After a seven-month hiatus, the lABLEd Podcast is back with a much-anticipated fresh season filled with engaging conversations, thought-provoking topics and inspiring guests. Known for its unique blend of humour, insight and advocacy, lABLEd continues to be a leading voice in disability, illness and difference.
Redefining Inspiration: The Evolving Narrative Of Paralympic Athletes
This article delves into the evolving conversation around the portrayal of disabled athletes, highlighting the tension between being seen as “inspirational” and the desire for a more nuanced representation.
Reclaiming The Word Crip: Modern TV Shows And Films Embracing Crip In Its Titles
Continuing our Reclaiming The Word Crip series, we list a few modern TV shows and films that embrace the word “crip” in its titles and represent the disability community as positive, powerful, determined change-makers.
Disney’s Shardlake: Arthur Hughes Portrays Disability Differently In 16th-Century Britain
We speak to British actor Arthur Hughes about his lead role in Disney’s new original series “Shardlake”, a drama about a hunchback lawyer in Tudor times.
Disabled People Must Be A Priority In Elections, Say Stars
The disability equality charity Scope launches its “manifesto for an equal future” today (16 April 2024), as it calls for all political parties to make disabled people a priority. New research from the charity demonstrates how disabled people feel sidelined by politicians.
UK Local Elections May 2024: Being A Town Councillor With A Disability
On the 2nd May 2024, voters in England and Wales will head to the polls in a major set of mayoral and local elections. Here, Joanna shares her experience of being a town councillor with a disability.
A Diverse Podcast Team Comes Together To Discuss All Things Disability Literature, History And Representation At The Story Museum In Oxford
The lABLEd Podcast – a show about disability, illness and difference – are heading out on the road this Friday to record a special episode at the Story Museum in Oxford.
Scope Calls On Broadcasters To Shift The Dial On Disability Representation
Disability equality charity Scope has released new data showing that TV viewers feel Black, Asian and minority ethnic disabled people are severely underrepresented on our screens, with a quarter of us barely seeing someone from that background in the last year.
10 Disabled Climate Activists Around The World
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges to society globally, with an even bigger impact on the disability community., Here we list 10 disabled climate activists from around the world who are doing incredible things to help save the planet.
The TV Access Project Announces Milestone Achievements And Crucial Future Workstreams
One year on from its launch at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2022, The TV Access Project (TAP) is celebrating the progress made to date by the alliance, marking this year’s Festival with key initiatives and events, and crucially laying out the work still to be done to reach its target of creating full inclusion for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent talent by 2030.