This week, Tim talks to the co-founder of Disabled People Against Cuts, Linda Burnip about the current state of play in the Welfare Reform Bill, discontent amongst disabled people and a joint protest with UK Uncut (which we will also be witnessing for later broadcast). We can be found on Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus. [...]
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A rant about the state of government benefit reform and the effect on disabled people. Find us on Twitter @lightchronic , Facebook and Google Plus Wear your scars with pride.
Discussion about the #spartacusreport, published earlier this week by disability activists, largely ignored by the broadcast and print media but trending no. 1 on Twitter for most of the launch day. We will be joined by one of the report’s co-authors Kaliya Franklin, and I hope you can join us too, on-air, on Twitter @lightchronic, [...]
Tim Abbott talks to the Designate Director of Policy and Campaigns of Disability Rights UK, Neil Coyle about welfare reform, attitudes to disability in society and why there will be a choir of disabled people gathering outside Parliament to deliver a giant Christmas card petition. Coyle’s Disability Alliance, RADAR and the National Council for Independent [...]
Technical Difficulties and No Free Rides
Published by November 28th, 2011 in Technical Difficulties and Uncategorized. 0 CommentsPop down to http://www.beautyability.com/2.0/2011/11/23/112311-podcast-80-british-disability-podcast-host-tim-abbott/ for a Transatlantic perspective. Wear your scars with pride. And remember, we all have Technical Difficulties and there are No Free Rides
We drop back into the One Handed Musical Instrument project, with founder Stephen Hetherington talking to violinist Christian Tetzlaff from Hamburg. OHMI is available at www.ohmi.org.uk and more from Christian Tetzlaff at www.christian-tetzlaff.de Head to http://podcasts.resonancefm.com/archives/7561 for an explanation of the OHMI project from Stephen Hetherington.
Tim Abbott talks to Peter Tan, a disability rights advocate in Malaysia about his experiences of becoming and being disabled, and ‘islands of accessibility’ in a sea of life. Peter can be reached at www.petertan.com We are always on Twitter , Facebook and Google Plus
Tom Pollard from Mind, leading mental health charity and a member of the Disability Benefits Consortium, joined us to discuss the Welfare Reform Bill – which will reshape the benefits system in this country. The DBC is a coalition of disability organisations pushing for a better path to the future of benefits. The audio at [...]
We all have Technical Difficulties, so how do we party? We stepped into the IndigO2 in Greenwich as the multi-sensory party Sencity made its UK debut. We spoke to aroma jockeys, sign singers and hula-hoopers and about dance, candy floss and a vibrating floor. Thanks to everyone I spoke to, and who pointed the way. [...]
This week we will be casting light on the fight to get everyone access to live music. Joining us is Gideon Feldman, from Attitude is Everything, who specialise in that very aim. www.attitudeiseverything.org.uk is where you can find them. We can be contacted on www.twitter.com/lightchronic, www.facebook.com/lightchronicles and gplus.to/timabbott Tune in, join in, feedback. Wear your scars with pride.