About this Episode In this Episode of lABLEd, Chris Lynch, a wheelchair user with osteogenesis imperfecta and ADHD, discusses his innovative camera system, Caris, designed to level the playing field for disabled camera operators. Caris integrates with his electric wheelchair, the Jenny Zero, and uses a control deck and gimbal for smooth camera operation. TheContinue reading "Spotlight Series 2026 Disability & Entertainment With Chris Lynch"

About this Episode Lewis Edon discusses his journey through bone cancer diagnosis, acting career, and mental health advocacy. He explains how making YouTube videos helped him find his voice before he moved into acting, including work as an extra on the BBC drama The Gold. Lewis also discusses his advocacy platform, Let’s Be Real, andContinue reading "Spotlight Series 2026 Disability & Entertainment With Louis Edon"

About this Episode In this episode of the lABLEd podcast, hosts Lucy, Alice, and Daisy discuss the history and ethics of Victorian-era freak shows. They explore the lives of notable performers like Jeffrey Hudson, the Queen's dwarf, and Charles Stratton, also known as Tom Thumb. The conversation delves into the exploitative nature of these shows,Continue reading "Spotlight Series 2026 Disability and Entertainment History Lesson 16 : Freakshow & Fandom"

About this Clip With our brand new spotlight series just a few week away, and the lABLEd team or busy putting the final touches to episode we thought we'd give you a little present. Over on our substack, we host questionable, subscriber only content, where, in each episode, Ella puts your questions to Alice andContinue reading "Spotlight Series 5: Disability and Entertainment – QuestionABLE (Bonus Content Teaser)"

About the Episode Lucy and Alice discuss the musical and film "Wicked," a prequel to "The Wizard of Oz." Alice highlights the story's themes of marginalization, disability, and societal perceptions. They explore the character of Elphaba, who is green due to a potion, and Nessa Rose, a wheelchair user played by Marissa Bode. Alice emphasizesContinue reading "fABLEd 14: Wicked (Part 1)"

About this Episode About our Guest Lucy Edwards is an award-winning English influencer, disability activist, and journalist known for her viral social media content about blindness and for becoming BBC Radio 1's first blind presenter. Her life motto and memoir title is "Blind Not Broken". Buy Blind Not Broken: Your guide to turning loss andContinue reading "67. With Lucy Edwards"

About this Episode In this episode of the lABLEd podcast, hosts Lucy, Alice, and Daisy Holder, a disability historian, discuss the history of guide dogs, their training, and the impact they have on visually impaired individuals. They explore the origins of guide dogs, noting that dogs have been guiding visually impaired people since the firstContinue reading "History Lesson 15: The History of Guide Dogs"

About this Episode In this episode of the lABLEd podcast, hosts Lucy and Alice discuss their guest, Dr. Sarah Ryan, a professor at Manchester University and a respected disability advocate. Dr. Ryan shares her journey into academia, focusing on people with learning disabilities and autism, and her recent book on health inequalities and social murder.Continue reading "66. With Sara Ryan"

About this Episode Lucy and Alice discuss the challenges of making art accessible to visually impaired people, with Anita Howard a Visitor Access & Inclusion Designer, accessibility consultant, and heritage researcher They highlight their podcast episode on Lowry’s “The Cripples.” Lucy used AI to describe the painting. Anita Howard, shares her project on enhancing artContinue reading "Meeting the people who are making art accessible"

About the Episode Lucy and Alice discuss LS Lowry's painting "The Cripples," which features matchstick figures in an industrial northern English town. Lucy describes the painting, noting 30-35 human figures, including a child in a rudimentary cart-like object. They explore the painting's potential political statement, Lowry's possible Asperger's, and the controversy surrounding the term "cripple."Continue reading "fABLEd 13: LS Lowry’s – The Cripples"