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Making our commitments for the future
Why we're using The 2022 Global Disability Summit as an opportunity to update our commitments.
Podcast: Gender identity and autism with Kit and Beck
In this podcast episode, Gwenyth Withers catches up with Kit and Beck to talk about autism and the gender spectrum, university experiences and dating life.
How Thun is using her voice to create opportunities
Thun was part of our Access to Employment (A2E) pilot in Thailand. She tells us about her experience and the activism work she's been involved with since the project ended.
The power of data
Amalie Quevedo, International Project Support Officer, and Elizabeth Johnson, Research Officer, explain why we need more data to understand the challenges disabled women face when accessing healthcare services.
Podcast: Change Makers meet 2030 and Counting
In this episode, we chatted with Jacky and Amber. They talk about their experiences campaigning for disability inclusion as Youth Reporters and compare the challenges and barriers for people with disabilities in their own countries.
Ten months at Leonard Cheshire
For the tenth day of Christmas, our CEO Ruth Owen looks back on her first ten months at Leonard Cheshire since she joined in February 2021.
Recognising Scovia's potential
Scovia took part in our inclusive livelihoods project in Uganda. She tells us about setting up her own salon and how she adapted during the coronavirus pandemic.
What I want for Christmas
Anna is a disability justice activist and scholar. She tells us what's at the top of her accessibility wish list this Christmas.
Making inclusion the headline act
Rapper Kray-Z Legz tells us about navigating the music scene as a disabled person and why representation is so important.
Podcast: Fantasy Fiction with Ennis Rook Bashe
In this episode, Gwenyth Withers chats to disabled, neuroqueer author Ennis Rooke Bashe. We talk to them all about their debut novel and look at disabled experience of media creation and consumption.
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