Can-Do-Ability: Answers and Solutions from my personal experiences of living with a disability

Can-Do-Ability

Hello and welcome to Can-Do-Ability. My name is Steven and I’m the Social Media Facilitator at NOVA Employment, an organisation that helps people with disabilities.

Using this blog, it will be my job to keep you informed about current news relating to disabilities as well as stories of peoples triumphs over their disability. It is my hope that this site will be an area where you and I can discuss and share our experiences of having a disability, so we can try to spread awareness that while our disabilities place limitations on us, but we can overcome them.

I want to hear your suggestions on what you would like to see on this blog. So if you have any feedback or questions. Feel free to let me know and I will be happy to answer them.

I look forward to talking with you all and bringing you information on a wide range of topics.

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Focus on Ability 10th anniversary It's Focus on Ability's 10th anniversary. Head over to http://www.focusonability.com.au/ to check out what the festival is all about, get involved, or view some of the great films from previous ... More >>	Focus on Ability Short Film Festival 2017 Entries for the Focus on Ability Short Film Festival are open until the 30th of June, so there's still time to submit a video of 5 minutes or less. You don't need professional equipment to ... More >>	2016 IASSIDD World Congress Day 4 It's our final day at the IASSIDD World Congress and the small amount of people around makes me think things are winding down here. Yesterday I made a few new contacts to help spread the word about ... More >>
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