Anyone who knows me will tell you that I’m a little bit of a scaredy cat, I flinch at sudden noises, I hate scary movies and roller coasters, can’t watch Jurassic Park, and I have an irrational fear of pigeons and flapping birds, so when I was tasked with road testing the Bear Grylls AdventureContinueContinue reading “Lucy’s Let Lose!”
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lABLEd Podcast Episode 34: Ketrina Hazell
In this week’s episode, we are joined by former Ms Wheelchair New York Ketrina Hazell. Ketrina talks to us about her experience at school and how this has fuelled her to become an advocate for inclusive and equal education for disabled children. Links relevant to this episode Transcript labled-ep-34-katrina-hazell_otter_aiDownload Katrina’s E- Book Special Education to College:ContinueContinue reading “lABLEd Podcast Episode 34: Ketrina Hazell”
Why should you care about accessible content
By Ami Ireland Here at lABLEd, we work hard to create a space that welcomes all no matter what your disability illness or difference. It’s why our commitment to making this show accessible for all lies at the heart of everything we do. In this week’s bonus blog lABLEd social media coordinator, Ami Ireland, explainsContinueContinue reading “Why should you care about accessible content”
A little more on ‘Changelings’
William Reynolds Because we know you love our fABLEd episode we thought we’d throw you back to the episode we dropped in May about Changelings and have brought back our classics expert Will Reynolds to talk about why such an ancient myth may have persisted well into the 19th century. Changelings are everywhere in Indo-EuropeanContinueContinue reading “A little more on ‘Changelings’”
lABLEd Podcast Episode 33: Emily Manock
Emily Manock has Cerebal Palsy and is currently living in Paris, on an internship for a rare disease charity, Eurodis. Emily talks to Lucy and Alice about how the Pandemic made her reflect on her career as a journalist, changing to work in the charity sector and tells us about her time at Oxford University.ContinueContinue reading “lABLEd Podcast Episode 33: Emily Manock”
fABLEd: Episode 3 Jane Eyre
In the third episode of our fABLEd series, Alice discusses with Lucy the depictions of disability and mental health conditions in the literary classic Jane Eyre. From Bertha’s perceived ‘madness’ to the visual impairment of Mr Rocheser, this tale sparks discussions about disability representation in the mid-1800s and the messages Charlotte Bronte was trying toContinueContinue reading “fABLEd: Episode 3 Jane Eyre”
The Bill of Rights & Our Bone of Contention
by Alice Evans The internet has been talking a lot about reproduction rights after the changes made by the US Supreme Court relating to access to abortions and contraceptive measures. However, there has been little conversation about the UK government’s intention to replace the Human Rights Act with a new Bill of Rights that, likeContinueContinue reading “The Bill of Rights & Our Bone of Contention”
lABLEd Podcast Episode 32: Maysoon
This week Alice and Lucy sit down with American comedian, Actress, Advocate, and now Alice and Lucy’s new BFF Advocate Maysoon Zayid. Maysoon told us she never does Podcast Interviews! In this whirlwind of a recording, We talk to her about her projects and life as a disabled comedian. Links relevant to this episode https://maysoon.com/ Like LABLEd Podcast onContinueContinue reading “lABLEd Podcast Episode 32: Maysoon”
Celebrating Disability Pride Month
This week, Lucy wanted to write a piece to mark the start of Disability Pride Month.
In this article, she explains what it is, why it’s important to celebrate it and what society can do to raise awareness of Disability Pride.
PRIDE 5: Adam Hull
In our final episode of our 2022 Pride Season, we are joined for the first time by our Editor Adam Hull! We discuss what we have learnt as a team during these special episodes and Adam reflects on what Pride and accurate representation mean to him as a gay man Links relevant to this episodeContinueContinue reading “PRIDE 5: Adam Hull”
