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Podcast: My employment journey with Ruth Owen OBE

Event date: 1 June 2021

In our latest podcast episode, Jon Sim catches up with our CEO Ruth Owen OBE. In a candid interview, Ruth talks about her determination to succeed despite the yawning disability employment gap she faced as a young school leaver.

Podcast: Addressing the Accessibility Gap

Event date: 17 May 2021

In this episode of our podcast, Josh Reeves catches up with Rich, one of the founders of Access Rating, an app that lets users rate the places they've been based on accessibility.

Podcast: My traumatic brain injury

Event date: 26 April 2021

On this episode of The Disability Download, Scott Sutherland shares his story of how he acquired a Traumatic Brain Injury, his recovery, how he manages his mental health and his journey to being a motivational speaker.

Podcast: how has the pandemic impacted disabled students?

Event date: 30 March 2021

In our latest podcast episode, we speak to disabled student Cassie and network director of Disabled Students UK Amelia about their experiences over the last twelve months.

Podcast: Travelling with a disability

Event date: 26 January 2021

In this episode of The Disability Download, travel blogger Sophie Elwes and adventure tourist Jezza Williams tell us about their experiences of travelling and adventuring with disabilities, and also what needs to be done to open up the world of travel for disabled people.

Podcast: Crohn’s and Colitis’ hidden challenges

Event date: 12 December 2020

This month we’ve teamed up with Crohn’s & Colitis UK to bring you an episode that’s all about non-visible disabilities and health conditions and the stigma that can often come with it.

We talk stigma, mental health and lockdown with Ben Macfarlane, one of the campaigners for Crohn's and Colitis UK's 'Not Every Disability is Visible' campaign.

Podcast: The future of assistive technology

Event date: 10 August 2020

What does the future hold for assistive technology? We hear how it’s changing the way we live our lives.

Nick Bishop chats to Leonard Cheshire Director of Assistive Technology Steve Tyler, who works with tech companies Google and Amazon to make their products accessible.

Podcast: Video games and disabled people

Event date: 23 June 2020

Video games are a relatively new but ever more popular medium. Somewhat misunderstood, video games have something very special about them in terms of being able to reach people and include people. For disabled people they can actually be more than just entertainment. 

On this episode of The Disability Download, Sam Buckley catches up with three disabled gamers.

Podcast: Isolation and coronavirus

Event date: 4 May 2020

In this episode, we talk about the impact of coronavirus and self-isolation on disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. 

With the current restrictions in place, we spoke to business owner Josh Wintersgill,  Jamie Woods, a community manager and fan of the show, disability rights campaigner Sophia Kleanthous and writer and campaigner Chloe Timms.

Podcast: Non-visible disabilities and the media

Event date: 14 April 2020

In the latest episode of The Disability Download, we explore the representation of chronic illness, particularly women with chronic illnesses and non-visible disabilities, in the media.

We catch up with artist and illustrator Mimi Butlin, blogger Lucy Dawson and disability rights campaigner Sophia Kleanthous.

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