'Today my heart broke': Footballer vows to fight for her disabled sister's care program

High-profile AFLW player Moana Hope was dreading breaking the news that she knew would devastate her sister Lavinia.The Bridges program has been teaching basic life skills to adults with mild-to-severe intellectual disabilities since 1992

"I think it's the most heartbreaking news I've ever had to tell her because I know the joy that the school brings for Vinny," Hope said."I don't think it's human to tell people with special needs that we're taking away this program of yours that you've done your entire life."She posted a video on Instagram showing her family's despair and vowing to lobby relevant politicians and bureaucrats to try to help secure the program's future.

"Bridges has absolutely provided participants with a community and friendship groups and enormous joy and that will be sorely missed," she said. "The advice they gave me was to apply for a worker to come and do some one-one-one stuff with Vinny every now and then.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

Can’t believe this is happening in our country

No not Melbourne City Mission government have defunded...all disability services. So they have no choice but to close.Clients are given tiny amount of money t Which would not even cover costs if MCM did keep going...labour and liberal government's disgusting economic dishonesty

Obviously not pure blood Indigenous Australians. Are they from the foreign white European-Anglo or the Asian-Caucasian community of Australians since first contact by whites in 1774AD?

Why does the ABC 'light fire to its hair' when reporting on President Trump ? poor mental heath, maybe Steve Biddulph can help you.

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