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.
In this Season One finale, host Jenna highlights the diverse experiences of her guests, emphasizing Disabled resilience and humour, as well as the importance of authentic representation and intersectionality in disability narratives. She speaks about her passion for storytelling and priority to celebrate and center diverse Disabled voices for both education and empowerment in this 20 episode podcast.
In a touching conclusion, Jennifer dedicates the podcast toher beloved late grandmother, who lived with disabilities and chronic pain.
In summarizing the first season of the podcast, Jenna explains, ”With Finding Avalon, I was determined to stop the all-too-common tropes of disabled stories being polarizing tragedies or uplifting inspirations. The vibrant picture this indie, Disabled-led , feminist podcast paints is the kind of representation and authenticity that modern media needs right now. Disabled is human. Disabled is diverse. Disabled stories must be told by disabled voices.”
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