Caleb Taylor, The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga) 19th November 2013
If there is any message Jacqui Meyers wants to get across to the wider community it's don't judge me on my disability.
And Mrs Meyers will do just that after getting hand-picked as an ambassador for this year's Don't Dis My Ability campaign, spreading the message that disabled people can live full happy lives despite facing a set of challenges separate to their able-bodied counterparts.
"I always give everything a go," Mrs Meyers, who lives with Down syndrome, said yesterday ...
If there is any message Jacqui Meyers wants to get across to the wider community it's don't judge me on my disability.
And Mrs Meyers will do just that after getting hand-picked as an ambassador for this year's Don't Dis My Ability campaign, spreading the message that disabled people can live full happy lives despite facing a set of challenges separate to their able-bodied counterparts.
"I always give everything a go," Mrs Meyers, who lives with Down syndrome, said yesterday ...
Kate Murray, The Guardian, 13th November 2013
... Some of the youngsters have built on the skills they learned by gaining Duke of Edinburgh awards, while others have used the course as a springboard to get jobs, volunteering roles or training places ...'Condiment specialist' honored at Bellingham Red Robin
Micelle Nolan, Bellingham Herald, 12th November 2013
Steve Jacobson's life is all about making connections with people ...
Meet our new VATTA members – Jessie and Will!
Steve Jacobson's life is all about making connections with people ...
Meet our new VATTA members – Jessie and Will!
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| Jessica Huggett |
VATTA, 7th November 2013
Jessica Huggett and Will Brewer introduce themselves via the Voices at the Table (VATTA) blog.
Lights, Camera, PersonalityRemy Sisk, The Voice-Tribune, 14th| November 14, 2013
... Twenty-one year old David DeSanctis is a Louisville native with Down Syndrome who plays a grocery store employee nicknamed “Produce” in the film. Befriended by Calvin, the alcoholic baseball player protagonist, Produce unexpectedly helps turn the athlete’s life around ...
Posthumous Gold Duke of Edinburgh AwardChris and Chris Morris, Down's Syndrome Association (London), 20th November 2013
... Jason’s two and a half years in the Army Cadets made a man of him. He became more independent and was encompassed by his comrades. As he needed visual prompts for theory, we made a series of illustrated and laminated flash cards at home. The Sergeant decided that he would have an inclusive policy for Jason and that all the cadets would learn with flash cards. Whenever ‘Top Brass’ came for parade inspection, some of the cadets gathered around Jason to adjust his uniform and straighten his beret. Despite Jason’s fatigue and learning style, he radiated warmth and humour which endeared the cadets to him ...
Fantastic five go for gold at Asia-Pacific Games
Port Macquarie News, 20th November 2013
Five Port Macquarie locals will represent Australia next week at the inaugural Special Olympics Asia-Pacific Games to be hosted at Hunter Stadium in Newcastle. Tenpin bowlers Adam Smith, Glen Ball and Ryan Mueller will join cricket team manager Ken Brown and athletics head coach and former Paralympian, Rod Nugent, in a bid to bring gold home to the Hastings ...
"You have to pass a lot of tests in life but you shouldn't have to pass one to be born." Karen Gaffney.
"You have to pass a lot of tests in life but you shouldn't have to pass one to be born." Karen Gaffney.
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