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Our team

Our talented team of lived experience advisors is dedicated to helping Australian organisations create inclusive and accessible products and services for people with communication disabilities.

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Ruby

Ruby is the Director of Embrace Access. She draws on her Master’s degree in Speech Pathology, as well as her lived experience of autism, to create Easy Read and communication-accessible resources that support disability inclusion.

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Sundara

Sundara is a passionate disability advocate on our team. He draws on lived experience of a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background and learning disability to help us design Easy Read books.

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Emma 

Emma is an autistic synaesthete, with a keen eye for detail which she puts to use as Proofreader and Editor on our team. She also has a background in psychology and public sector administration.

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Jonno

Jonno is a successful sculpture artist and advisor on our team. He draws on his experience of Absence of the Corpus Callosum (ACC) to create accessible programs and products for people with cognitive-communication disabilities.​

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Mark

Mark is a passionate disability advocate and public speaker. Mark draws on his lived experience intellectual disability and low English literacy to create accessible and inclusive written communications.

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Grace

Grace is a talented singer, and secondary school student from regional Victoria. She  uses her lived experience of being neurodivergent to help us deliver accessible products and programs. ​​

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Josie

Josie enjoys spending time with family and friends. Josie draws on her lived experience of cognitive-communication disability to create accessible Easy Read documents for people with reading support needs.

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Chloe

Chloe is an animal lover from regional Australia who helps our team deliver great projects. She draws on her experience of intellectual disability, autism and ADHD to promote information access.​

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Neville

Neville is an Easy Read co-designer who brings lived experience of a culturally and linguistically diverse background and a passion for supporting Australia’s senior community on each project he supports.

Codesign

At Embrace Access, we don’t just create Easy Read documents — we collaborate with people with disability to choose words, images, and content that reflect real experiences and disability access needs. This approach balances power, amplifies disabled voices, and ensures communications are genuinely inclusive for people with reading support needs.​

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