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News in the community
Check out what our Feros Care Local Area Coordinators are doing in the community.
We’ve handpicked our favourite stories that are helping to smash stereotypes and work towards everybody living a bold and connected life.
Bridging the gap for families, schools, and school leavers
Feros Care's Step 2 Education & Employment team have spent the better part of two years working with educators, families and a wide range of community organisations, to help students with disability make informed choices about their future with the right supports in place to meet their goals.
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The Incidental Blacksmith star Barnaby Lund Q&A
Barnaby's real passion is knifemaking and blacksmithing. In 2017, he won an Arts Council of Australia grant and has exhibited his work at the Sydney and Queensland Knife Shows. Barnaby is also an active member of his local deaf community. Read his Q&A!
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Incidental blacksmith beats solitude of deafness to forge a life full of social connection
For many years, Barnaby Lund experienced the loneliness, isolation and anxiety that often go hand-in-hand with having a disability. Barnaby used the internet and a newfound confidence thanks to his mentor to form a community of friends. Read his story!
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Sam I Am star Sam Stubbs Q&A
Sam was born with Down syndrome but doesn’t let his disability define him. He is always training for fitness competitions to challenge himself. He does dead lifts of 100kg and says, “it’s easy!". Read his Q&A!
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Stuff the rulebook, says Sam who shows he can
Barriers are there to be broken down and with a fearless attitude and bold beliefs, Sam Stubbs is showing the world that he can. Read his story!
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The Team star Michael Foster Q&A
Michael Foster was born at 29 weeks and has lived with cerebral palsy all his life. His twin brother, Aaron, might not have cerebral palsy, but he supports Michael in everything he does - they are true team players. Read Michael's Q&A!
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When teamwork makes the dream work: The fearless twins conquering cerebral palsy
17-year-old twins Michael and Aaron support each other in conquering cerebral palsy and shutting down disability discrimination together. As Michael says: “When people are like, ‘you can’t do that, you’re disabled’, I say… ‘bring it on.”
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On Track star Alex Eves Q&A
Alexandria Eves is a female athlete whose determination and persistence helped her overcome a catastrophic car accident. Alex is now on the journey to rebuilding her life as a sprinter. Read her Q&A!
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Disability guide empowers in building sustainable employment
You can now download Feros Care's disability guide that aims to empower people with disability and employers to establish sustainable employment options.