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SUMMARY:*ONLINE* We've Got This - Stories by Disabled Parents
LOCATION:Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome)\nGeelong Library a
 nd Heritage Centre (The Dome)
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DESCRIPTION:More than 15 per cent of Australian households have a parent w
 ith a disability\, yet their stories are rarely shared and their experienc
 es almost never reflected in parenting literature. .\nhttps://grlc.libnet.
 info/event/6102579
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>How is a mother with dwarfism treated when
  she walks her child down the street? How do Deaf parents know when their 
 baby cries in the night?</p>\n<p>When writer and musician Eliza Hull was p
 regnant with her first child\, like most parents-to-be she was a mix of ex
 cited and nervous. But as a person with a disability\, there were added co
 mplexities. She wondered: Will the pregnancy be too hard? Will people judg
 e me? Will I cope with the demands of parenting?&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In&nbsp\;<
 em>We&rsquo\;ve Got This</em>\, published by with <a href="http://www.blac
 kincbooks.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Black Inc Books</a>\, twenty
 -five parents who identify as deaf\, disabled or chronically ill discuss t
 he highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest
  obstacles lie in other people&rsquo\;s attitudes.&nbsp\;Contributors to t
 his book include Jacinta Parsons\, Kristy Forbes\, Graeme Innes AM\, Jessi
 ca Smith OAM\, Jax Jacki Brown OAM\, Nicole Lee\, Elly May Barnes\, Neango
 k Chair\, Renay Barker-Mulholland\, Micheline Lee and Shakira Hussein.&nbs
 p\;<em>We&rsquo\;ve Got This</em>&nbsp\;will appeal to readers of&nbsp\;<e
 m>Growing Up Disabled in Australia</em>&nbsp\;and other titles in the <em>
 Growing Up</em> series.</p>\n<p>Join us for a panel discussion on this top
 ic featuring Editor <strong>Eliza Hull</strong>\, family violence survivor
  and disability activist <strong>Nicole Lee</strong> and the ABC's disabil
 ity affairs reporter\, <strong>Nas Campanella</strong>\, as panel host.</p
 >\n<p><em>This event will be AUSLAN interpreted and will include live capt
 ioning.</em></p>\n<p><em>This event is proudly presented in partnership wi
 th&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.encompass-cs.org.au/" target="_blank" rel="n
 oopener">Encompass Community Services</a>&nbsp\;and Disabled Mums</em></p>
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