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Beyond Companionship: The Role of Assistance Dogs in Transforming Lives09 Dec 202400:32:08
In this inspiring episode, Beth chats with Sarah, who shares her remarkable journey with her assistance dogs, Kiki and Nellie. From everyday motivation to extraordinary moments—like attending a Buckingham Palace garden party and even detecting Sarah’s ovarian cancer—these incredible dogs have been so much more than companions. Sarah also opens up about how her dogs have given her independence, lifted her spirits, and connected her with a supportive community through her guide dogs’ fundraising group. This episode celebrates the unique and life-changing relationship between humans and assistance dogs.
Terrific or Terrible? Access to Halloween haunts30 Oct 202400:33:43

Skye works at Dragon Indoor Market on Brackla Street Centre and loves all things spooky.

 

Our host is Joshua Reeves, Campaign Support Officer for Leonard Cheshire, a lover of Black Metal and anything spooky!

Black History Month with Fats Timbo and Cassie Lovelock - History, Hate Crime and Having an Impact23 Oct 202300:40:28

Follow our guests on Social media: 

Fats: @fatstimbo - Instagram, @fats_timbo on x.com

Cassandra: @soapsub - Instagram and x.com

You can check out Cassie’s work here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/cassandra-lovelock

Visit Leonard Cheshire's website: https://leonardcheshire.org/

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

Get in touch and let us know what you think of the episode: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

Uniting Against Disability Hate Crime with Leonard Cheshire, United Response and Victim Support30 Sep 202300:20:14

This episode explores the topic of disability hate crime – what it is and how people can be allies to disabled people. 

UK disability charities Leonard Cheshire and United Response are set to launch key research on disability hate crime with the latest figures in all four UK nations. 

You can get support from the organisations below.

 

Leonard Cheshire – We support disabled people across the UK. Check out the Leonard Cheshire disability hate crime page (latest updates will be live in October 2023).

 

United Response – UK charity supporting disabled people. Check out the United Response disability hate crime page.

 

Hate Crime Advocacy Service – Project supporting people in Northern Ireland who have experienced hate crime. This involves Leonard Cheshire, Victim Support, Migrant Centre NI and the Rainbow Trust)

 External Organisations

 

Citizens Advice Bureau – an independent organisation that provides free and confidential information to people about different problems, including debt, housing, finance, and legal issues. 

Website: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ law-and-courts/discrimination/hate-crime/ 

 

Crimestoppers – a national charity with a free helpline for reporting crime anonymously. 

Website: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/ 

Phone: 0800 555 111 

 

Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) – a free Helpline to give information and guidance on discrimination and human rights for people living in England, Scotland, and Wales. 

Website: https://www.equalityadvisoryservice. com/ 

Email: adviceline@equalityadvisoryservice.com 

Phone: 0808 800 0082 

 

Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) – the independent non-departmental public body responsible for the promotion of equality and non-discrimination laws in England and Wales. 

Website: https://equalityhumanrights.com/en 

Email: correspondence@equalityhumanrights. com 

Phone: 020 7832 7800 (London) / 02920 447710 (Cardiff) 

 

GALOP – the UK’s largest anti-abuse charity for LGBTQ+ people, supporting LGBTQ+ victims and survivors of domestic violence and hate crime. 

Website: http://www.galop.org.uk/ 

Email: hatecrime@galop.org.uk 

Phone: 020 7704 2040 

 

Stop Hate UK – a charity that provides independent and confidential support to people affected by hate crime. 

Website: https://www.stophateuk.org/ 

Email: info@stophate.org 

Phone: 0113 293 5100 

 

Tell MAMA – national initiative that seeks to tackle anti-Muslim attitudes whilst supporting victims and survivors with confidential advice. 

Website: https://tellmamauk.org/ 

Email: info@tellmamauk.org 

Phone: 0800 456 1226 

True Vision – a national police scheme to help victims report hate crimes online. 

