TalkABILITY Podcast 💬🎙🗨: Recent Episodes
TalkABILITY Podcast 💬🎙🗨
TalkABILITY is an exciting new podcast all about disability, you can expect to hear about the concerns held and problems faced by disabled people. More than that however, we want to bring attention to the most important campaigns, the activists and the individual experiences we can all learn from and relate to in our own ways. Your hosts will be Robert, an inclusion and equality focused Blind Guide Dog owner of "DivaRetrieva" Winnie. Alongside Kieran, a man with Cerebral Palsy who is better defined by two other words "party animal" and lets absolutely nothing stand in his way. Both are keen campaigners, activists and ambassadors, who are excited to welcome you on what promises to be a positive journey full of interesting personalities.
In this episode Robert & Kieran are joined by Ross Thaw to discuss his experience with diabetes from being diagnosed in his 20s to dealing with day-to-day stigma. Listen to Ross's story as he discussed difficulties he's faced and how he has overcome them.
In this episode Robert & Kieran are joined by sport correspondent Michael McEwan to provide a round up of the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics.
Follow Michael McEwan:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikieboy83
Special thanks to Amy Wilson for editing this episode.
In this very special episode of TalkABILITY Robert and Kieran celebrate and pay tribute to Guide Dogs UK for their 90th Anniversary.
To highlight history and the work of the organisation, we discuss it's origins and interview a panel of Guide Dogs owners from across the UK to gain an insight into their experiences.
We are joined by Andrea Hope (Guide Dogs N. Ireland fundraiser and campaigner), Sian Healey (Artist and Guide Dogs Cymru fundraiser), Jon Attenborough (Guide Dogs Scotland Campaigns Board Member and keen disability activist) and George Upfield (Former Guide Dogs Breeding Centre tour guide and Guide Dogs Operations Support Co-ordinator for Reading, England).
Follow Jon:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonAttenborough
Listen to Jon's full story in our very first episode of TalkABILITY here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3M7ywJFsxkcGJEZ9jq9HPc
Follow Sian:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sian_healey
Follow Andrea:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bluebird1982
The history of Guide Dogs UK all started with two pioneers of their time, Rosamund Bond and Muriel Crooke, this innovating duo were trailblazers enabling the UK to join the European phenomenon of training dogs to guide the blind.
They began the first training program with only four furry friends; Flash, Folly, Judy and Meta, who were trained in a lockup in The Wirral in 1931.
If you would like to find out more about the organisation's fascinating history you can do so here: https://www.guidedogs.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/the-history-of-guide-dogs/
Welcome to Season 2 of the TalkABILITY Podcast.
This week Robert & Kieran are joined by owner and creator of the voice control app Louie.
Download Louie for Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.visioapps.louie&hl=en_IN
For more information on Louie:
https://louievoice.com/
In the Season 1 Finale of the TalkABILITY Podcast, Robert & Kieran are joined by The Blind Blogger, Maxwell Ivey, who is a former carnival owner, published self help author motivation speaker and host of the What's Your Excuse?". Podcast.
Straight Off The Canvas is a documentary that captures the journey and passion of several New York artists that are blind and visually impaired.
Follow Maxwell
@maxwellivey
https://twitter.com/maxwellivey
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/c/MaxwellIvey/
Website
https://theblindblogger.net
In this TalkABILITY Podcast episode, Robert & Kieran are joined by Anthony Saldana and Jason Figueira, creators of the award-winning documentary "Straight Off The Canvas"
Straight Off The Canvas is a documentary that captures the journey and passion of several New York artists that are blind and visually impaired.
Follow Anthony:
@straightcanvas
https://twitter.com/straightcanvas
In this TalkABILITY Podcast episode, Robert & Kieran are joined by Deborah Impiazzi, mum of TV personality Jess Impiazzi.
Deborah, who is blind and a Guide Dog owner, talks about her sight loss journey and how she regained her confidence.
Follow Deborah Impiazzi:
@debbieimpiazzi
https://twitter.com/debbieimpiazzi
In our fifth TalkABILITY Podcast episode, Robert & Kieran are joined by Kim Kemp, a self proclaimed solution seeker, and Ian Cook, the founder of Step Free Access.
Kim has Muscular Dystrophy and Ian is a Polio survivor.
We discuss their conditions, misconceptions they have faced and what they think needs to be achieved to make #AccessAnxiety a thing of the past.
Follow Kim Kemp:
@Kimpossible1809
https://twitter.com/KimPossible1809
Follow Ian Cook/Step Free Access:
@AccessStep
https://twitter.com/AccessStep
https://stepfreeaccess.wixsite.com/website/blog
In our fourth TalkABILITY Podcast episode, Robert & Kieran are joined by Holly, who has Cerebral Palsy and Kai, who has chronic pain. Neither of the pair are deterred from working towards their dreams, currently they are both studying Photography at City of Glasgow College.
Listen as we learn more about their individual conditions, the hurdles they face and what it's like having a disability behind the camera in the world of photography.
In our third TalkABILITY Podcast episode, Robert is joined by Laura, a photographer and dog walker, and Tom, a former graphic designer and printer. Listen as Robert discovers how this seemingly unlikely pair met becoming such great friends and disability access entrepreneurs by creating the Ramble Tag.
The Ramble Tag guidance aid is a device that is used to allow for more comfortable sighted guiding.
For more information regarding the Ramble Tag, and to buy one of your own visit
https://rambletag.co.uk/
Follow Ramble Tag
@rambletag
https://twitter.com/rambletag
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJ9ykgQNelSG4qVH3fDmog
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/rambletag/?hl=en
Follow TalkABILITY
@talkabilitypod
https://twitter.com/TalkabilityPod
In our second TalkABlLITY podcast episode Robert is joined by a former RAF police dog handler and guide dog trainer, turned disability access innovator, Gavin Neate the founder of the Neatebox Welcome & Button Apps.
Listen along as they discuss Gavin's career, his passion for equal access and how Neatebox can easily make #AccessAnxiety a thing of the past!
Follow Gavin Neate @gavinneate
https://twitter.com/gavinneate?s=09
Follow Neatebox
@neatebox
https://twitter.com/neatebox?s=09
Facebook Page
https://t.co/0S54DTC1w0
Instagram
@welcome_cs
https://t.co/zQ5UAllFzv
Find out more about Neatebox here
https://www.neatebox.com/
Download the Neatebox apps here
Welcome App - https://www.wel-co.me/visitors
Button App - https://www.neatebox.com/button
In this LGBT+ History Month special we hear from Ross Wilcock, a dynamic disability and LGBT+ campaigner. He discusses his life as a queer disabled person, why LGBT history month is so important to him along with his favourite gay icon.
Follow Ross:
On Twitter www.twitter.com/rosswilcock
On Youtube www.youtube.com/user/RosseeBoy19
This week, in our first ever episode, Robert is joined by award winning sight loss and disability campaigner, Jonathon Attenborough. Listen along as they discuss sight loss, Jon's experiences and issues impacting the disability community as we go further into 2021.
Follow Jon:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonAttenborough