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    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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    Taboo Tales Love, Sex, and Disability

    Taboo Tales Love, Sex, and Disability

    You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org  

    Find Zarifa on: 

    www.itsanidealworld.com, or @ZarifaRoberson on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and Snapchat.

    Or you can directly e-mail her on: zroberson@itsanidealworld.com

    Find Paige and Taylor on: 

    https://www.instagram.com/alifelookingup/

    https://www.youtube.com/@ALifeLookingUp

    Welcome to Wrexham: Access All Areas. With Kerry Evans.

    Welcome to Wrexham: Access All Areas. With Kerry Evans.

    You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org  

    Follow Wrexham

    You can find out more about accessibility at Wrexham and follow Kerry’s work.
    on Twitter via @OfficalDLOWAFC.

    Follow Wrexham AFC: @Wrexham_AFC (Twitter) and  @wrexham_AFC (Instagram) 

    Follow Welcome to Wrexham: @WrexhamFX (Twitter) and @wrexhamfx

    Disability Download 2023: Our Highlights

    Disability Download 2023: Our Highlights

    In this episode, we feature:

    • Steve Tyler, Director of Assistive Technology and Transformation at Leonard Cheshire 
    • Jane, Priest, Poet, and creative artist
    • Alice Christina-Corrigan, actor and theatre maker
    • Sapphire Beamish, United Response
    • Fats Timbo, creator, comedian, author and educator 
    • Dr. Hannah Barham-Brown, GP and activist

    Black History Month with Fats Timbo and Cassie Lovelock - History, Hate Crime and Having an Impact

    Black History Month with Fats Timbo and Cassie Lovelock - History, Hate Crime and Having an Impact

    Follow our guests on Social media: 

    Fats: @fatstimbo - Instagram, @fats_timbo on x.com

    Cassandra: @soapsub - Instagram and x.com

    You can check out Cassie’s work here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/cassandra-lovelock

    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

    Uniting Against Disability Hate Crime with Leonard Cheshire, United Response and Victim Support

    Uniting Against Disability Hate Crime with Leonard Cheshire, United Response and Victim Support

    This episode explores the topic of disability hate crime – what it is and how people can be allies to disabled people. 

    UK disability charities Leonard Cheshire and United Response are set to launch key research on disability hate crime with the latest figures in all four UK nations. 

    You can get support from the organisations below.

     

    Leonard Cheshire – We support disabled people across the UK. Check out the Leonard Cheshire disability hate crime page (latest updates will be live in October 2023).

     

    United Response – UK charity supporting disabled people. Check out the United Response disability hate crime page.

     

    Hate Crime Advocacy Service – Project supporting people in Northern Ireland who have experienced hate crime. This involves Leonard Cheshire, Victim Support, Migrant Centre NI and the Rainbow Trust)

     

    External Organisations

     

    Citizens Advice Bureau – an independent organisation that provides free and confidential information to people about different problems, including debt, housing, finance, and legal issues. 

    Website: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ law-and-courts/discrimination/hate-crime/ 

     

    Crimestoppers – a national charity with a free helpline for reporting crime anonymously. 

    Website: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/ 

    Phone: 0800 555 111 

     

    Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) – a free Helpline to give information and guidance on discrimination and human rights for people living in England, Scotland, and Wales. 

    Website: https://www.equalityadvisoryservice. com/ 

    Email: adviceline@equalityadvisoryservice.com 

    Phone: 0808 800 0082 

     

    Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) – the independent non-departmental public body responsible for the promotion of equality and non-discrimination laws in England and Wales. 

    Website: https://equalityhumanrights.com/en 

    Email: correspondence@equalityhumanrights. com 

    Phone: 020 7832 7800 (London) / 02920 447710 (Cardiff) 

     

    GALOP – the UK’s largest anti-abuse charity for LGBTQ+ people, supporting LGBTQ+ victims and survivors of domestic violence and hate crime. 

