The Way We Roll

Nov 01 2024 109 ep. 47 mins 27
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A seriously funny take on life from the disability driven duo... Simon Minty and Phil Friend.

  Society & Culture  Health & Fitness  Comedy
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Keep Making Change - Euan’s Guide and Abbi Brown

Nov 01 2024 48 mins  
We were very sorry to hear of the recent passing of Euan MacDonald MBE. Among Euan’s many achievements was the creation of Euan’s Guide, the award-winning disabled access charity. Perhaps best known for the disabled access review website EuansGuide.com, they also make accessible toilets safer and carry out a huge Access Survey. We remember Euan and talk about his impact.We’re

We don't want Purple Washing - Stephane Leblois, The Valuable 500

Oct 04 2024 45 mins  
Since its launch in 2019, the Valuable 500 has signed up more than five hundred senior executives from worldwide companies and organisations to put disability on the board agenda. So far, so pretty good. But as the Valuable 500 matures, it is now asking more of its members and wants them to report back on progress. It is holding a meeting in Tokyo in December 2025.At the centre of

Getting the partnership right and being bold: Alice Maynard CBE DBA and Richard Hawkes OBE

Aug 30 2024 53 mins  
Our guests this month are Alice Maynard and Richard Hawkes, formerly of Scope, a leading disability charity in the UK. In 2010, Alice became Chair, and shortly after, Richard joined as Chief Executive Officer. During their time leading Scope, it went through a significant transformation and a turbulent time. Significant changes included closing services used by disabled people, whi

It hurts my head and saddens my heart - NHS, disability and being trapped in your own flat

Aug 02 2024 45 mins  
Phil speaks of his disheartening recent experiences at A&E at his local NHS hospital. We grapple with the oh-so-simple task of trying to make the NHS better, as it feels like it’s broken, and how that can break us. A previous guest and friend of the pod, Abbi Brown, was recently trapped in her flat for days. The lift in her block was broken, and although there was another lif

Suzanne Bull: Live Music, Breast Cancer and me.

Jul 05 2024 43 mins  
If we’re lucky in life, we might find a role that makes sense to us and makes a difference to others. Our guest this month has achieved that and more. A huge music fan, especially of live music, and a disabled person who’d experienced barriers accessing gigs, Suzanne Bull MBE founded Attitude it Everything in 2000. It a charitable organisation which connects disabled people wit

U.N.ited We Fail and PIP PIP away

Jun 07 2024 45 mins  
We’ve had a show like this before, where we ask what the UK government are doing when it comes to disability and why now. We’re not sure they know what they are doing. PM Rishi Sunak has ‘started a conversation’ on reviewing Personal Independence Payment, the main disability benefit in the UK. He decided to start this just before the local elections and also knowing it cann

Disability and Shame

May 03 2024 52 mins  
Admitting shame is a tough thing to do. Perhaps as complex as the shameful experience itself? Clearly, it is not unique to disabled people. Is there something more with us? An additional new perceived weakness, or from internalised ableism, it is hard to ignore but easier to deny. Stigma and societal attitudes can mean we have it thrust upon us if a person, on finding out we are di

Being Noisy: Effective campaigning and Assisted Dying / Suicide latest

Mar 28 2024 45 mins  
Bristol City Council recently reversed their planned cost-cutting strategy, which would have impacted independent living for disabled people. The UK government recently reversed the proposed closure of ticket offices at railway stations, which would have had an impact on disabled people. Sophie Morgan, the Rights on Flights campaigner, appears to be close to getting legal rights fo

Not once but twice: losing independent living.

Mar 01 2024 56 mins  
How would you feel if your local authority suggested you move from your home of 30 years to a residential care home because they need to save money? It's something Bristol City Council were proposing for disabled people as they try to reduce their deficit. Although this proposal has been shelved, it might not be the last time we see it. We explore the reasoning, impact and resistan

Talking Loud and Clear: Accessible and Inclusive Communications

Jan 26 2024 51 mins  
‘Know your audience and communicate to as many people as you can, including disabled people’, says Sarah Brown Fraser on effective, accessible communication. That Sarah can whittle information down to valuable nuggets might be a consequence of her role as Head of Communications and Policy at the Activity Alliance. As our guest, Sarah is timely, with accessible and inclusive com