Award-winning comedy writer, Ian Heydon (Kingswood Country, How Green Was My Cactus, The Samuel Pepys Show, The Year My Country Broke) recently took out an unexpected award – for writing about travelling with a disability.

In 2010 Ian was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. That led to the question – what does a writer who has a disability and who loves to travel write about? The answer was pretty obvious. Because Ian uses a cane for mobility assistance, he built a website called Cane & Able Travel and that site won the inaugural Business disAbility Award for Business Innovation in 2012.

Back in 2003, Ian had a travel book on Australia published called The Small Guide to A Big Country (Explore) and he subsequently bought a travel agent’s licence (Small Guide Travel). Much of Ian’s research for that book is still valid. As Ian says, “They haven’t moved the Sydney Opera House or most of Australia’s main attractions, so all I really needed to do was update where necessary and add the accessibility and disability facility information. It’s a bonus that the Small Guide Travel consultants can assist with itinerary advice and bookings.”

When Ian travels these days he uses both a cane and a wheelchair for getting around. “Before my diagnosis with MS I guess I felt a bit of pity when I saw other people in wheelchairs. I didn’t realise that wheelchairs give a person with a disability so much freedom. Mine allows me to get around much better at airports, especially when the boarding gate can be a fair distance from check-in, and it makes art galleries, museums and theatre so much more accessible and enjoyable.”

Ian first took his wheelchair on a trip to Dubai, London and Paris in 2012. While there are websites with attractions and disability information for those destinations in the pipeline, Ian’s first priority is writing about Australia. In late 2012 he visited Cairns and road-tested attractions like Skyrail and Quicksilver’s Great Barrier Reef as well as disabled-friendly accommodation. From this came the destination specific website, Cairns Disabled Travel.

The next cab of the rank was Canberra. According to Ian, Canberra is arguably Australia’s most rewarding destination for travellers with a disability. “There are flights from all other major cities and centres, they have an excellent public transport and wheelchair-assisted taxi system and all the major attractions are accessible, with many of them free. There’s excellent accommodation, terrific restaurants and bars and so much to see and do. It really is a fabulous tourist destination. Sure, after a couple of weeks there might be some thumb twiddling but for a few days away it is fabulous.” Ian visited Canberra in 2011 and 2013 to research accessible accommodation and attractions and the Canberra Disabled Travel website is now live.

Ian has a multi-destination itinerary on the drawing board for all Australian capital cities and major regional centres so you could see him soon in your part of the country. But the Kingswood? No, he won’t be taking the Kingswood!

For many retail companies, the way you arrange your store can determine just how much sales each storefront can do in a given amount of time. It can be welcoming to shoppers, or it may drive them away. How you fit your storefront says a lot about the underlying philosophy of your business model. This guide will cover some of the basic techniques that newsagency shopfitters use to provide a facelift to businesses. Though some agencies such as Revolution Retail provide similar services to other stores, the scope of this report will be limited.

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Improve the customer shopping experience:

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A popular tactic is to change the layout of a retailer’s shelving to give clear lines of sight to customers while they are shopping. Many shoppers want to find the one product they’re looking for as quickly as possible. For large retailers, that is difficult because of the sheer volume of different things that they stock. But creating aligned shelving with clear glass exterior windows allows the shoppers to find their products much quicker. They can simply walk into to store and potentially see their desired product from almost anywhere that they’re standing.

Understanding the mindset of consumers is one aspect of newsagency shopfitters that retailers love to hire. Though retail shopping trends may change over time, a good shopfit can keep managers informed and up to date on how best to arrange their stores. If it provides the expected boost in sales, it will have been a worthwhile investment to make.

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Football is one of the most entertaining and popular sports around the globe. However, it usually has many variations from one country to another. Australian Rules football is the most popular sport in the country. It is also known as AFL, footy or Aussie rules. It is a unique and fast game and has a great following throughout the country.

How Aussie Rules is played
Australian football is played by a team of 18 players on either side. It is usually played on a custom Australian football ground, a cricket field that has been modified to accommodate football playing or another venue that resembles the two. The Australian Football league is responsible for setting rules for the game. In playing Aussie Rules, the goal of the players is usually to move the ball across the field and kick it between the goal posts of the opponent’s team. The team that scores the highest number of goals by the time the game ends usually wins the game. However if the teams score an equal number of goals, a draw could be declared or they might be forced to use a tie break.

Positioning of the players
When the game is under way on, players can place themselves anywhere in the field. A game usually lasts four quarters of 20 minutes each. They are also allowed to use any part of their body to kick the ball. The most common methods used in handling the ball include: Kicking, Handballing and Running with the ball. If running, the player must bounce the ball at least once every fifteen metres.

In addition to those general playing techniques, players are expected to follow the rules set by the Australian Football League when they are in the field.

When running with the ball, they are supposed to bounce it or touch it on the ground from time to time. They are not allowed to throw the ball to one another. The players are also not supposed to be caught holding the ball.

Ball possession is always in dispute unless a free kick mark is paid. If a player catches the ball from a kick at any point in the field, they are automatically awarded a mark and allowed possession.

Those are just a few of the rules that are followed when playing Aussie Rules. It is important to note that Australian football is a contact sport and players are allowed to use their hands to tackle opponents or their whole body to obstruct an opponent from making a move against them. However, physical contact that is rough or dangerous in not allowed in the sport. For instance, players are not allowed to push one another in the back or slow play. Such events are usually discouraged by imposing penalties such as suspension, or distance penalties.

The origin of the game is a little bit of a mystery. However, it is known that Aussie Rules tournaments were being held in the country as early as 1859. It is one of the major spectator and participation sports in the country.

Australian Football League and its role in Australian football
AFL is the national football governing body in Australia. The body is usually tasked with the responsibility of organising tournaments during the football season. Normally, the football season runs from March to September. During this period, they are supposed to put together match fixtures, settle disputes and also announce the tournament winners.

Australian Football League has been in operation since 1989. It was previously known as VFL or the Victoria football league. The AFL currently has 18 clubs as its members. Since the emergence of AFL, the presence of smaller and semi-professional football governing bodies in the country has somehow reduced.

Aussie football internationally
Australian football is played well beyond the country. There are over 50 countries that play the game at an amateur level. The game has been featured in the Euro cup and the International cup. In both cases, Australian players were prohibited from taking part.

That is Australian football or Aussie Rules at a glance. It is one of the most entertaining sports to watch. The football season in Australia is usually packed with a lot of excitement and fun. Aussie Rules has such importance in the Australian culture, Federal Election dates are planned around the date of the Grand Final.

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