The Disability Download
By Leonard Cheshire
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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In Fashion: Disabled Business Owners and the Disability Employment Gap
This month, our hosts Peter and Nick delve into the world of Employment. With two separate guests, Cassie Lovelock and Tilly Dowler, the episode focusses first on the disability employment gap, disabled people in the workplace and the problems with w… -
Care, relationships and why the Budget fails disabled people.
Disabled campaigner Kerry Thompson speaks powerfully on social care, relationships and how the Chancellor’s Budget desperately needed to more for disabled people. Kerry, who lives in Milton Keynes with her husband, has muscular dystrophy and uses a… -
Taboo Tales Love, Sex, and Disability
*Contains explicit language* In this episode of the Disability Download, "Taboo Tales: Love, Sex, and Disability," Zarifa shares her personal journey navigating the complexities of sex, dating, and disability in the online world. Her story sheds lig… -
Welcome to Wrexham: Access All Areas. With Kerry Evans.
Kerry Evans is the Disability Liaison Officer at Wrexham AFC. She features in the hit show Welcome to Wrexham, alongside Hollywood stars and club owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. Kerry tells us how football clubs at all levels can support di… -
Disability Download 2023: Our Highlights
In this clip-show, we look back at 5 of our best moments from the course of 2023. This year we've had brilliant guests, who have brought their unique insights to our listeners. With 2024 just around the corner, we wanted to look back at the year and … -
Black History Month with Fats Timbo and Cassie Lovelock - History, Hate Crime and Having an Impact
This month, our hosts Peter and Beth spoke with creator, comedian, author and educator Fats Timbo, and sociologist and researcher Cassandra Lovelock, as well as a few friendly members of the public, to discuss, amongst many other things, the intersec… -
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 We speak to Sapphire Beamish from United Response. We also chat with Leonard Cheshire’s Rebecca Waugh and find out how Northern Ir… -
Disability Pride with Dr Hannah Barham-Brown
July is Disability Pride Month. Dr Hannah Barham-Brown talks about disability activism and what makes her proud to be disabled. Dr Hannah is a GP who has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and uses a wheelchair. She tells us why we need to see more disabled #ro… -
Beneath the Surface: Tattoos and Disability
This month Leonard Cheshire's Campaigns Support Officer, Joshua Reeves invites his friend and fellow tattoo enthusiast Jax to be a guest on The Disability Download. Josh and Jax both have several tattoos, and in this episode the two discuss their exp… -
From Adventurer to Advocate: Shehla’s Journey with FND (Functional Neurological Disorder)
Shehla Ali who lives in Sheffield spent the most of her twenties travelling around the world and flying her drone. In her thirties she was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder and everything changed. Shehla went from adventurer to advocate…