Navigating Disability
What if the conversation around disability focused on possibility instead of limitation?
Welcome to the Navigating Disability Podcast Show, hosted by Kate Read, a passionate advocate dedicated to changing the narrative around “normal” and “ability.”
Each week, Kate sits down with inspiring guests to explore lived experiences, expert insights, practical advice, and powerful stories from across the disability community. From advocacy and education to honest discussions about systems, supports, and real-life challenges, this podcast is about helping people feel informed, empowered, and connected.
Whether you’re living with disability, supporting a family member, working in the sector, or wanting to better understand the journey — this podcast is for you.
So get ready to be inspired, informed, and reminded that you are not navigating this journey alone.
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Navigating Disability
Beyond Survival: A Life Reclaimed After Rare Diagnosis
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What does it mean to build a life of purpose when your body has been fighting you since childhood?
Today, Navigating Disability sit with Eliot Carroll. Before his tenth birthday, Eliot was diagnosed with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH). His childhood wasn't defined by playgrounds and playdates, but by two life-altering brain surgeries, a complex dependence on medication, and the profound limitations of a body that couldn't keep up.
He learned to navigate the world from hospital rooms and the sidelines, a witness to a "normal" life that always seemed just out of reach.
But this isn't a story of sickness. It's a story of strength.
Eliot has decoded a powerful truth: a life limited in activity is not a life limited in impact.
Now, he uses his voice as a microphone for the marginalised. As a passionate disability rights advocate, he breaks down barriers, challenges stereotypes, and fights for a world where access and understanding are not privileges, but fundamental rights.
Connect with Eliot Carroll:
Eliot's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliotcarroll/