Changing attitudes and shifting perceptions: Caroline White at TEDxKingsCollegeLondon

Caroline White is a working mum living in Bath with her husband Simon and her two boys Seb, aged 5 and Dominic aged 2. She hit the headlines in late 2012 (including the front page of The Times) when, after a plea from her on their Facebook page to represent 'difference', Marks &Spencer used her eldest son Seb in their Christmas TV advertising campaign. Seb has Down's Syndrome.
Caroline's passion is to raise awareness of the condition and help to shift outdated perceptions surrounding disability whilst championing inclusion and making 'different' normal. Caroline's talk shows her transformation from fear of her child suffering from Down's Syndrome to acceptance to finally show us the power of difference.

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