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The Disability Download

The Disability Download is brought to you by pan-disability charity Leonard Cheshire. We respond to current topics, share stories and open up conversations about disability. From sex education, to inclusive sport, to music and mental health - you don't want to miss this! Don't forget to hit subscribe!

  1. The Ramp of Approval with Isobel Williams

    25 JAN

    The Ramp of Approval with Isobel Williams

    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

    36 min

  2. 09/12/2024

    Beyond Companionship: The Role of Assistance Dogs in Transforming Lives

    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.

    32 min

  3. 30/10/2024

    Terrific or Terrible? Access to Halloween haunts

    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!

    34 min

  4. 30/09/2024

    Accessible Travel with Arunima Misra

    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.

    30 min
  5. Paris 2024 Paralympics Preview with Team GB’s Olivia Breen

    29/07/2024

    Paris 2024 Paralympics Preview with Team GB’s Olivia Breen

    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.

    17 min
  6. Parenting with a Disability: Navigating Challenges and Celebrating Strengths

    25/05/2024

    Parenting with a Disability: Navigating Challenges and Celebrating Strengths

    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

    31 min
  7. In Fashion: Disabled Business Owners and the Disability Employment Gap

    27/04/2024

    In Fashion: Disabled Business Owners and the Disability Employment Gap

    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

    46 min

  8. 30/03/2024

    Care, relationships and why the Budget fails disabled people.

    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.

    22 min
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About

The Disability Download is brought to you by pan-disability charity Leonard Cheshire. We respond to current topics, share stories and open up conversations about disability. From sex education, to inclusive sport, to music and mental health - you don't want to miss this! Don't forget to hit subscribe!

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  • Creator
    Leonard Cheshire
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2019 Leonard Cheshire Disability Download
  • Show Website
    The Disability Download

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