A LONG AND WINDing ROAD

I fell into my first position supporting people with disabilities as a bright green close-to-new-graduate speech pathologist in Sydney in 1996. I've been here ever since.

As a speechie over the next 15 years, between welcoming my first two children, I worked in the not-for-profit, private and government sectors.

I loved the work and I loved the people. I have had the absolute privilege of sharing in so many moments of success and the heartbreak of losing people along the way.

The NDIS came along with so much promise and like so many of my colleagues and thousands of people with disabilities have been bounced around with the ups and downs since the trial began in 2013.

Not long after the trial I decided to have a crack at my own business, which happened to sell unexpectedly soon after launch.

A little by accident I have found a place as a voice for Providers, especially for small business, as the fear of the goal of choice and control disappearing as Providers continue to work against the head wind that is the NDIS.

I've had a lot of frustration and a few wins along the way. 

You can find me regularly connecting with the provider community on the Facebook Page Care and Support Sector Community of Practice.