The Priority Seat is the Australian podcast where people with disability talk about what actually matters. Big topics, honest conversations, and the people best placed to have them. Brought to you by Community Disability Alliance Hunter (CDAH), each episode features expert guests, rotating co-hosts with lived experience, and the kind of conversations you won't hear anywhere else.
Funny when it needs to be. Serious when it counts.
In Episode 2 of the Priority Seat Podcast, hosts Cath and Dave chat with Lara. They discuss the world of accessible makeup and selfcare, as well as the recent NDIS changes...and prawns on pizza🍕Brought to you by CDAH and the Department of Social Services - Community Hubs GrantRecorded at Opus Productions on Awabakal land.cdah.org.au | info@cdah.org.au#ThePrioritySeatPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/thepriorityseatpodcast) #CDAH (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cdah) #PeerSupport (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/peersupport) #NDIS (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/ndis) #DisabilityAustralia (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/disabilityaustralia) #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/nothingaboutuswithoutus)
18 Mar 2026
Space Travel, Vegemite, and the NDIS Show Up to a Podcast
Peer support gets thrown around a lot, but what does it actually mean when it's done properly?
In Episode 1 of The Priority Seat, hosts Dave and Cath break down what peer support really looks like at Community Disability Alliance Hunter (CDAH), why people with disability are the experts on their own lives, and why "nothing about us without us" isn't just a slogan, it's the whole point.
They're also joined by CDAH's Telden to talk about the Disability Hub project, upcoming community workshops, and how to get involved. Plus disability news including Kurt Fearnley's reappointment to the NDIA board, an Auslan performer making waves in WA, and a wheelchair user who went to actual space.
Plus a round of quickfire questions. And yes, Vegemite comes up.
Brought to you by CDAH and the Department of Social Services - Community Hubs Grant
Recorded at Opus Productions on Awabakal land.
cdah.org.au | info@cdah.org.au
TRANSCRIPT (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aCSqgQE4gu9clMVfj9h7VIMOeuCZ2Ov5/view?usp=sharing)
6 Mar 2025
Episode 4 - The Curse of Low Expectations
Her My life but whose expectations
Do you ever feel that other people’s low expectations are getting in your way? Like it’s all about what you can’t do rather than what you can?
Emma Myers certainly knows these feelings all too well from her school experience in the rural Hunter. Living with cerebral palsy, Emma’s teachers told her that she’d never have a job. Fast forward to now, and Emma works as a Disability affairs reporter for the Australian Community Radio Network. Based in Canberra’s Parliament House, Emma sets her own hours, so she can work around her fatigue and other disability related issues. And as for her teachers, Emma says they’re now taking the credit for “pushing her”.
Check out episode 4 of the CDAH Peers podcast for a conversation with Emma about her determination, and her commitment to human rights and the disability call to action “nothing about us without us”. Emma talks with CDAH peer Cath about the importance of using her job as a platform to raise the needs and perspectives of people with disability in the political conversation. They also discuss the need for great disability allies.
Get the transcript here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-qERQyMkBlU2mEc8ueZ1TItnGlbSmZh9?usp=sharing
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/bVLztFG5fbI
Shortened YouTube verison:
https://youtu.be/Yz_elKkFxIQ
Latecomers:
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/latecomers
Access Granted:
https://powerd.media/audios/series/access-granted
Email us at podcast@cdah.org.au (mailto:podcast@cdah.org.au) with your feedback.
19 Dec 2024
3. My Body! My health! My rights!
CDAH peer Suzy chats with Heather Jolly from Family Planning Australia about empowering people with disabilities to access their human rights to sexual health services despite societal stigma and inaccessible healthcare.
29 Oct 2024
2. The recipe for genuine inclusion
What does it take for the inclusion of people with disability to be more than just a box to tick?
In this episode, CDAH board member Naomi Curry shares her recipe for genuine inclusion, featuring essential ingredients like valuing lived experience, educating health professionals, and ensuring a voice at the table.
CDAH peer, Ashe, catches up with Naomi to find out more about her experiences of inclusion, and the ingredients that can spoil the recipe.
Check out the AUSLAN Version here (https://youtu.be/kLm0Yg0ETlc).
Take a look at a shorter, five minute snapshot of the episode here. (https://youtu.be/wYszHTCtFfY)
Find out more about CDAH here. (https://www.cdah.org.au/)
29 Sept 2024
1. Why human rights are like an elephant
Human rights may only be two words, but they're a lot to think about. So big in fact that you may not even know what they are, however they are very important to everyone.
In our very first episode, CDAH Peer Cath Mahony talks about how she became aware of human rights for herself and her peers with disability. Cath also talks about how she gets past her overwhelm and how you can too.
CDAH Peer Az Cosgrove speaks to Cath about her passion for the rights of people with disability and why it's important to start a conversation about them.
11 Sept 2024
CDAH Peers Podcast Trailer
The CDAH Peers Podcast is a space where people with disability talk about what really matters to us.
In each episode, through storytelling, we get to the heart of our lived experiences.
Are disability and human rights, inclusion and accessibility important to you? Then pack your sense of humour because the CDAH Peers Podcast is the place to be.
We aim for best practice. Make sure you check out cdah.org.au/podcast (http://cdah.org.au/podcast) for more accessible versions, including video, captions, Auslan, transcriptions and shorter clips.
P.S. subscribe for free, tell a friend and share the sh*t out of it!
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