The Disability Download

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

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/

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

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:

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/

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.

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/

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

Follow Kray-Z Legz on Instagram Follow Kray-Z Legz on Facebook Listen to Kray-Z Legz on Spotify Read Kray-Z Legz blog on diversity within the industry Visit Leonard Cheshire's website Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

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/

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

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