Website: https://www.report-it.org.uk/ 

Phone: 0208 016 5678 

Victim Support – an independent charity operating in England and Wales that provides advice, information, and support to victims of abuse, hate crime, and other traumatic incidents. 

Website: https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/ 

Email: https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/ help-and-support/get-help/supportline/email-supportline/

 

Disability Pride with Dr Hannah Barham-Brown29 Jul 202300:28:40

You can follow Dr Hannah Barham-Brown on:

https://www.instagram.com/drhannahbarhambrown/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahbarhambrown/

https://twitter.com/DrHannahBB

https://hannahbarhambrown.com/

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

Beneath the Surface: Tattoos and Disability24 Jun 202300:27:11

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

Find Jax's Podcast/Broadcast Show "The One Take Live Cast" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_one_take_live_cast/

From Adventurer to Advocate: Shehla’s Journey with FND (Functional Neurological Disorder)31 May 202300:26:37

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

Find Shehla at www.aboutme.group

What is Functional Neurological Disorder

Living with an Invisible Disability: A Conversation with Mili29 Apr 202300:17:50

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

More information: 

Mili mentions DecodeME – a large scientific study of people with M.E. launched in September 2022. You can read media coverage from the launch.

 

Where there's a will, there's a way: Disability and possibility with Yahye Siyad25 Mar 202300:29:53

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Follow Cyber-Duck on Twitter: @cyberduck_uk or visit their website: cyber-duck.co.uk

Yahye's autobiography "Unshakeable Will" is available here.

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

"Keeping My Own Voice” - The Impact of Voice Banking and Assistive Tech with Steve and Jane25 Feb 202300:36:50

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Discover more about technology at Hill House

Find out more about the Leonard Cheshire assistive technology project at Hill House, which supported Jane with voice banking.

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

Transforming the Theatre Experience: Getting Creative with Captions with Alice Christina-Corrigan28 Jan 202300:29:50

Check out Alice's website: https://alicechristina.wixsite.com/my-site 

Follow Alice on Instagram: @aliceccorrigan 

Follow Alice on Twitter: @aliceccorrigan

More about Alice's show Past Life: https://cptheatre.co.uk/artists/Alice-ChristinaCorrigan

More about Leonard Cheshire: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/ 

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire 

 

Accessible Nightlife and Queer Spaces – who's getting it right and what needs to change? With Josh, Arthur and Charlie30 Dec 202200:39:02

Check our Arthur's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ArthursRollingVlog 

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

Get in touch with your ideas: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire: https://leonardcheshire.org/

Accessible Travel with Arunima Misra30 Sep 202400:29:53
In this episode, Leonard Cheshire's Joshua Reeves speaks with Whizz-Kidz ambassador Arunima Misra about accessible travel and navigating holidays as a wheelchair user.
Access (not) all areas: From Fringe to fooling Penn and Teller, with magician and performer Rob West26 Nov 202200:33:41

Check out Rob and Rhys' website for tour dates: https://morganandwest.co.uk/

Follow Rob on Twitter: @WestMagic

Follow Morgan and West on Instagram: @morganandwest

Visit Leonard Cheshire's website: https://leonardcheshire.org/

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

Get in touch and let us know what you think of the episode: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

 

 


 

Fuel poverty and food banks: Why disabled people are turning to the Trussell Trust29 Oct 202200:27:37

Follow Leonard Cheshire and the Trussell Trust 

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org You can follow Trussell Trust on Twitter or Facebook @TrussellTrust or via trusselltrust.org

About the Trussell Trust

The Trussell Trust exists so we can all be free from hunger.

Together, the Trussell Trust has more than 1,300 local food bank centres across the UK, providing practical support for people facing hardship. But emergency food isn’t a long-term solution to hunger.

