron
Siobhan
People in general tend to be surprised when they learn more about who I am, what I am capable of and what I do and achieve in my life. read more about Siobhan
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