There are still many inaccessible band venues in Australia and plenty of stigma, but these musicians with a disability are making space for themselves.
It took Jarred 18 years to find out he had severe dyslexia. The diagnosis was the 'last piece of the puzzle'
Underneath Jarred Bird's smile, he's pedalling hard to navigate working life with severe dyslexia.
Topic:Perspective
Photo shows A man holds two drumsticks in a recording studio with a sign ABC Alice Springs.'There's a role for everyone': Disability ambassador lives out a dream as ringer on remote cattle station
Marcus Dadd says working at the remote Delamere Station has been "the most incredible experience" and believes there's a place for people with disability in the beef industry.
Photo shows A man with curly brown hair smiles at the camera. He uses crutches to stand in the beautiful bushland scene behind him.I have a degree and volunteer experience but like so many people with a disability, find it hard to get a job
Alex Whitton has a degree, volunteer experience and plenty of enthusiasm, but says employers often don't see past his disability.
Topic:Perspective
Photo shows A young man with short dark hair is sitting in front of a microphone wearing headphones in the ABC radio studio.How 3D models are becoming a 'game changer' for vision-impaired students
3D printing technology is revolutionising the way that blind and low-vision students learn about the world around them.
Topic:Solutions
Photo shows A boy with brown curly hair wearing a navy polo shirt holds a white model of a spikey puffer fish.Whether you're a parent or educator, here's how you can set children with disability up for success at school
Families and schools say it's more than possible to set children with disability up for success with their education. These are some of their best tips.
Topic:Explainer
Photo shows A young boy of South East Asian background with glasses and short black hair looking and smiling at an older white manWhen looking at schools for her son, Fiona interviewed the staff – not the other way around
Starting school can be challenging for any child, but there can be extra difficulties for those with disability. ABC NEWS looks at two examples of public schools and families working together to set students with disability up for success.
Topic:Solutions
Photo shows A young white boy with red hair sitting in a wheelchair smiling at an adult. They're in a school classroomThe chicken farm giving people living with disability a crack at the job market, one egg at a time
Blasting AC/DC and sorting through hundreds of eggs is how Jinda Holland spends most of his working days. At 39, it is one of only a handful of jobs he has ever had and it is his favourite by far.
Photo shows A man wearing a blue shir, black hat and sunglasses holding a carton of eggs in a field.NDIS participants can no longer access sex worker services through funding. Advocates say it's a 'deep betrayal'
For over a month now, people with a disability have been unable to use NDIS funding for seeking sex worker services. Lived-experience advocates say it's a step backward.
Photo shows A man wearing a navy shirt and grey pants poses for the camera. He is in a raised wheelchair.Disability parking at SA public places to be expanded to include autistic people
The expansion of South Australia's disability parking permit scheme to include people with cognitive, behavioural and neurological conditions is welcomed by autism advocate and mother Tegan Cross, who says her sons "have every right to do everything else that everybody else does".
Photo shows An autism advocate at a media conference.Melbourne's tram network has an accessibility mismatch
Half of Melbourne's tram routes aren't serviced by accessible trams. And even if they were, many stops are no use to wheelchair users.
Photo shows A young man in a wheelchair sits at an accessible tram stop in Melbourne waiting for a tramWoman celebrates life-changing journey to summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in all-terrain wheelchair
Chris Kerr faced more challenges than most to get to the top of Africa's tallest peak, but she was adamant being a wheelchair user would not stop her.
Topic:Feel Good
Photo shows A close up of a woman in reflective sunglasses and rugged up in a sleeping bag, appears emotional, with clouds behind and below.These artists are busting the myth that deaf people live in a world of silence. They’re very good at listening
Deaf artists Dame Evelyn Glennie and Raymond Antrobus are busting the myth that they live in a world of silence. A new album opens their sound world.
Photo shows Evelyn Glennie performing a solo with an orchestra. She's holding two drum sticks and looking intently at her music score.'Absolutely furious, bewildered, and sad': Families say multi-million-dollar 'inclusion' program is excluding their kids
The Inclusion Support Program aims to help early learning centres remove barriers that prevent them from including students with disability. But childcare workers have told the ABC they're having problems accessing the scheme.
Photo shows A young white toddler reads a book with her mother by a kitchen windowBill Shorten flags NDIS changes to music and art therapy funding, prompting concerns about costs
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has flagged changes to the way music and art therapy are funded, raising concerns about access for participants.
Photo shows Kai Wall smiling and waving an arm during a music therapy session.'I'm not inserting catheters for fun, mate': NDIS participant's fight for funding leaves him furious
Adam Quarrell says being an NDIS participant is like "being in an abusive relationship". He's fighting to have funding restored in his care plan for catheters, without which he says he will die.
Photo shows A man in a wheelchair protests with others holding signsParaMatildas become first Australian side to win football World Cup
Australia's ParaMatildas have become the first national football side to become world champions, with victory in the final of the IFCPF Women's World Cup.
Photo shows Ten members of the team pose with their gold medalsAustralians with disability tell their stories for International Day of People with Disability
The ABC is featuring stories by and about people with disability leading up to and beyond December 3, the International Day of People with Disability.
Photo shows A young woman with pink hair sits on a char. She is wearing white wig dressed as marianne antoinette'The girls will come in absolutely firing': ParaMatildas aiming for World Cup glory
No Australian team has ever won a round ball World Cup, but the ParaMatildas enter this month's Cerebral Palsy World Cup in Spain as the world's highest ranked side.
Photo shows 10 women, eight in green and gold soccer uniforms and two in purple goalkeeping uniforms pose for a team photo on white backdropThere are 61 special needs education centres in Perth, but only 16 across regional WA. Parents want change
Nicole Dowers moved her family 180 kilometres so her son Cooper could access the school support he needed. Some advocates think the school she moved for shouldn't exist.
Photo shows A young boy in a wheelchair and another young boy smile for a photo. Both wear different school uniforms.Calls to strengthen pathways to elite Para sport amid survey figures
Tallow loves wheelchair basketball, but for some children with a disability, expensive equipment, inaccessible venues and anxiety about participation mean they drop out of sport.
Photo shows A young boy sits in a wheelchair on a basketball court, he is holding a basketball and smiling.