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"Have you thought about a mainstream school?" touches on inclusive education and how it benefits both people with disability and the schooling community as a whole.

 


Join Michaela as she talks about their family's journey to finding an inclusive mainstream school for her child, Harry.
 
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What happens for someone who acquires their disability?
 


Join Lauren as she takes us on her journey of self-discovery after acquiring disability, how it completely changed the trajectory of her life, and how re-understanding who she was compared to who she is now has helped reform and reignite her purpose and passion.

 
Click here to download and read the transcript of The journey to self-acceptance.

Years ago, Andrew Gibson embarked on a journey of learning to drive after experiencing brain injury. This led to regained confidence, independence, and access to social and employment opportunities. In short, it was life-changing.
Today, Andrew is the Project Leader for SKILL, an individual capacity building project, and in this special edition podcast episode, he talks to Brad Williams, from Williams OT, about turning your dream of learning to drive into an actionable plan for living life the way you want. 
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Have you thought about how other countries and cultures view disability?
Esther takes us through her journey of battling cultural stigma around disability in Sudan, Uganda and Australia and the challenges of migrating to a new country and forging her path as a woman with disability from a linguistically diverse background!
 
Click here to download and read the transcript of The burden of low expectations: Challenging disability stigma across cultures.

Join Mike and Lucilla, and Mikaila and Ivy as they talk about parenting with a disability, the challenges and solutions they overcame as a family, and how it’s changed their lives for the better.
 
Click here to download and read the transcript of Rethinking the ideal parent.

Join Lily as she talks about internalised ableism, how it's affected Lily throughout different stages of her life, and the challenge of forever trying to shape society to fit you, when it isn't designed for you.
 
Find out more about Lily's journey through school and motherhood and the constant, everyday battle against her own internal thoughts.
 
Click here to download and read the transcript of Maybe I’ll just miss out: Changing the world by changing your mind.