People need food banks when they don’t have enough money for essentials. It’s not right that anyone needs a food bank to get by. This can be changed this by ensuring everyone has enough income to eat, stay warm and stay dry. That's why the Trussell Trust also work with communities across the UK to change the things that push people to need a food bank

About fuel poverty

Martin refers to fuel poverty. According to the common understanding of fuel poverty, someone is in fuel poverty when they find it extremely difficult to find the money to heat their home.

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), someone in fuel poverty finds themselves in the following situation: 

  • when they spend the required amount to heat their home, they are left with a residual income below the official poverty line
    and
  • they are living in a property with a fuel poverty energy efficiency rating of band D or below

 

Changing perceptions of disability in South Asian communities with Amrit and Huma30 Sep 202200:32:37

Check out Amrit's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXg4dzkd45hY5PI0TShOsag 

Read Amrit's blog: https://leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/we-need-debunk-myths-about-employing-disabled-people

Follow Huma on Twitter: @humashah

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire 

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire: https://leonardcheshire.org/ 

Disabled novelists Chloe and Penny share their stories27 Aug 202200:33:38

Find out more about Chloe: Linktree shows her book, website, podcast and social media handles.

Follow Chloe on social media: Via @clotimms: Chloe on Twitter @clotimms,  Chloe on Facebook @clotimms,  Chloe on Instagram @clotimms.

Chloe’s podcast: Confessions of a Debut novelist – Acast. Also available on all good podcast platforms.

Find out more about Penny: Check out Penny’s website

Follow Penny on social media: Penny on Twitter - @penny_author, Penny on Facebook @pennybatchelorauthor, Penny on Instagram @pennybatchelorauthor. 

ADCI Literary Prize: The ADCI Literary Prize that Penny helped to create is now open for submissions until 31 Oct 2022 (ADCI = Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses. Penny and Chloe are both part of this group.)

Keep Festivals Hybrid: Penny helped set up the Keep Festivals Hybrid campaign, (encouraging festivals and especially book festivals) to continue to offer virtual alternatives. Chloe also supports this campaign. As well as the website, search for the hashtag #KeepFestivalsHybrid

Amazon – Disability Fiction: In Amazon’s fiction section (aimed at adults) there is now a subcategory for Disability Fiction, as Penny mentioned. Penny campaigned for this section alongside fellow author Victoria Scott.
 

Amplifying disabled voices in the media – a conversation with journalist Gary O’Donoghue30 Jul 202200:26:06

Follow Gary on Twitter: @BBCBlindGazza

Follow Jazz on Twitter: @JazzShaban

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire: https://leonardcheshire.org/ 

Find out about Jazz's Small Voices Project: https://smallvoiceprojects.com/355-2/ 

 

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) - Challenging stigma around dynamic disabilities with Suruthi (@fightrheumatoidarthritis)17 Jun 202200:26:23

Follow Suruthi on Instagram - @fightrheumatoidarthritis

Read more from Suruthi: https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2020/september/having-an-invisible-condition-can-make-things-that-bit-harder/ 

Learn more about Leonard Cheshire

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire  

Making the music scene accessible for performs and gig-goers with Kray-Z Legz28 May 202200:32:00
Fashion, design and being the change you want to see with Caprice Kwai30 Apr 202200:23:43

Check out Caprice's website: https://www.capricekwai.com/about-me

Follow Caprice on Instagram: @capricekwai

Check out Caprice's business on Instagram: @bycapricekwai

Read Caprice's blog: Nine businesses owned by disabled people

Follow Leonard Cheshire: @LeonardCheshire 

Visit our website: https://leonardcheshire.org/ 

Read more about Zebedee Talent: https://www.zebedeetalent.com/ 

Shielding and Coronavirus - Why Sarah’s fighting for free testing26 Mar 202200:31:22

Sign Sarah's petition here: https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-we-want-free-lateral-flow-tests-available-to-those-who-are-clinically-extremely-vulnerable?recruiter=88671692&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=share_for_starters_page&recruited_by_id=7d3d9f85-1a0e-4f46-a04f-a6e821f4a689&utm_content=fht-32443340-en-gb

Follow us on social: @LeonardCheshire

Visit our website: https://leonardcheshire.org/

Email us at: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

Inclusive sport: Making connections and breaking down barriers26 Feb 202200:26:55

You can find out more about the programmes and organisations we discussed. Visit Get Yourself Active and follow them on Twitter @GetYrselfActive. Visit Disability Rights UK and follow them on Twitter @DisRightsUK. Visit Sport for Confidence and follow them on Twitter @SportforConf.