    Website: http://www.galop.org.uk/ 

    Email: hatecrime@galop.org.uk 

    Phone: 020 7704 2040 

     

    Stop Hate UK – a charity that provides independent and confidential support to people affected by hate crime. 

    Website: https://www.stophateuk.org/ 

    Email: info@stophate.org 

    Phone: 0113 293 5100 

     

    Tell MAMA – national initiative that seeks to tackle anti-Muslim attitudes whilst supporting victims and survivors with confidential advice. 

    Website: https://tellmamauk.org/ 

    Email: info@tellmamauk.org 

    Phone: 0800 456 1226 

    True Vision – a national police scheme to help victims report hate crimes online. 

    Website: https://www.report-it.org.uk/ 

    Phone: 0208 016 5678 

    Victim Support – an independent charity operating in England and Wales that provides advice, information, and support to victims of abuse, hate crime, and other traumatic incidents. 

    Website: https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/ 

    Email: https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/ help-and-support/get-help/supportline/email-supportline/

     

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    Disability Pride with Dr Hannah Barham-Brown

    Disability Pride with Dr Hannah Barham-Brown

    You can follow Dr Hannah Barham-Brown on:

    https://www.instagram.com/drhannahbarhambrown/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahbarhambrown/

    https://twitter.com/DrHannahBB

    https://hannahbarhambrown.com/

    You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

    Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

    Living with an Invisible Disability: A Conversation with Mili

    Living with an Invisible Disability: A Conversation with Mili

    You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

    Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

    More information: 

    Mili mentions DecodeME – a large scientific study of people with M.E. launched in September 2022. You can read media coverage from the launch.

     

    Where there's a will, there's a way: Disability and possibility with Yahye Siyad

    Where there's a will, there's a way: Disability and possibility with Yahye Siyad

    You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

    Follow Cyber-Duck on Twitter: @cyberduck_uk or visit their website: cyber-duck.co.uk

    Yahye's autobiography "Unshakeable Will" is available here.

    Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

    "Keeping My Own Voice” - The Impact of Voice Banking and Assistive Tech with Steve and Jane

    "Keeping My Own Voice” - The Impact of Voice Banking and Assistive Tech with Steve and Jane

    You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

    Discover more about technology at Hill House

    Find out more about the Leonard Cheshire assistive technology project at Hill House, which supported Jane with voice banking.

    Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

    Transforming the Theatre Experience: Getting Creative with Captions with Alice Christina-Corrigan

    Transforming the Theatre Experience: Getting Creative with Captions with Alice Christina-Corrigan

    Check out Alice's website: https://alicechristina.wixsite.com/my-site 

    Follow Alice on Instagram: @aliceccorrigan 

    Follow Alice on Twitter: @aliceccorrigan

    More about Alice's show Past Life: https://cptheatre.co.uk/artists/Alice-ChristinaCorrigan

    More about Leonard Cheshire: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/ 

    Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire 

     

    Accessible Nightlife and Queer Spaces – who's getting it right and what needs to change? With Josh, Arthur and Charlie

    Accessible Nightlife and Queer Spaces – who's getting it right and what needs to change? With Josh, Arthur and Charlie

    Check our Arthur's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ArthursRollingVlog 

    Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

    Get in touch with your ideas: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

    Find out more about Leonard Cheshire: https://leonardcheshire.org/

    Access (not) all areas: From Fringe to fooling Penn and Teller, with magician and performer Rob West

    Access (not) all areas: From Fringe to fooling Penn and Teller, with magician and performer Rob West

    Check out Rob and Rhys' website for tour dates: https://morganandwest.co.uk/

    Follow Rob on Twitter: @WestMagic

    Follow Morgan and West on Instagram: @morganandwest

    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

     

     


     

    Fuel poverty and food banks: Why disabled people are turning to the Trussell Trust

    Fuel poverty and food banks: Why disabled people are turning to the Trussell Trust

    Follow Leonard Cheshire and the Trussell Trust 

    You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org You can follow Trussell Trust on Twitter or Facebook @TrussellTrust or via trusselltrust.org

    About the Trussell Trust

    The Trussell Trust exists so we can all be free from hunger.

