My dad has always been very involved in the disability sector so I was exposed to it from an early age. When I finished school I decided to study a social research degree at university. At university took the opportunity with many of my assignments to study disability organisations and disability theory and history.

In my last semester I had to complete a work placement which involved completing a research project. I was very fortunate to be put in contact with National Disability Services (NDS) and was able to complete my work placement with the Aboriginal Resources and Pathways project. This was a great opportunity as I got to meet disability support workers and frontline professionals and hear about their challenges and triumphs. I was also exposed to the many policy areas which disability is subject to. This sparked an interest for me in wanting to gain a better understanding of the different policy areas and how they directly and indirectly effect disability service organisations as well as people with disability.