Never too late to get a life

In this episode, you’ll hear from Josey McMahon, an independent consultant, advocate and board member who provides advocacy and capacity building to people with disability and their families.Josey shares the story of her twin sister Cathy, who is now an artist, friend, aunt and active member of her local community on the Gold Coast. Cathy’s life today is rich with relationships, creativity, familiar places and valued roles, but this was not always the case.In her presentation, Josey reflects on Cathy’s many years living in an institution and the deliberate steps taken to support her into a different future. She explores what it means to safeguard the life of a person with disability, not only by preventing harm, but by building vision, relationships, valued roles, community connection and the right support.You can watch Josey’s presentation on our website.Click here to read the transcript of this episode. Please note that the transcript provided may contain occasional errors.On our website, you’ll also find:all the presentations from our Safeguarding the Future conference in 2025resources about safeguarding, planning and building good lives for people with disabilityevents related to topics relevant to people with disability and their families seeking to enjoy a typical life.Many thanks to Osher Marks, who is the voice of this season of the Imagine More podcast.