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September 30, 2023 20 mins

This episode explores the topic of disability hate crime – what it is and how people can be allies to disabled people. 

UK disability charities Leonard Cheshire and United Response are set to launch key research on disability hate crime with the latest figures in all four UK nations. 

You can get support from the organisations below.

 

Leonard Cheshire – We support disabled people across the UK. Check out the Leonard Cheshire disabilit...

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You can follow Dr Hannah Barham-Brown on:

https://www.instagram.com/drhannahbarhambrown/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahbarhambrown/

https://twitter.com/DrHannahBB

https://hannahbarhambrown.com/

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

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You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

Find Jax's Podcast/Broadcast Show "The One Take Live Cast" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_one_take_live_cast/

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You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

Find Shehla at www.aboutme.group

What is Functional Neurological Disorder

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You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

More information: 

Mili mentions DecodeME – a large scientific study of people with M.E. launched in September 2022. You can read media coverage from the launch.

 

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You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Follow Cyber-Duck on Twitter: @cyberduck_uk or visit their website: cyber-duck.co.uk

Yahye's autobiography "Unshakeable Will" is available here.

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

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You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org

Discover more about technology at Hill House

Find out more about the Leonard Cheshire assistive technology project at Hill House, which supported Jane with voice banking.

Get in touch by emailing disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org 

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Check out Alice's website: https://alicechristina.wixsite.com/my-site 

Follow Alice on Instagram: @aliceccorrigan 

Follow Alice on Twitter: @aliceccorrigan

More about Alice's show Past Life: https://cptheatre.co.uk/artists/Alice-ChristinaCorrigan

More about Leonard Cheshire: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/ 

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire 

 

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Check our Arthur's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ArthursRollingVlog 

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

Get in touch with your ideas: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire: https://leonardcheshire.org/

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Check out Rob and Rhys' website for tour dates: https://morganandwest.co.uk/

Follow Rob on Twitter: @WestMagic

Follow Morgan and West on Instagram: @morganandwest

Visit Leonard Cheshire's website: https://leonardcheshire.org/

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

Get in touch and let us know what you think of the episode: disabilitydownload@leonardcheshire.org

 

 


 

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Follow Leonard Cheshire and the Trussell Trust 

You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org You can follow Trussell Trust on Twitter or Facebook @TrussellTrust or via trusselltrust.org

About the Trussell Trust

The Trussell Trust exists so we can all be free from hunger.

Together, the Trussell Trust has more than 1,300 local food bank centres across the UK, providing pra...

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Check out Amrit's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXg4dzkd45hY5PI0TShOsag 

Read Amrit's blog: https://leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/we-need-debunk-myths-about-employing-disabled-people

Follow Huma on Twitter: @humashah

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire 

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire: https://leonardcheshire.org/ 

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Find out more about Chloe: Linktree shows her book, website, podcast and social media handles.

Follow Chloe on social media: Via @clotimms: Chloe on Twitter @clotimms,  Chloe on Facebook @clotimms,  Chloe on Instagram @clotimms.

Chloe’s podcast: Confessions of a Debut novelist – Acast. Also available on all good podcast platforms.

Find out more about Penny: Check out Penny’s website

Follow Penny on social media: Penny on Twitter - @pen...

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Follow Gary on Twitter: @BBCBlindGazza

Follow Jazz on Twitter: @JazzShaban

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire: https://leonardcheshire.org/ 

Find out about Jazz's Small Voices Project: https://smallvoiceprojects.com/355-2/ 

 

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Follow Suruthi on Instagram - @fightrheumatoidarthritis

Read more from Suruthi: https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2020/september/having-an-invisible-condition-can-make-things-that-bit-harder/ 

Learn more about Leonard Cheshire

Follow Leonard Cheshire on social: @LeonardCheshire  

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Check out Caprice's website: https://www.capricekwai.com/about-me

Follow Caprice on Instagram: @capricekwai

Check out Caprice's business on Instagram: @bycapricekwai

Read Caprice's blog: Nine businesses owned by disabled people

Follow Leonard Cheshire: @LeonardCheshire 

Visit our website: https://leonardcheshire.org/ 

Read more about Zebedee Talent: https://www.zebedeetalent.com/ 

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Sign Sarah's petition here: https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-we-want-free-lateral-flow-tests-available-to-those-who-are-clinically-extremely-vulnerable?recruiter=88671692&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=share_for_starters_page&recruited_by_id=7d3d9f85-1a0e-4f46-a04f-a6e821f4a689&utm_content=fht-32443340-en-gb

Follow us on social: @LeonardCheshire

Visit our website: htt...

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You can find out more about the programmes and organisations we discussed. Visit Get Yourself Active and follow them on Twitter @GetYrselfActive. Visit Disability Rights UK and follow them on Twitter @DisRightsUK. Visit Sport for Confidence and follow them on Twitter @SportforConf.

Also check out @LeonardCheshire for our forthcoming sport programmes in 2022. See Leonard Cheshire and Sport England All Active Together.

You can follow b...

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Check out Beck's website: https://www.disabledinnovation.com/ 

Read Beck's blog about their experience as a disabled , non-binary person: https://www.leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/my-autism-and-gender-identity 

Check out Kit's blog about the controversy around Sia's film 'Music': https://www.leonardcheshire.org/our-impact/stories/why-i-wont-be-watching-sias-music

Some resources recommended by Kit on 'spoon theory': https://ww...

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