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Publisher Inprint Design ISSN 1447 – 2023
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Our cover story this edition is an amazing tale of resilience , determination and sheer guts . Chris Blowes was surfing off the remote west coast of South Australia when every surfer ’ s nightmare became a reality . A six-metre Great White shark attacked Chris , resulting in him losing his leg and very nearly his life . Less than two years after the attack , and having undergone extensive rehabilitation , Chris is back in the water doing what he loves best – though he does admit to being a little bit more cautious these days .
In another amazing story , we meet Paralympic shooter Glen McMurtrie . If it wasn ’ t for a chance meeting with fellow shooter Ashley Adams in Dalby in Queensland in 2014 – due a double-booked accessible hotel room – Glen would never have got involved in the sport . We also venture into the darkness with Guide Dogs Victoria as part of an initiative designed to increase awareness of the challenges facing people with vision impairment . Look out , too , for arts writer Anthea Skinner ’ s interview with filmmaker Sarah Barton about her new documentary on the disability rights movement , Defiant Lives .
In our Sport , Travel and Leisure feature we meet four athletes involved in the 2017 Invictus Games in Canada , and find out why gardening is good for people with disability . Travel writer Craig Sheather heads for the United States , and we check out what Australian airports are doing for people with autism spectrum disorder . We also learn about a new partnership between the Western Sydney Wanderers and disability support organisation AFFORD , and cruise down the Murray River on a houseboat .
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Publisher
Inprint Design
ISSN 1447–2023
Editorial
Editor Rebecca Somerfield
[email protected]
Design
Rachel Tortorella
Digital
Inprint Design Digital Team
Contributors
Amy Park, Carole Lander, Anthea Skinner,
Craig Sheather, Peter Gibilsco, Steve Brew,
Peter Hoare
Advertising
Michelle Stevens
[email protected]
Phone 08 7325 3209
Mobile 0419 822 717
Subscriptions
[email protected]
Phone 08 7325 3200
Print/Supporter
Graphic Print Group
O
ur cover story this
edition is an amazing
tale of resilience,
determination and sheer guts.
Chris Blowes was surfing off
the remote west coast of South
Australia when every surfer’s
nightmare became a reality.
A six-metre Great White shark
attacked Chris, resulting in him
losing his leg and very nearly
his life. Less than two years after
the attack, and having undergone extensive rehabilitation, Chris
is back in the water doing what he loves best – though he does
admit to being a little bit more cautious these days.
In another amazing story, we meet Paralympic shooter Glen McMurtrie.
If it wasn’t for a chance meeting with fellow shooter Ashley Adams in
Dalby in Queensland in 2014 – due a double-booked accessible hotel
room – Glen would never have got involved in the sport. We also venture
into the darkness with Guide Dogs Victoria as part of an initiative designed
to increase awareness of the challenges facing people with vision
impairment. Look out, too, for arts writer Anthea Skinner’s interview with
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