Turning rehab into a talent-spotting zone:The world according to ‘Crumpy’

Turning rehab into a talent-spotting zone:The world according to ‘Crumpy’

Greg Crump has found and nurtured most of the recent stars of Australian wheelchair tennis – often during weekly visits to hospitals.

  • byMelissa Fyfe

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Wheelchair tennis champ Sonny chases his dream of being an Open ballkid

Wheelchair tennis champ Sonny chases his dream of being an Open ballkid

Top tennis stars agree that children like Sonny Rennison should be able to be ballkids at the grand slam tournament.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Tiana had a stroke aged 10. Here’s how she learnt to play violin again

Tiana had a stroke aged 10. Here’s how she learnt to play violin again

Just 18 months after her stroke,Tiana Ekpanyaskun was accepted into Melbourne Youth Orchestra’s mainstream ensemble program.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Alicio speaks three languages,loves science and is popular at school,but Australia doesn’t want him

Alicio speaks three languages,loves science and is popular at school,but Australia doesn’t want him

Alicio has cerebral palsy. While his condition hasn’t held him back from swimming lessons,nor from playing with his friends in the school playground,it means Australia’s migration system won’t let him stay.

  • byAngus Thompson
I was about to get married. Then my phone exploded with calls from one person
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I was about to get married. Then my phone exploded with calls from one person

He called four times in four minutes. It must be important,I thought – but I’d sworn to myself I wouldn’t answer my phone. Not today,of all days.

  • byNick McKenzie
Scientists slam pain report funded by group linked to makers of spinal cord stimulators
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Scientists slam pain report funded by group linked to makers of spinal cord stimulators

A leading physician has resigned from the board of Australia’s peak pain body after it published a report painting a rosy picture of a device used to treat chronic pain.

  • byLiam Mannix
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Scientists developing AI test to detect autism in 10 minutes

Scientists developing AI test to detect autism in 10 minutes

An artificial intelligence-powered tool could offer hope to children and young people who currently have to wait years for a developmental disability diagnosis.

  • byAmber Schultz
Discrimination complaints in NSW reach ‘highest in decades’

Discrimination complaints in NSW reach ‘highest in decades’

Anti-Discrimination NSW received 1833 complaints in 2022-23,including from an increasing number of people with a disability.

  • byMichael Koziol
Perth family’s story shows how childcare investment can save the NDIS
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Perth family’s story shows how childcare investment can save the NDIS

Stories like Alianna’s and Michele’s are the human reality that lies behind the newspaper headlines and pundits’ takes on how much we are paying for the NDIS.

  • byJay Weatherill
If only we had an HSC honour roll based on more than a number
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If only we had an HSC honour roll based on more than a number

We seldom hear the stories of everyday students who try their hardest to be the best academic version of themselves.

  • byLisa Schofield
The NDIS saved Angelique’s family. But in another world,she would not have needed it

The NDIS saved Angelique’s family. But in another world,she would not have needed it

NDIS 2.0 will aim to establish a new disability system that picks up children’s developmental challenges earlier and delivers a range of supports at home,childcare or school.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos