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
The Insider Advocate: Parenting Through NDIS, Reforming from Within
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How can personal experience create more effective public policy?
In this episode of Navigating Disability, we speak with Chloe Jesson, a passionate advocate for community mental health, a policy reformer, and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Queensland Alliance for Mental Health.
With deep experience in the not-for-profit sector, she leads initiatives that amplify the voices of lived experience and champion grassroots solutions to complex mental health challenges.
As the mum of a neurodiverse daughter navigating the NDIS, Chloe brings both professional and personal insights into the systemic barriers facing families.
Her advocacy is fuelled by her lived experience supporting her twins through early intervention and sensory supports, and her work driving sector-wide change is grounded in the belief that everyone deserves to feel connected, seen, and supported.
Chloe is also a board member of two community organisations and a postgraduate student, currently completing her Master of Public Policy and Governance. She is particularly passionate about the role of social connection as a protective factor for mental health and the urgent need to reimagine what true inclusion looks like - both in policy and in practice.
Connect with Chloe Jesson:
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/chloejesson