Finding Avalon: Amplifying Disabled Voices
Finding Avalon: Amplifying Disabled Voices
Podcast Description
Finding Avalon is an indie podcast that amplifies Disabled voices, promoting authentic representation and examining themes of life, leadership and advocacy.
Host Jenna Barnable is a storyteller and disability inclusion advocate from Atlantic Canada. This curated collection of insightful, relatable and surprising stories unapologetically centers women's, gender diverse, 2SLGBTQ+ and BIPOC perspectives.
Join Jenna and guests as we elevate the works and wisdom of disabled, chronically ill and neurodivergent people, as well as supportive allies making change for true inclusion.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of disability representation, life experiences, leadership, and advocacy, with episodes featuring diverse perspectives such as Naomi Kavka discussing music and mental health and Jenna Barnable sharing her journey in starting the podcast. Specific focus areas include chronic illness, neurodivergence, and the intersectionality in the Disabled community.
Finding Avalon is an indie podcast that amplifies Disabled voices, promoting authentic representation and examining themes of life, leadership and advocacy.
Host Jenna Barnable is a storyteller and disability inclusion advocate from Atlantic Canada. This curated collection of insightful, relatable and surprising stories unapologetically centers women’s, gender diverse, 2SLGBTQ+ and BIPOC perspectives.
Join Jenna as she elevates the work and wisdom of disabled, chronically ill and neurodivergent people, along with some supportive allies making change for true inclusion.
Disabled Nurse & Service Dog: A Dynamic Duo Breaking Barriers with Chloe Hammond and Ocho
In this episode of Finding Avalon, host Jenna Barnable speaks with Chloe Hammond, a pioneering disabled nurse and disability advocate from the UK. Chloe shares her complex disability journey, including her diagnoses and the challenges she faced in accepting her identity.
She discusses the vital role of her assistance dog, Ocho, in her life and work, and the impact of ableism on her experiences. Chloe also highlights her advocacy efforts to promote visibility and empowerment for disabled professionals, her recent achievements, and her aspirations for the future,including an exciting opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall.
Above all, Chloe believes in the importance of being true to oneself and embracing one's full identity.
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