    Together, the Trussell Trust has more than 1,300 local food bank centres across the UK, providing practical support for people facing hardship. But emergency food isn’t a long-term solution to hunger.

    People need food banks when they don’t have enough money for essentials. It’s not right that anyone needs a food bank to get by. This can be changed this by ensuring everyone has enough income to eat, stay warm and stay dry. That's why the Trussell Trust also work with communities across the UK to change the things that push people to need a food bank

    About fuel poverty

    Martin refers to fuel poverty. According to the common understanding of fuel poverty, someone is in fuel poverty when they find it extremely difficult to find the money to heat their home.

    According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), someone in fuel poverty finds themselves in the following situation: 

    • when they spend the required amount to heat their home, they are left with a residual income below the official poverty line
      and
    • they are living in a property with a fuel poverty energy efficiency rating of band D or below

     

    Changing perceptions of disability in South Asian communities with Amrit and Huma

    Changing perceptions of disability in South Asian communities with Amrit and Huma

    Check out Amrit's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXg4dzkd45hY5PI0TShOsag 

    Read Amrit's blog: https://leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/we-need-debunk-myths-about-employing-disabled-people

    Follow Huma on Twitter: @humashah

    Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire 

    Find out more about Leonard Cheshire: https://leonardcheshire.org/ 

    Disabled novelists Chloe and Penny share their stories

    Disabled novelists Chloe and Penny share their stories

    Find out more about Chloe: Linktree shows her book, website, podcast and social media handles.

    Follow Chloe on social media: Via @clotimms: Chloe on Twitter @clotimms,  Chloe on Facebook @clotimms,  Chloe on Instagram @clotimms.

    Chloe’s podcast: Confessions of a Debut novelist – Acast. Also available on all good podcast platforms.

    Find out more about Penny: Check out Penny’s website

    Follow Penny on social media: Penny on Twitter - @penny_author, Penny on Facebook @pennybatchelorauthor, Penny on Instagram @pennybatchelorauthor. 

    ADCI Literary Prize: The ADCI Literary Prize that Penny helped to create is now open for submissions until 31 Oct 2022 (ADCI = Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses. Penny and Chloe are both part of this group.)

    Keep Festivals Hybrid: Penny helped set up the Keep Festivals Hybrid campaign, (encouraging festivals and especially book festivals) to continue to offer virtual alternatives. Chloe also supports this campaign. As well as the website, search for the hashtag #KeepFestivalsHybrid

    Amazon – Disability Fiction: In Amazon’s fiction section (aimed at adults) there is now a subcategory for Disability Fiction, as Penny mentioned. Penny campaigned for this section alongside fellow author Victoria Scott.
     

    Amplifying disabled voices in the media – a conversation with journalist Gary O’Donoghue

    Amplifying disabled voices in the media – a conversation with journalist Gary O’Donoghue

    Follow Gary on Twitter: @BBCBlindGazza

    Follow Jazz on Twitter: @JazzShaban

    Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

    Find out more about Leonard Cheshire: https://leonardcheshire.org/ 

    Find out about Jazz's Small Voices Project: https://smallvoiceprojects.com/355-2/ 

     

    Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) - Challenging stigma around dynamic disabilities with Suruthi (@fightrheumatoidarthritis)

    Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) - Challenging stigma around dynamic disabilities with Suruthi (@fightrheumatoidarthritis)

    Follow Suruthi on Instagram - @fightrheumatoidarthritis

    Read more from Suruthi: https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2020/september/having-an-invisible-condition-can-make-things-that-bit-harder/ 

    Learn more about Leonard Cheshire

    Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire