What Are You Staring At? with Clickability: Recent Episodes
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Join Clickability's Tris and Belle as they explore what it's like to live with a disability. Each week, they tackle a different topic and answer all the questions you're too worried to ask. How do you drive a car with one arm? Is it okay to ask to ask someone to cut up your food on a first date? Do you disclose your disability when applying for jobs? How do you navigate the NDIS? Come for the laughs, the honest conversations, the real stories and more.
Today with chat with Pal from Villa Maria Catholic Homes about all things Support Coordination. We hear about how Pal came to be a Support Coordinator, and how she helps NDIS participants within her role.
Today we speak with Yvette Elson from HenderCare about the benefits of Plan Management.
Belle and Tris talk to Tameryn Rix from Blue Wing about what is involved with driving assessments - and how you can best prepare for one!
The NDIS is all about choice... empowering, right!? But what does holistic care look like, where a participant wants all their services from just one provider? Karlie Scurr joins Tris and Belle to explain.
In today's episode, Belle and Tris are joined by Vivir's Robert Kilpatrick, to discuss what providers can do to improve the participant experience - and whether wheelchair wakeboarding is a thing!
Social media... is it good? Is it bad!? When it comes to disability, it can be both. Belle and Tris explain the power social media can have. Just ask Lizzo.
Belle and Tris discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe vs Wade in the U.S., and explain how it affects people with disability and their bodily autonomy.
Belle and Tris explore what a bad day with disability looks like and what they do to get through it. What do you do when you're having a bad day?
Belle and Tris are in the studio together for the first time in a year! To celebrate, they're exploring what it's like when travelling with a disability. What's your favourite travel story?
Advocate, counsellor, and carer Chithrani Palipana joins Belle and Tris to talk about advocacy and the NDIS - and how we can make the system fairer and more just.
Tris and Belle delve into the world of pop culture and disability, exploring some big Academy Award news (okay, we're a bit late to the party) and other exciting pop culture news.
This week Belle (just Belle 😢) is chatting about advocacy fatigue. She gives us an insight into how fighting for a minority’s rights can be overwhelming, and how important it is to take time for yourself as an advocate. Tune in to hear all about the day-to-day scenarios where people who speak out against injustice are likely to experience fatigue.
Tris and Belle talk about their fears, goals, and passions, both disability related and otherwise. The team also bet each other to sing and exchange poetry at the end of Season 2, stay tuned to see if they will make good on their promises.
Tris and Belle ask themselves the hypothetical questions you always wanted to know the answers to... like, would Tris or Belle cure their disability if they could? Tune in to find out!
Tris and Belle are joined by the amazing Karen Poole, who shares her perspective as a mother of a child with disability. It's a beautiful, empowering listen, so listen today!
Tris and Belle are back! What!? In their (triumphant) return, they share their experiences of moving out and living independently with a disability.
Tris and Belle can't believe they've already recorded a whole season, but they have! Tune in as they say farewell to 2021.
No build-up necessary: we're chatting with Check+Chat founder, counsellor, cabaret performer and all-round amazing person, Lou Mapleston. Don't wait, start listening... now!
With everything going on in the world, sometimes it's important to practise some good old fashioned self care! Tris and Belle share how they do this with their disabilities - and why it's not always easy.
Imagine it. You're going to the city for a cheeky beverage or two, only to find the establishment's toilet has been turned into a broom closet. Or someone congratulates you for simply leaving your house. Imagine no more. Tris and Belle share their experiences of going out with a disability. Yep, it's a mixed bag.
Tris and Belle often talk about how others view them, but how do they view themselves? In the latest episode, they answer this very question.
With restrictions easing, Tris and Belle investigate how recent protests about COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates are inherently ableist - and that people protesting are often discounting the contributions of people with disability.
School's back for Tris and Belle! They reminisce about their experience schooling with a disability, including the good and bad. It's as simple as ABC.
Belle shares an unnerving experience at her local coffee shop, where someone said some classically stereotypical things. Here's why you just don't.
Tris and Belle regularly get kids asking random questions about their disabilities. But you know what? They don't mind, because there's no better way to normalise it! In this ep, they chat about how they talk to kids about disability. It's as simple as ABC.
Scared of stepping on metaphoric eggshells? Unsure how to be a good disability ally? Don't fret, Tris and Belle explore how you can be a good disability ally in this week's episode.
The Paralympics are on our screens right now! To mark the occasion, Tris and Belle are joined by Paralympian, equity activist and all-round legend Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy in a special episode of the podcast. They discuss Kat's Paralympic journey, her Red Dust Heelers campaign, and more. Enough spruiking, simply tune in!
For more from Kat:
FB: @KathleenOKellyKennedy
Insta: kathleenokk
It's time to learn about learning! In the latest episode, Tris and Belle share their experiences about university and the hurdles they had to overcome to get there.
The Olympics might be over, but the Paralympics are nearly upon us! Owing to their festive Paralympics mood, Tris and Belle share their experiences playing sport, from powerchair football to powerlifting. What sports have you played?
What's in a word? Tris and Belle talk about the dangers of ableist language and how you can tell someone to stop saying that ableist word.
Tris and Belle return to answer YOUR questions in a special episode. If you didn't get the chance to ask one, send your question to tristram@clickability.com.au. It's not too late! In the meantime, sit back to hear their answers to the questions you've always wanted to ask.
Content warning: Assault, Sexual Assault. Tris and Belle talk about the increased rate of assault for people with disability and why this is.
Tris and Belle explore three aspects of disability and mental health, including body image, guilt, and isolation - and tackle the stigma.
Tris and Belle are back! In this episode, they're explaining what 'inspiration porn' means, why it's hurtful to people with disability, and how we can stamp it out. Have you experienced it? Let's put it in the bin.
Tris and Belle don't think there's good enough representation of people with disability in film. Do you agree? In this episode, they eat popcorn and explain why good representation matters. They've even got some 10/10 recommendations.
In this week's episode, Tris and Belle tackle the topic you've all been waiting for: online dating with a disability. Hear about their dating fails and successes, how much they disclose about their disabilities online, and how we can create a more accepting space. (And humour Tris's push for Bachelor 22.)
Clickability's Tris and Belle have a new podcast! In their very first episode, they're navigating the world of transport. How do you get around if you have a disability? Can you drive? Can you modify vehicles to fit a wheelchair? Thankfully, they answers all these questions and more. (Ready yourself for driving puns.)