8 episodes
GDA Podcasts! Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA)
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Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) is run by and for disabled people, with over 5,500 members across Glasgow. We are the largest groundswell of disabled members in Europe and a leading, celebrated example of a grassroots community of identity driving improvements to disabled people lives in parallel with wider changes to policies, services and society.
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Media Literacy for Disabled People: Episode 2
Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) are working with Ofcom to develop media literacy resources for professionals and volunteers working with disabled people around digital inclusion.
GDA's Digital Inclusion Manager Hannah Reynolds speaks with members about the eight media literacy competencies and what they mean for disabled people.
In this episode, we chat with GDA members Caroline, Harley, Jenny and Susan.
To learn more about GDA, visit: https://gda.scot/ -
Media Literacy for Disabled People: Episode 1
Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) are working with Ofcom to develop media literacy resources for professionals and volunteers working with disabled people around digital inclusion.
GDA's Digital Inclusion Manager Hannah Reynolds speaks with members about the eight media literacy competencies and what they mean for disabled people.
In this episode, we speak with GDA members Kirsty, Kirstine, Luke and Paul.
To learn more about GDA, visit: https://gda.scot/ -
Care About Us! Episode 3: Change
This is Care About Us - a podcast series made by Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) about the social care system and how it needs to change.
We'll be speaking to GDA members about what social care means to them, the state of the current system and what needs to change to properly meet disabled people's needs.
In this episode, we're talking about social care in Scotland and how disabled people are fighting to change it.
Learn more: https://gda.scot/ -
Care About Us! Episode 2: A System in Crisis
This is Care About Us - a podcast series made by Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) about the social care system and how it needs to change.
We'll be speaking to GDA members about what social care means to them, the state of the current system and what needs to change to properly meet disabled people's needs.
In this episode, we're talking about social care in Scotland, a system in crisis.
Learn more: https://gda.scot/ -
Care About Us! Episode 1: What is Social Care?
This is Care About Us - a podcast series made by Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) about the social care system and how it needs to change.
We'll be speaking to GDA members about what social care means to them, the state of the current system and what needs to change to properly meet disabled people's needs.
In this episode, we're talking about what social care is and how it meets (or does not meet) the needs of disabled people in Scotland.
Learn more: https://gda.scot/ -
GDA Voices: celebrating Refugee Week
GDA's black and minority ethnic network brings together disabled people from diverse cultural backgrounds across Glasgow - including members of our refugee and asylum seeking community. This episode celebrates their voices, strengths and stories, as we mark #RefugeeWeek and Refugee Festival Scotland. Thanks to Jamila Sheikh, GDA's Community Development Officer, and Beinn Watson, for producing the episode - and huge thanks to GDA members for sharing their stories.