Also check out @LeonardCheshire for our forthcoming sport programmes in 2022. See Leonard Cheshire and Sport England All Active Together.

You can follow boccia coach Donna Robinson on Twitter via @donna_c1987

You can follow rower Scott Ballard-Ridley on Twitter via @ballardridley. Scott works as a Communication Engagement Manager at Bridges Self-Management and runs the podcast BridgesCast

Leonard Cheshire youth advocate Arthur Lawson has the excellent YouTube channel Arthur’s Rolling Vlog.

Follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter/Instagram: @LeonardCheshire

Find out more about our own sports programmes:  https://leonardcheshire.org/about-us/our-news/press-releases/leonard-cheshire-and-sport-england-all-active-together 

Paris 2024 Paralympics Preview with Team GB’s Olivia Breen29 Jul 202400:17:20

Follow Leonard Cheshire  

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org  

Follow Olivia and find out more about Paris 2024  

You can follow Olivia via @livvy_breen on Instagram and @BreenOlivia on Twitter.  

There’s an easy way to find out more about Olivia, her fellow athletes and her journey to the Paralympic Games in 2024. Check out Olivia Breen’s Paris Diaries on BBC Sounds.

At the Intersection: Gender Identity and Autism with Kit and Beck29 Jan 202200:29:52

Check out Beck's website: https://www.disabledinnovation.com/ 

Read Beck's blog about their experience as a disabled , non-binary person: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/my-autism-and-gender-identity 

Check out Kit's blog about the controversy around Sia's film 'Music': https://www.leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/why-i-wont-be-watching-sias-music

Some resources recommended by Kit on 'spoon theory': https://www.autisticanimist.com/post/spoons-spoon-theory-autism-and-the-social-model-of-disability

https://spectra.blog/news-views/the-emotional-cutlery-drawer-of-spoons-and-the-social-hangover-autism/#:~:text=The%20spoon%20theory%20was%20developed%20by%20Christine%20Miserandino.,their%20family.%20Not%20heard%20of%20the%20spoon%20theory%3F

https://spectra.blog/news-views/autistic-superpower-days-why-autists-may-be-on-an-autistic-spectrum-within-a-spectrum-different-autistic-days-and-a-nod-to-polyvagal-theory/

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

Contact us at disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

Change Makers meet 2030 and Counting18 Dec 202100:23:04

Change Makers is  supported by the Act for Change Fund is a £3.6 million partnership between Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, for organisations supporting young people working for change. The Fund provides resources for young people to challenge social injustice, find ways of overcoming inequality and give voice to issues they are experiencing.

Act for Change Fund is a joint initiative between Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, working in partnership with the National Lottery Community Fund. Both foundations are acting as match funders and are awarding grants on behalf of the #iwill Fund.

The #iwill Fund is made possible thanks to £50 million joint investment from The National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to support young people to access high quality social action opportunities. Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation are acting as a match funder and awarding grants on behalf of the #iwill Fund.

