About the Episode In the final episode of their Institutionalization Spotlight Season, Alice and Lucy welcome Rob Gee – a former mental health nurse turned stand-up poet who uses humor as a powerful tool for empowerment. Rob shares fascinating insights into institutional care, discussing how creativity and comedy can help people reclaim their voice andContinueContinue reading “Spotlight Series 2025: 4. Finding Humour in Institutions with Rob Gee”
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A little bit more lABLEd Rest, Respect, and the Power of Care with Lucy Currier
About the Episode In this bonus episode of lABLEd, Lucy and Alice dive deep into the complex world of respite care with special guest Lucy Currier. Join us as we explore the challenges, frustrations, and personal experiences of navigating disability support systems. Lucy Currier shares her candid insights into respite care, discussing everything from theContinueContinue reading “A little bit more lABLEd Rest, Respect, and the Power of Care with Lucy Currier”
Spotlight Series 2025: 3. fABLEd 12: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
About the Episode In this fABLEd episode of lABLEd, we dive deep into Ken Kesey’s groundbreaking novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” with special guest Julia Miele Rodas, a professor of English specializing in disability studies. Join us as we explore the complex world of psychiatric disability, institutional power, and individual resistance through theContinueContinue reading “Spotlight Series 2025: 3. fABLEd 12: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
Spotlight Series 2025: 2. Disability, Institutionalisation & Education with Paige Tabone
About the Episode In this episode of lABLEd we dive deep into the world of disability and education with special guest Paige Tabone. Paige shares her transformative experiences at Treloars, a specialist school for students with physical disabilities, exploring the complex realities of institutional education. From age eight to twenty, Paige navigated the unique environmentContinueContinue reading “Spotlight Series 2025: 2. Disability, Institutionalisation & Education with Paige Tabone”
A little bit more lABLEd Introducing lABLEd’s Spotlight Series 2025 Disability & Institutionalisation
About the Episode In this bonus episode of the Label Podcast, hosts Alice and Lucy dive into the background of their upcoming Spotlight Series on institutionalization. They share the fascinating journey of how their collaboration with academic Julia Milas Rodas sparked this in-depth exploration of disability, care, and institutional experiences. Offering a nuanced look beyondContinueContinue reading “A little bit more lABLEd Introducing lABLEd’s Spotlight Series 2025 Disability & Institutionalisation”
Spotlight Series 2025 History Lesson 13 The History of Disability and Institutionalisations
About the Episode In our first episode of lABLEd’s series focusing on institutionalisation, Alice, Lucy and Daisy dive deep into the complex history of disability and institutionalization. Exploring a challenging yet crucial topic, they unpack the evolution of asylums from the 19th century through the 20th century, examining how society treated individuals with mental healthContinueContinue reading “Spotlight Series 2025 History Lesson 13 The History of Disability and Institutionalisations”
A Different Elephant Man
About the Episode LIVE Podcast lABLEd – A Different Elephant Man: Disability in Cinema Join podcasters and friends, Alice and Lucy for a lively and passionate 40-minute dive into disability representation in film, from the 1980 cinematic masterpiece, The Elephant Man to 2024’s A Different Man. Discover the story of John Merrick, explore the powerContinueContinue reading “A Different Elephant Man”
A little bit more lABLEd Breaking Barriers in Literature – Lottie Mills on Inclusive reading and writing
About the Episode Alice Evans and Lucy Wood host the last bonus episode of this season featuring guest Lottie Mills, a BBC Young Writers Award winner and author of “Monstrum,” a collection of 10 short stories exploring disability and difference through folklore and speculative fiction. Lottie discusses her creative process, drawing inspiration from works likeContinueContinue reading “A little bit more lABLEd Breaking Barriers in Literature – Lottie Mills on Inclusive reading and writing”
fABLEd 11 A Quiet Place
About the Episode Lucy and Alice discuss the first two films of “A Quiet Place,” highlighting the film’s premise of aliens sensitive to noise and the use of American Sign Language (ASL) by the deaf character, played by Millicent Simmons. They explore the film’s representation of disability and its impact on the cinematic landscape. LucyContinueContinue reading “fABLEd 11 A Quiet Place”
A little bit more lABLEd Democratizing Disability Rights and Empowering Communities in conversation with Martyn Sibley
About the Episode Martyn Sibley, a disability advocate and founder of Purple Goat, discussed his career journey, including his work at a disability charity, co-founding Disability Horizons magazine, and launching Purple Goat, a marketing agency focused on disability inclusion. He highlighted the challenges of accessibility, such as taxi refusals and delayed wheelchair services, and introducedContinueContinue reading “A little bit more lABLEd Democratizing Disability Rights and Empowering Communities in conversation with Martyn Sibley”
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