Topic Tuesday// Speak Up: The Power in Using Your Voice // Tuesday 30th January 2024 5:30-7PM AEDT

@Cali_Rose you won’t recognise yourself after you travel.
The first time I travelled by myself overseas, I came home feeling like I could conquer the world. LOL

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As we start to wrap up tonight’s discussion, I would like to thank everyone who joined us for this discussion this evening, and those who have been reading along for your contributions, being here and sharing this space with us 😊 Thank you @oscbeep for sharing your experiences, knowledge and tips with us, and some great resources too! Another big thank you to @TideisTurning for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us tonight as well. I’ll also leave everyone with a few other resources you might want to look at 😊

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Thanks @oscbeep.. Could you rephrase your suggestion about the disability advocate please? I'm not clear on what you're saying. Sorry I'm really struggling tonight. Thanks

Further to @oscbeep's point about pointing to public figures, as a few options, Listenable might have some gems to draw from 😊

Thank you @TideisTurning , @amber22 , @oscbeep for tonight discussion 🙂

We will be locking the thread in a minute, but feel free to continue this discussion on another thread and tag each other! 🙂 Good night everyone!

Of course @Cali_Rose - I was suggesting sometimes that if there is public disability advocate that you can share with your son. He might respond to the message of detisgmatising of your diagnosis if it comes from a different source. I would suggest checking out one of my personal favourites on Instagram @adisabledicon who is not a full time wheelchair user and an amazing advocate!

Thank you so much @amber22 and @TideisTurning for organising tonight and a HUGE thank you to everyone that joined in on the conversation and anyone else that might be following along! ❤️

Thanks so much everyone for being here, your contributions and sharing this space with us! @Shaz51 @Cali_Rose @Glisten @Loiter @Quilly @Oaktree & everyone, also to @amber22 for leading the discussion tonight and the incredible @oscbeep for sharing your passion, time & wisdom with us. This one's been super special for me and I feel privileged to have been part of it with all of you 😊💚