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50 Cent Mocks Teen With Autism

The Huffington Post | Sebastian Murdock | Posted 04.05.2016

No one asked for his 2 cents, let alone 50. In an expletive-laced video uploaded to 50 Cent’s Instagram and Twitter accounts on Monday, the rappe...

I Feel Sorry For The Person Who Left Me This Note. They Clearly Don't Understand Disability

Justine Van Den Borne | Posted 01.05.2016
Justine Van Den Borne

I wet myself in public a few days after my Facebook message to the person who left a note on my car went viral. I sympathise with people who don't understand. I didn't understand MS or disability until I was diagnosed. I do now.

Uber Has Apologised Over Discrimination Against A Blind Customer

HuffPost Australia | Julia Naughton | Posted 14.04.2016

Ride sharing service Uber has apologised to a blind customer who was refused service by one of its drivers and then abused by another driver, who woul...

Aldi Worker Told Mother Her Son Was 'Better Off Dead'. This Is What She Learned From It

HuffPost Australia | Emily Brooks | Posted 07.04.2016

Renee Duggan is used to some people responding oddly when she takes her boy, Andrew, out in public. Some people give her $10 and tell her to by him an...

People With Disabilities Beaten, Sexually Assaulted And Sedated Under ‘Epidemic Proportions' Of Violence And Abuse

HuffPost Australia | Posted 18.03.2016

People with disabilities are allegedly being brutally beaten, sexually assaulted, sedated, and isolated in an ‘epidemic’ of abuse, according to th...

Whatever Happened To The NDIS?

Sam Kennerley | Posted 16.02.2016
Sam Kennerley

Our political leaders need to find a new sense of enthusiasm and urgency for the NDIS. It is the most important social reform in Australia since the introduction of Medicare more than 40 years ago, but it seems to be waning in political importance.

Disability Sucks, Sometimes

David Roland | Posted 05.02.2016
David Roland

It took two years after my stroke before I started to see an upside. The emotional pain of those dark years isn't something I wish to experience again, but the payoff is this: I like the person I am now better than the one I was before.

Jill Scanlon

Aussie Rules On Wheels Being Used For Rehabilitation, Social Inclusion And Just Plain Fun

HuffingtonPost.com | Jill Scanlon | Posted 12.11.2015

Wheelchair Australian Rules had its official debut last weekend in a competition match between an Australian Defence Force team and a local South Aust...

'I'm Not Cute, I'm A Woman': A Sister's Fight To Challenge Perspectives On Down Syndrome

Lucinda Bain | Posted 22.10.2015
Lucinda Bain

Down syndrome has instilled in me an appreciation for diversity. I'm not scared of difference. It has taught me never to judge. It has given me the gift of compassion and patience. It has shown me beauty where it is least expected.

Mental Illness Twice As Likely For People With Dysfunctional Siblings

HuffPost Australia | Bella Westaway | Posted 10.10.2015

Misha Heaton was excited for the birth of her brother. At four-years-old, she couldn’t wait for a playmate, to bounce around the gardens of their ho...

My Disabled Brother Is A Pretty Normal Guy

Katrina Roe | Posted 06.10.2015
Katrina Roe

My Mum had told me that Charlie had almost died when he was born, which meant he was lucky to be alive, rather than unlucky to be disabled. Because of this mindset, I always felt my brother was viewed as a gift, rather than a burden.

Aussie Photographer Celebrates The Beauty of Disabled Animals

Huffpost Australia | Libby-Jane Charleston | Posted 03.10.2015

Australian photographer Alex Cearns is our nation's most awarded animal photographer. But besides capturing images of animals in a myriad of locati...