Find out more about the Change Makers: https://leonardcheshire.org/get-involved/campaign-us/change-makers

Find out more about 2030 and Counting: https://leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/our-international-work/youth/2030-and-counting

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social media: @LeonardCheshire

Email us at disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the Intersection: Fantasy Fiction with Ennis Rook Bashe27 Nov 202100:21:37

Follow Ennis on Twitter: @rookthebird or visit their website https://ennisrook.wordpress.com/

Check out Leonard Cheshire's 'At the Intersection' blog series: https://leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/why-we-need-talk-about-intersectionality

Follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter and Instagram: @LeonardCheshire

Email us at disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

Muscular Dystrophy - Fundraising, family and fighting for a fairer world with Martin Hywood30 Oct 202100:25:32

Follow Martin on social media: @HywoodMartin 

Read Martin's blog: https://martinhywood.blogspot.com/ 

Follow Muscular Dystrophy UK: Twitter - @MDUK_News Instagram/Facebook/LinkedIn: musculardystrophyUK

Learn more about Muscular Dystrophy UK: https://www.musculardystrophyuk.org/

Follow Leonard Cheshire: @LeonardCheshire

Read more about Leonard Cheshire's work: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/ 

Know someone who would be a great guest? Emails us at disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

You can also view a full transcript over on the Leonard Cheshire website: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/podcast-fundraising-family-and-fighting-fairer-world

 

Powerchair Football Refereeing with Nathan Mattick25 Sep 202100:20:51

Follow Nathan on Twitter: @NathanMattick8

Follow Leonard Cheshire on Instagram/Twitter: @LeonardCheshire

Read more about Leonard Cheshire: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/

Find out about Can Do sport: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/get-support/learning/can-do

Email us: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

From retail to record label - How self-employment empowered me28 Aug 202100:22:00

Find out more about Grinning Dog Records, the label Grace runs with her husband, at https://nickcapaldi.com/, or by following  Grinning Dog Records on Facebook, @_GDRecords on Twitter, and @grinningdogrecords on Instagram. 

Sound design and editing by Sally Raper: https://sallyar.wixsite.com/sallyraper

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire's employment campaign: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/get-involved/campaign-us/employment

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @LeonardCheshire

Email: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

Asperger's – The impact of music, subcultures and school – with Niall14 Aug 202100:39:55

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire's employment campaign: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/get-involved/campaign-us/employment

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @LeonardCheshire

Email: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

Sport, doughnuts and finding your passion with Paralympians Livvy Breen and Mo Jomni24 Jul 202100:28:35

Follow Livvy on Twitter: @BreenOlivia 
And on Instagram: @livvy_breen

Follow Mo on Twitter: @MoatezJomni
And on Instagram: @mr_jomni

Follow Leonard Cheshire: @LeonardCheshire

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/

Check out Livvy's 15 minute home work outs: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/get-support/learning/can-do/show-me-you-can

Find out more about the Paralympics: https://paralympics.org.uk/articles/games/tokyo-2021

 

 

Dating apps, inclusive sex education and motherhood with Cathy Reay26 Jun 202100:32:17

Follow Cathy on Instagram: @thatsinglemum

Cathy's Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/thatsinglemum

Follow Leonard Cheshire: @LeonardCheshire  

Visit our website: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/ 

'Never Mind the Gap' - My Employment Journey with Ruth Owen OBE29 May 202100:31:09

Find out more about Ruth: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/about-us/our-news/press-releases/ruth-owen-joins-leonard-cheshire-ceo

Our employment research: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Locked-out-of-labour-market.pdf

Follow Ruth on Twitter: @Ruth_owenOBE

Follow Ruth on Instagram: @ruthowenobe

Follow us on Twitter/Instagram: @LeonardCheshire

Email us: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

Parenting with a Disability: Navigating Challenges and Celebrating Strengths25 May 202400:31:22

Follow Jessica on X and Instagram using: @mrsjhatchett

Follow Leonard Cheshire 

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org  

Addressing the Accessibility Gap with Access Rating15 May 202100:42:14

Find out more about Access Rating: https://www.accessrating.com/app/

Follow Access Rating on Twitter: @access_rating

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire  

Visit the Leonard Cheshire website: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/  

Email us: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

My Traumatic Brain Injury - mental health and motivation24 Apr 202100:34:57

Find out more about Headways, the Brain Injury Association: https://www.headway.org.uk/

Find out more about The Prince's Trust: https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/

Visit the Leonard Cheshire website: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/

Follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter and Instagram: @LeonardCheshire 

University challenge - how has the pandemic impacted disabled students?27 Mar 202100:39:04

We reached out to London School of Economics and Durham University for their response to some of the topics raised in this episode.

