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\nMeet each speaker<\/span><\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1432677902390{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}” el_id=”team-bio” el_class=”biography”][vc_column_inner el_class=”” width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”speaker-info”]Kristina has slowly lost mobility since her knees began regularly dislocating from the age of 11. By the time she was 21 osteoarthritis had set in and her capacity for walking had become greatly reduced. It was at this point she began using a wheelchair and whilst it brought her increased independence and freedom it also threw her headfirst into a world of frustration, barriers and exclusion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristina shares some of the more challenging experiences she has encountered in the workplace, in her social life, and in navigating the processes, policies and decision-making of statutory organisations and service providers. She asks the following questions, \u201cWhat were the barriers here?\u201d, \u201cWas this discrimination?\u201d and \u201cWhat could have been done differently to make this a more positive experience?\u201d<\/p>\n

Kristina is a former Paralympic athlete with over 15 years experience of direct work with disabled children, young people and adults. 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