Sari and her husband are the parents of a young adult son and two teenage daughters that came together through foster care and public adoption. Professionally, Sari has spent the past twenty years in a variety of roles working alongside, and on behalf of, families and their children to access appropriate and inclusive programs and supports. Sari brings with her extensive knowledge of, and experience with; communication and language development, speech and language disorders, challenging behaviours, sensory processing disorders, AAC, congenital neurological differences, learning disabilities, intellectual disability, IEPs, and educational placements, deaf and hard of hearing children/parents, accessibility, and the Deaf community.