In this special episode we chat to the players and coaches of the winning teams on FIDA Grand Final day at Coburg Oval in Melbourne, Australia.

Those who were kind enough to give us the time and not necessarily in this order:
Brady Woods, Matt Shortis, Jake Scicluna, Peter Foxall, Julian Brooks, Corey Sivestro, Shaun Dux, Peter Willoughby(Snr), Kyle Bird and Amanda Campbell.

It was a great day and as you will hear in the podcast, it was a very exciting day for those involved.

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In this special episode of Coach and The Doctor, we take you to the Grand Opening of JaeMan Junction in Liverpool, NSW. The JaeMan Junction is an outcomes-focused day centre for NDIS participants.

Join The Coach as he engages with an incredible lineup of special guests, including Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun, Betty Boustani, Intiyaz Ali, Sonia Aveiro, Chloe Koulizakis, Hannah & Michelle Herron, Ifty Waset, Tahrir Al Nasha, Victor Tran, and founder of JaeMan, Danny Staffieri.

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Welcome back to Coach and The Doctor! After a few subtle changes we are back bigger and better than ever.

In this episode we venture out to Ringwood in Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne where the very first tackle-free footy carnival is happening for those who live with an intellectual disability. We speak to the CEO of FIDA, a coach (a real one) and a couple of players.

Tackle-free footy is the brainchild of Victorian FIDA Football League - the organisation behind Australian all abilities footy. If you are interested in donating to FIDA or joining in on the fun, please visit https://fida.org.au/ or email Mary Pozzobon at [email protected]

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Coach and the Doctor are back on the road again! This time in Australia's harbour city for the Sydney Deaf Festival.

It was a great day at Cathy Freeman Park in the Olympic Precinct. The sun was out and beaming, and we learnt a lot about Auslan, Australia's official sign language, and the future of accessibility for the deaf community. 

We welcomed three inspiring guests including interpreter and Founder of Pah! App, Rachel Sperinck, the Co-Founder and CEO of Convo,  Todd Wright, and last but not least Bronick Lemon from Next Sense.

This was the first podcast we have had interpreters on site, thanks to DeafConnect, and we will be releasing an accessible video with Auslan interpreters and closed captions. Stay tuned for this in the next few weeks!

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Coach And The Doctor hit the road for this episode and speak to three guests at the Brimbank Disability Expo in Melbourne, presented by Able Foods and Plan Partners.

First up is Ashleigh Dolby from Able Foods who also runs @accesswithash on Instagram, reviewing Melbourne's accessible cafes, restaurants and bars. Then we've got Natasha Isherwood the State Manager for Plan Partners, and last but not least the creator of ATJ Solutions, Jodie Attard.

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Content Warning: Talks of suicide and suicidal ideation.

In this episode of CATD Best Bits we venture into an area that at times is not always talked about openly and honestly: depression. I can guarantee that with our two guests, nothing is off the table.

Joe Williams is a former boxing and NRL Champion who has lived with bipolar for the majority of his life. Graeme Cowan is one of the co-founders of RUOK and has travelled a rocky road with depression and anxiety. Also with us is Ashlee Morton talking all things Travel in the NDIS.

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In our second episode of CATD Best Bits we venture into the political arena with NSW Member of Parliament Liesl Tesch and Federal Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John.
We also chat with our special contributor on Sport, and the CEO of JaeMan Support, Rita (a Collingwood supporter!)

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In our first episode of CATD Best Bits we go into the film space and speak to a couple of directors in the disability sector.
Cian O'Clery and Johanna Garvin.
Also making an appearance is Bela Hunter from Plan Partners.Bela will be talking finance in the NDIS.

Enjoy.

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This week's episode is a special recording of Coach and the Doctor guesting on the Luke and Susie Show on 89.9 Light FM.

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First up on this episode is Fleur Sharafizad speaking to us about the research she has done on Carers and their wellbeing.

Following Fleur, we have our entertainment contributor Amy speaking to us about the Screen Australia diversity report that came out this year.

Finally, we are joined by Sandhya Menon to talk about her new children's book The Rainbow Brain, which talks about both ADHD and Autism together.

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