A Durham University spokesperson said:

“During her time at Durham University we worked with Amelia, both as a student, and in her role as a Sabbatical Officer for Durham Students’ Union, to understand and seek to address concerns that she raised. 

Whilst respecting the experiences that Amelia has discussed, we are resolute that inclusivity is at the heart of our University and we are proud of the progress we have made. 

We are deeply committed to ensuring that all our students have the best possible experience during their time at Durham and believe our high student retention rate, including those with disabilities, demonstrates this.

Nearly 20 per cent of our student body disclose a disability and staff across the University work hard to help ensure that adjustments are put in place to facilitate their engagement with academic studies and the wider student experience. 

We have made, and continue to make, significant investments in our estate to improve access for all students, adopting high accessibility standards when designing both new buildings and the refurbishment of existing buildings. 

We established an Access Review Team which incorporates students, disability support staff and estates staff who review and identify local infrastructure projects that make our campus more accessible for disabled students, staff and visitors. 

Our dedicated Disability Support service provides information, advice and guidance to support prospective and current students with a wide range of disabilities, and to staff working with disabled students.

Most recently they have launched an interactive toolkit to help those with autism make a confident start at University and joined forces with a range of partners to establish a number of fully funded internships, with tailored support, for students and graduates with autism. 

We have also made funding available to help students secure full diagnostic assessments for Dyslexia or Dyspraxia.”

More information on Durham University’s Disability Support service can be found at www.dur.ac.uk/disability.support

An LSE spokesperson said:

“We are grateful to Cassie for sharing her experiences. Clearly there is more for the School to do in terms of accessibility and support for our disabled students, which we will raise with our colleagues. We are heartened to hear what has worked well over the past year and will seek to build on this as we learn from our handling of the pandemic.” 

Follow Disabled Students UK on Twitter: @ChangeDisabled

Visit Disabled Students UK's website: https://disabledstudents.co.uk/

Read the Disabled Students UK Covid-19 report: https://disabledstudents.co.uk/DSUK_Report_Update.pdf

Follow Cassie on Twitter and Instagram: @soapsub

Visit the Leonard Cheshire website: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/ 

Follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter and Instagram: @LeonardCheshire 

Get in touch with us: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

 

Reshaping the experience for disabled musicians27 Feb 202100:45:46

Some of the links mentioned in this month's episode:

https://youthmusic.org.uk/ - Youth Music Website 

https://youthmusic.org.uk/reshape-music - Reshape Music Report

https://youthmusic.org.uk/thehigherfrequency - Higher Frequency Podcast

https://takeitaway.org.uk/news/adaptive-musical-instrument-guide/ - Adaptive Musical Instrument Guide

Follow Nick on Twitter: @Nick_Wilsdon

Follow Youth Music on Twitter: @youthmusic

www.carolhodge.co.uk/ - Carol's website

Follow Carol on Twitter and Instagram: @carolxhodge 

https://www.leonardcheshire.org/  - Leonard Cheshire website 

Follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter and Instagram: @LeonardCheshire 

Get in touch with us: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

The journey to inclusive travel25 Jan 202100:39:05

You can read the 'Breaking Down Barriers to Travel' report on Leonard Cheshire's website. 

You can listen to Sophie Elwes' A Life Less Ordinary podcast on the Apple Store.

You can find out more about Makingtrax and Jezza Williams on their website.

You can read more about Expedia Group's diversity and inclusion initiatives on their website. 

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire on their website. 

