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Katie Thistleton and disability rights activist India Sasha are joined by some of your favourite content creators as they ask 'if the world was re-built tomorrow, what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?'

Radio 1's Life Hacks - Adapt the World BBC Radio 1

    • Health & Fitness
    • 3.9 • 19 Ratings

Katie Thistleton and disability rights activist India Sasha are joined by some of your favourite content creators as they ask 'if the world was re-built tomorrow, what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?'

    Adapt the World with Anoushé Husain

    Adapt the World with Anoushé Husain

    Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?
    In this episode they are joined by Anoushé Husain, a paraclimber with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. They discuss everything from climbing as a physically disabled person to allowing disabled people to try things and fail, rather than not letting them at all.

    • 15 min
    Adapt the World with Niall Aslam

    Adapt the World with Niall Aslam

    Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?'
    In this episode they are joined by Niall Aslam, a content creator and former Love Island contestant with Asperger's Syndrome. They discuss everything from masking your disability to disability and mental health.

    • 13 min
    Adapt the World with Fats Timbo

    Adapt the World with Fats Timbo

    Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?'
    In this episode they are joined by Fats Timbo, a comedian and model with Dwarfism. They discuss everything from replacing the term 'Dwarf' with 'Little Person' to the purple pound!

    • 14 min
    Adapt the World with Jessica Ping-Wild

    Adapt the World with Jessica Ping-Wild

    Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people'. In this episode they are joined by Jessica Ping-Wild, self titled 'The Rolling Explorer'. Jessica shares her life online with a rare genetic condition called CHILD Syndrome. They discuss everything from positive inclusion when it comes to representation in the media, to being scared of disabled people!

    • 12 min
    Adapt the World with Maria Lyle

    Adapt the World with Maria Lyle

    Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was rebuilt tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?'
    In this episode they are joined by Maria Lyle, a paralympian who has competed at the highest level with cerebral palsy. They discuss everything from being less scared to ask about someone's disability to dating as a disabled person.

    • 13 min
    Adapt the World with Jazzy Whipps

    Adapt the World with Jazzy Whipps

    Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?' In this episode they are joined by Jazzy Whipps, a content creator who shares her life as a deaf person. They discuss everything from subtitling being more commonplace, to not addressing someone’s interpreter instead of themselves!

    • 14 min

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