When somebody has special needs, they may suffer in a wide variety of ways. At times, they may be limited in the things that they are able to do. This is not always because of a physical issue that causes the limitation, it is because other people tend to limit them because of their disability. That was the case with Collette Divitto, but she shows us that it is possible to move beyond it.

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My name is Carly. I am a writer, speaker, blogger and appearance activist. 

As a child, I never thought I had a disability. I was just Carly with the skin problem. My skin was red and scaly, itchy and painful all my life, and that was that. My parents did a great job with my treatment, but I didn't feel I was treated any differently. I still had to do jobs for pocket money and I was sent to a mainstream school. 

My name is Glenda. I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a sister-in-law, a friend and a pharmacist.  Twelve years ago, I was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s Disease or ‘’PD’’. Parkinson’s does not define who I am.

We came across this Blog website when looking for Travel resources for the MyCareSpace community and thought it would behelpful. A Sydney family share their travel experiences and recommendations.

We are a Sydney based family of four trying to find our way around tricky situations so we can do as much as possible, despite a wheelchair being part of our package.

Channel 9 showed this incredible documentary quite some time ago, about Brett Nielsen, Australia's first Thalidomide baby who was born with no arms. It was titled  'Brett: A life with no arms".

It was perhaps the opening scene where Brett is on his way to the supermarket, driving his 2 door Mercedes sports car with his feet (toes on steering wheel) that caught my attention.

After the first 10min I was in awe.