Category Archives: Sport

Running blind but there’s a vision worth enduring

Posted on 20 December 2011 by

Date: 18/11/2011 Source: The Courier Mail, Page 26 Synopsis: 40 year old blind athlete Damien Williams will run his sixth 500km endurance relay run to raise money for the Endeavour Foundation. Williams was left blind after two separate accidents claimed … Continue reading →

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Child of courage inspires a nation

Posted on 12 December 2011 by

Date: 23/11/2011 Reporter: Daniel Knowles Source: Courier Mail, p 7 Synopsis: Maryborough teenager Coen Ashton has won the national Child of Courage Pride of Australia medal for raising awareness of organ donation. Coen has cystic fibrosis, but embarked on a … Continue reading →

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Enable Newsletter, April 2011

Posted on 15 April 2011 by

Date: April 2011 Source: United Nations Enablehttp://www.un.org/disabilities/documents/newsletter/april2011.doc Synopsis: “The Enable Newsletter is prepared by the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) with input … Continue reading →

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