Follow Sophie Elwes on Twitter @sophieelwes, or Instagram @sophieelwes

Follow Makingtrax on Instagram or Facebook using the handle @makingtrax.co.nz or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/makingtrax/ 

Follow Expedia Group on Twitter at @ExpediaGroup

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Facebook @LeonardCheshireOrg, on Twitter and Instagram at @Leonardcheshire, or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/leonardcheshire/mycompany/. 

Crohn’s and Colitis’ hidden challenges - mental health and stigma12 Dec 202000:31:57

Find out more about Crohn's & Colitis UK's 'Not Every Disability is Visible' campaign: https://www.noteverydisabilityisvisible.org.uk/

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/

Follow Leonard Cheshire: @LeonardCheshire 

The Change Makers Takeover16 Nov 202000:20:13

This month we're doing something new and exciting with our first ever 'takeover' episode. We're hearing from the Change Makers, a group of citizen youth reporters who have been investigating the main challenges facing young people with disabilities today. Mia Stevenson, Pasha  Richards and Arthur Lawson talk about their experiences as young reporters during the lockdown.  

Change Makers is supported by the Act for Change Fund, a £3.6million partnership between Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, for organisations supporting young people working for change. The Fund provides resources for young people to challenge social injustice, find ways of overcoming inequality and give voice to issues they are experiencing. 

Act for Change Fund is a joint initiative between Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, working in partnership with the National Lottery Community Fund. Both foundations are acting as match funders and are awarding grants on behalf of the #iwill Fund. 

The #iwill Fund is made possible thanks to £40million joint investment from the National Lottery Community Fund, and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to support young people to access high quality social action opportunities. For more information, visit www.iwill.org.uk   

Music: Sun Shine by Cymatix provided by Premiumbeat. 

To find out more about the Change Makers project, visit: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/get-involved/join-our-campaigns/change-makers

Read more from Arthur:  https://www.leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/why-we-need-listen-young-disabled-people 

Find out more about iwill week: https://www.iwill.org.uk/iwill-week-2020

Find out more about On Our Radar: https://onourradar.org/ 

Find out more about Act for Change: https://www.phf.org.uk/funds/act-change-fund/

To get in touch, email us at disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org or contact us on  Twitter/Instagram @LeonardCheshire. 

Photograph: Pasha

Why is inclusive education so important?26 Oct 202000:39:13

This month we’re talking about the value of inclusive education, both in the UK and around the world.  

We hear from disability rights advocate Maria Njeri about the difference inclusive education would have made to her school experience. We also chat to Kyle Eldridge to get his views on integrated schools in the UK and catch up with Orpa Ogot who works on the Girls’ Education Challenge Transition programme in Kenya. She tells us how they’ve been keeping children learning throughout the pandemic.

Music: Sun Shine by Cymatix provided by Premiumbeat. 

Relevant links:

Read more from Maria: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/impact-uk-aid-inclusive-education

Learn about the Maria Njeri Foundation: https://www.facebook.com/The-Njeri-Maria-Foundation-184855241540744/

Find out more about inclusive education: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/Every-Learner-Matters.pdf

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @LeonardCheshire 

The Future of Assistive Technology05 Aug 202000:24:01

What does the future hold for assistive technology?

We hear how it’s changing the way we live our lives. Nick Bishop chats to Leonard Cheshire Director of Assistive Technology Steve Tyler, who works with tech companies Google and Amazon to make their products accessible.

Find out more on our website: leonardcheshire.org/

 

Video Games – a game-changer for disabled people?22 Jun 202000:25:45

Find out more about Stack Up: www.stackup.org.  

Follow Alex on Twitter: @WallsiesDGP

Follow Josh on Twitter: @JoshuaReevesDCMS

Please send  your questions, comments and podcasts ideas to disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

In Fashion: Disabled Business Owners and the Disability Employment Gap27 Apr 202400:46:19

Cassie Lovelock

Dr Cassandra Lovelock (she/they) is a Black mixed-race wheelchair user living with chronic illness and ADHD. She is a scholar activist whose work focuses on ethical, lived experience-led research, education, and policy making practice within the fields of mental health, neurodiversity, unpaid care, disability, poverty and worklessness.

