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In this episode Mel chats with Ingerlise Svaleng, the founder of "kindness project" 21 Gifts, about how we can advocate for our child’s strengths and passions in a system that's geared toward their so-called deficits.Ingerlise is from Norway and now lives in the Sutherland Shire of NSW with her husband and two daughters, four-year-old Lola and Maia, who is seven and has Down syndrome.
Through partnerships with 120+ hospitals across Australia and New Zealand, 21 Gifts delivers beautiful little suitcases, bursting with gifts, to parents of babies who’ve just received a Down syndrome diagnosis. You can find a link to this brilliant organisation here: twentyonegifts.com
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In the final episode of season two, Mel chats with tech entrepreneur, brand expert and NDIS participant Steve Ralph. At the end of 2017, Steve misjudged a jump into a swimming pool and sustained a spinal cord injury that saw him become a quadriplegic.
Steve now needs significant support to go...
Published 05/22/23
This is the second part of Mel's conversation with Lisa Grech, a researcher, psychologist and mum to Hannah, who has a rare genetic condition and intellectual disability. If you missed part one, where Lisa shares how she fiercely advocates for her daughter, who is an NDIS participant, skip on...
Published 05/07/23