Sally Willoughby, Parramatta Holroyd Sun, 30th July 2013
Special Olympics gold medal-winning gymnast Chris Bunton is sharing his skills by spinning plates and throwing circus sticks in a series of Kinda Circus workshops. The Olympian, who is also a member of Beyond the Square's ruckus ensemble, is an assistant tutor for the workshops for two to five-year-olds.
Baby from Honduras gets life-saving surgery
AnneMarie Harper, 9News. com, 25th July 2013
Justin Whealing, Lawyers Weekly, 30th July 2013
Legend is a term bandied about far too frequently, but it is an appropriate moniker to describe this year’s Michael Kirby Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Emeritus professor Ron McCallum received a standing ovation from nearly 200 people gathered at Melbourne’s Crown Casino on Friday night (26 July) when accepting the Michael Kirby Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards ...
Baby from Honduras gets life-saving surgery
AnneMarie Harper, 9News. com, 25th July 2013
Doctors say it is unlikely Sergio would have ever lived past his teenage years, so he and his mother were flown to Colorado. Dr. Steve Leonard, a pediatric heart surgeon at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, performed the six hour procedure to save his life. (TV news story and transcript)
Mentor to thousands acclaimed by manyJustin Whealing, Lawyers Weekly, 30th July 2013
Legend is a term bandied about far too frequently, but it is an appropriate moniker to describe this year’s Michael Kirby Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Emeritus professor Ron McCallum received a standing ovation from nearly 200 people gathered at Melbourne’s Crown Casino on Friday night (26 July) when accepting the Michael Kirby Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards ...
Airie Ward, 7.30 Tasmania, 2nd August 2013
Ability Tasmania is working to match intellectually disabled workers with suitable employers. Video: 8min 19sec
Fairer treatment needed in the justice system for people with disability
Nance Haxton, AM (ABC Radio), 8th August 2013
A report released today by the Australian Human Rights Commission shows millions of dollars could be saved in the justice system around the country if people with a disability were more fairly treated. The report found that many people with a disability were unnecessarily put through the courts and ultimately sent to jail when early intervention programs would have had far better social and economic outcomes. Audio file and transcript.
A report released today by the Australian Human Rights Commission shows millions of dollars could be saved in the justice system around the country if people with a disability were more fairly treated. The report found that many people with a disability were unnecessarily put through the courts and ultimately sent to jail when early intervention programs would have had far better social and economic outcomes. Audio file and transcript.
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