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Disabled get help to escape home violence

Henrietta Cook, Sydney Morning Herald, 18th August, 2013

... an Australian-first initiative that provides disabled women and children with immediate funding for disability-related goods and services when they are experiencing family violence. The (Victorian) state government will provide $1 million over four years to extend the initiative following a successful pilot, which started in December 2011.

Virginia woman with Down syndrome becomes hero to the disabled

Theresa Vargas, Washington Post (local) 18th August 2013
They greeted her as a hero when she took the stage in Richmond.Just days after a Virginia judge let Jenny Hatch leave a group home and take her first steps toward independence, the 29-year-old woman with Down syndrome delivered a speech to a gathering of the Arc of Virginia.

OZCO admits 'room for improvement on disabled artists'

Christine Long, Arts Hub, 14th August 2013

Increasing support for artists with a disability will be a “high priority” under the new Australia Council framework.

Zach Lester becomes first person with Down Syndrome to bike across the country

Anne-Marije Rook, Cascade Cycle Club, 13th August, 2013

This month, Zach Lester of Sonoma, California, became the first person with Down Syndrome to ride a bike across the United States.

Corey Moore is first Down syndrome student to audit classes at Lee University

Susan Pierce, Times Free Press, 20th August 2013
More than 4,000 students will start classes at Lee University on Wednesday, but only one will be making school history. Corey Moore, a 25-year-old with Down syndrome, is enrolled in two classes this semester, which he will audit -- or take without earning credits -- while learning with his typically developing peers.