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Blind Justice

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Blind Justice

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It's hard to decide what makes Richard Bernstein such a remarkable human being...

Is it that he has run 21 marathons – 3 of which were completed after suffering a catastrophic injury in an horrific accident while running in Central Park? Or is it that he is a full Iron man competitor or that he is the first blind person to be admitted as Justice of the Supreme Court in Michigan.
 

What do you want the world to know about Autism?

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What do you want the world to know about Autism?

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Once again The Mighty brings us some insightful ideas on what it feels like to be on the autism spectrum. Hear from 13 different people and their response to the question: “What do you want the world to know about autism?”

10 things you might not know about Stephen Hawking

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10 things you might not know about Stephen Hawking

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Stephen Hawking passed away on 14th March 2018. He was a remarkable scientist who made a profound impact on the way we think about the universe. 

He was not able to speak and was not mobile but this is not how you should remember Stephen.

At 21 Hawking was told he only had a few years to live. He was diagnosed with ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's disease, and that the outlook was grim.  In January of 2018 the physicist celebrated his 76th birthday. 

Paralympian Skier Melissa Perrine wins Bronze!

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Paralympian Skier Melissa Perrine wins Bronze!

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Meet our latest medalist at the 2018 Paralympian Games, Melissa Perrine.

This is what she was saying before the paralympics:

30 minutes with Steve Plain

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30 minutes with Steve Plain

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Occasionally, there are people you meet that leave a lasting impression.  Steve Plain is one of those guys. After only chatting to him (and his mum!) for 30 minutes, read why:

Maia Proves Mum Wrong

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Maia Proves Mum Wrong

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Remember Maia from a year ago? Mum, Malia tells us about how it felt letting her go on the first day of kindy!...

"Well this year Maia started 4 year old kindy.  She attends 15 hours a week and has funding for an aide for 10 of those hours.  I was excited for her and myself. 

I thought she would enjoy spending time with other children and participating in all those messy play activities daddy had banned from the house, such as: painting, playdough, sand and textas.  I would also be child free for a few hours, for the first time in 11 years!   

Jason the Aerial Artist

Jason Lam before his accident

Jason the Aerial Artist

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"My name is Jason. I'm an aerial artist. I was a fulltime sushi chef. I got into pole. I ended up loving it a lot but I wanted a little more of a challenge and then I found aerial arts.

I ended up really falling in love with aerial arts so I kinda took it full time. Aerial arts is so much fun but it can be very dangerous. I didn't expect my equipment to break....