The Disability Download

Isobel Williams Isobel has years of experience as a publicist in the music industry, and runs the company Laydown PR. Isobel, a wheelchair user who has POTS, also founded popular TikTok channel The Ramp of Approval. The channel explores accessibility in London, the UK and beyond. With plenty of humour and a laid back style, the videos also offer bitesize information about POTS and life as a disabled person. You can follow Isobel’s video series the Ramp of Approval: on TikTok @is0bellywelly. and on Instagram @therampofapproval You can also find Isobel: on Instagram @isobellywelly and @laydownPR; also on LinkedIn @Isobel Wiliams Elle Chante Elle Chante is a UK music artist and model, a client of Isobel’s at Laydown PR. The track featured on the Leonard Cheshire podcast is Come Alive (2022). Check out the track: Come Alive on Spotify. You can find Elle on Instagram @ellechanteuk. Find more via Elle’s Linktree Follow Leonard Cheshire You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Instagram @LeonardCheshire or by searching "Leonard Cheshire" on LinkedIn. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

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.

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!

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.

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.

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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

Follow Leonard Cheshire You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org Follow Kerry Thompson and read more of her work You can follow Kerry via @kerry_thompson on Instagram, @kerrymThompson on Twitter. You can follow her blog: My Life, Kerry’s Way. You can also read her article for Leonard Cheshire on the cost of living crisis and energy. Like many disabled people, I lose sleep worrying about bills | Leonard Cheshire Her points on the extra costs of disability and high energy usage are very relevant for disabled people in 2024 and beyond.

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org Find Zarifa on: www.itsanidealworld.com, or @ZarifaRoberson on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and Snapchat. Or you can directly e-mail her on: zroberson@itsanidealworld.com Find Paige and Taylor on: https://www.instagram.com/alifelookingup/ https://www.youtube.com/@ALifeLookingUp

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org Follow Wrexham You can find out more about accessibility at Wrexham and follow Kerry’s work. on Twitter via @OfficalDLOWAFC. Follow Wrexham AFC: @Wrexham_AFC (Twitter) and @wrexham_AFC (Instagram) Follow Welcome to Wrexham: @WrexhamFX (Twitter) and @wrexhamfx

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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

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/

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

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/

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?

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.

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

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

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