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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Beyond Companionship: The Role of Assistance Dogs in Transforming Lives
In this inspiring episode, Beth chats with Sarah, who shares her remarkable journey with her assistance dogs, Kiki and Nellie. From everyday motivation to extraordinary moments—like attending a Buckingham Palace garden party and even detecting Sarah’… -
Terrific or Terrible? Access to Halloween haunts
In this special Halloween episode of The Disability Download, we’re diving into the thrills, chills, and often unseen barriers of Halloween attractions. Our guest, Skye, shares personal experiences of navigating haunted houses, ghost hunts, and spook… -
Accessible Travel with Arunima Misra
In this episode, Leonard Cheshire's Joshua Reeves speaks with Whizz-Kidz ambassador Arunima Misra about accessible travel and navigating holidays as a wheelchair user. -
Paris 2024 Paralympics Preview with Team GB’s Olivia Breen
Team GB Paralympic medal winner Olivia Breen gives us a preview of the upcoming Paralympic Games. Olivia talks about the power of sport for disabled people and her hopes for Paris 2024. -
Parenting with a Disability: Navigating Challenges and Celebrating Strengths
In this episode of the Disability Download, we sit down with Jessica, a remarkable mother of two who shares her journey of navigating pregnancy, parenting, and daily life with a disability. Jessica offers candid insights into the unique challenges sh… -
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 …