Find Cassie on Social Media: @soapsub - Instagram and x.com

You can check out Cassie’s work here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/cassandra-lovelock

Tilly Dowler

Tilly is a disabled business owner who runs pre-loved clothing boutique Wanted Wardrobe (Studios 5b, Castle wall buildings, Clapgun St, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2LE). Her shop is open to customers from Tuesday to Saturday. Tilly has Stargardt’s Disease, a progressive condition affecting central vision.

You can find Wanted Wardrobe on:

Instagram: @wanted_wardrobe_

Facebook: @wantedwardrobe1

Vinted: @WantedWardrobe23

TikTok: @wantedwardrobetilly

Online: www.wantedwardrobe.co.uk

 

Visit Leonard Cheshire's website: https://leonardcheshire.org/

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

Get in touch and let us know what you think of the episode: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

Isolation and coronavirus04 May 202001:00:34

Guests 

Josh Wintersgill @Able_MoveUK– 01:42 – 15:55

Jamie Woods @jamiewoods77 – 16:27 – 33:22

Sophia Kleanthous @soph_campaigner – 33:57 – 41:29

Chloe Timms @clotimms – 42:15 – 58:20

You can donate to our PPE appeal on our website: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/get-involved/our-fundraising-appeals/protect-our-carers

Check our website for more information around coronavirus: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/

Contact us at disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

'Disabled Looks Like Me' - Non-visible Disabilities and the Media13 Apr 202000:54:55

For more information about Leonard Cheshire's 'Disabled Looks Like Me' t-shirt campaign head to: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/disabled-looks-me

Check them out on Everpress here: https://everpress.com/disabled-looks-like-me

Check out our guests:

Mimi Butlin - @cantgoout_imsick

Lucy Dawson - @luuudaw / @ludawinthesky

https://lucyintheskywithencephalitis.wordpress.com/about/

Sophia Kleanthous - @soph_campaigner

For enquiries, email disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

International Women's Day with Judy Heumann10 Mar 202000:25:01

Crip Camp documentary and memoir (01.51 – 15.23)

International Women’s Day (15.26 – 22.52)

Leonard Cheshire and international work (22.55 – 24.03)

Crip Camp debuts on Netflix in the UK on Wednesday 25 March.

Check out the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs0VRfOg7Wo

For International Women’s Day, we’re challenging stereotypes of what disability looks like in our #DisabledLooksLikeMe t-shirt campaign. Find out more on our Everpress site.

Please give us a review, like, share and subscribe.  If you have any suggestions or topics you'd like to hear about, email us  at disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

Is fashion accessible enough?18 Feb 202000:36:58

For more information about Carina's business, Hands of Warriors, head to: www.handsofwarriors.co.uk 

You can also follow her business on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/handsofwarriors/about/

and Instagram:
@handsofwarriors 

For more information about Laura's business Careaux, head to: https://www.careaux.com/

You can also follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the handle: @careauxofficial  

Want to know more about Jenny's business eScent? Head to https://www.escent.ai/

To follow her on social media go to:

Social media handles;

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennytillotson/  
Twitter: https://twitter.com/scentsory
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jenny_tillotson/

Interested in learning more about her work? You can read an article she wrote recently about eScent here: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/when-aromatherapy-meets-ai/
You can also check out here Churchill fellowship award here: https://www.wcmt.org.uk/sites/default/files/report-documents/Tillotson%20J%20Report%202013%20Final.pdf

Interested in learning more about the Stelios Awards?  Find out more here: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/what-we-do/working/employment-support-and-internships/awards-disabled-entrepreneurs

Don't forget to follow us: @LeonardCheshire 

 

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