Surrey Voices: The Disability Podcast

Surrey Voices: The Disability Podcast

This podcast explores the issues which impact those with disabilities, sensory needs, autism, and mental health. We follow the achievements of those using Surrey Choices services. Surrey Choices provides support services to improve the independence, confidence and life skills of people with a range of disabilities and support needs, whatever their age, in their local community. https://www.surreychoices.com/ Choices Waves is a vocational project within Surrey Choices, making radio shows and podcasts. https://www.surreychoices.com/what-surrey-choices-does/employment-and-learning/getting-work-ready/choices-waves/

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June 9, 2025 51 mins

Join us this Month as we explore the world of Asthma and Allergies. 

Welcome Back! This month we are joined by Anaphylaxis UK and Asthma and Lung UK as we discuss Allergies and Asthma this Allergy season. 

We interview Tracey Dunn Education and Allergy Wise Manager from Anaphylaxis UK, and Debby Waddell Respiratory Specialist Nurse along side our very own Dexter James who shares his Asthma experience. 

https://www.asthmaandlung.org...

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Join us as we explore the ways we can make a difference to our planet. We interview our very own Andrew Beales from Surrey Choices who has chosen to be share his experience of a plant based diet and how this benefits not just the planet but our own health too. 

We talk about some of the swaps we can all make in our day to day and which company's are actually going green and who's just green washing us. 

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This Month we celebrate Neurodiversity. In March it was Neurodiversity celebration week. It's when people are encouraged to think about and celebrate neurodiversity, and challenge stereotypes people might have.

Neurodiversity is a word used to describe the different thinking styles that influence how people communicate with the world around them.

We interview Georgia from Autistica and ...

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Join us this month as we discuss Advocacy and how you can advocate for yourself and advocate for others. We interview Talent booker Meg from visABLE people the world's first agency to supply disabled artists to the mainstream advertising, television and film industries. visablepeople.com.

https://visablepeople.com/

https://www.instagram.com/visablepeople/?hl=en-gb

 

 
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January 31, 2025 30 mins

Join us this month as we start of our new year learning all about Dry January. We are joined by Andrew Misell from Alcohol Change UK who tells about how Dry January started and how to get involved. Join in on our Pub Quiz where we test our knowledge on Alcohol and we also speak with Samantha who shares her story with us. 

Read Samantha's story 

https://alcoholchange.org.uk/blog/samanthas-story-i-felt-like-i-was-leading-a-double-lif...

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Join us as we explore Accessible Education and share some of our experiences. 

We are lucky to be joined in this months podcast by Claudia Merlini from Ravensbourne University and Joe from Accessibyte, an audible and Highly Visual online learning tool. 

 

https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/

https://www.accessibyte.com/

 

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October 29, 2024 24 mins
Join Debbie and Navid for this Months Podcast all about Black History Month.   Debbie's website: https://debbiebridge.com/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/DebbieBridge Twitter:  https://x.com/debbiebridge Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/debbiebridge1/   Bridge Tea House Pop Up Theatre:    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bridgeteahousepopuptheatre   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgeteahousepopup.theatre/     
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In this Months Podcast, we discuss accessible gaming. How accessible are our consoles? And what is the latest tech to help assist with game play. We chat with the British E sports Federation and find out about how they are working hard to make the gaming industry more inclusive. We also speak with Julien from Everyone Can, A Manchester based Charity who specialise in assistive technology. 

 

https://britishesports.org/

https://ever...

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October 1, 2024 23 mins
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September 6, 2024 50 mins

Join Andrew and David for this months episode where we discuss The Olympics, The Paralympics and we visit our Longmead Community Hub with John and Rob where Surrey Choices launched its latest eco initiative and we give a massive shout out of Good Luck to Lizzie. 

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August 8, 2024 23 mins

Debbie Bridge returns to recap her performance at Chichester Fringe and to discuss this month’s topic of Disability Pride Month. Furthermore, she announced her monthly show; this being the first episode in the series.  

Debbie will be performing Shirley Knot the Siren at the Phoenix Arts Club, London on Friday August 8th at 6:30pm, tickets can be bought below

https://phoenixartsclub.com/events/shirley-knot-the-siren/ 

Debbie's web...
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This Month we explore the advancements in technology, the development of AI and how Human Augmentation isn't as futurist as you might think.

We discuss the potential Tiktok Ban and the Pros and Cons of social media. 

We interview Callum a former Social Creative for Lad Bible and interview Sarah an AI expert. 

 

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Join David and Andrew for this Podcast on The general Election.

David and Dan discuss what they would do if they where Prime minister. 

We visit our Longmead hub who are holding their own election for advocacy speaker and interview Ankita Sharma a local councillor. 

https://www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/news/latest-news/voting-resources-2024/

Please find below some of the manifestos from some of the parties; other parties an...

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Join us as we speak with Debbie Bridge a singer, actor and performer who will be performing her piece Shirley the middle aged Siren at The Chichester Fringe this week. 

Shirley the middle-aged Siren is a delightful exploration of the trials and tribulations faced by a middle-aged female siren, washed ashore in Chichester from the bustling metropolis of New York. Through witty anecdotes and soul-stirring melodies, Shirley bares her ...

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This Month we are Talking about World Hunger Day. Around the world, women and children are facing malnutrition due to war, famine, climate change and more. Over Billion adolescent girls and women suffer from malnutrition today.

This Month we are Lucky to speak with Diane Gault from the Hunger Project and this year they are shining a light on nutrition for new and expecting mothers

We speak with Karen from Besom at Camberley and Mus...

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Join us as we celebrate national pet day. National pet day is a day for us to come together and celebrate the joy that pets bring into peoples lives and encourage people to help reduce the number of animals in shelters. 

We wanted to talk all things animals and find out how we can do our bit to advocate for animals. 

PETA

https://www.peta.org/

RSPCA

https://www.rspca.org.uk/

FOUR PAWS

https://www.four-paws.org.uk/

Magic Ponies 

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This Month we explore English Tourism week. We Speak to Judy Bec from Boomtown festival who tells us all about what to expect this summer and how their festival is more accessible than ever and find out what's happening at Kew, we speak to Eleanor Cocks about how to make the most of your visit with their huge range of events and activities. 

https://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/

access@boomtownfair.co.uk

 

https://www.kew.org/

kew.org/co...

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This month's Podcast is all about Time to Talk and breaking down the stigma around Mental health. We speak with Connie from The Mary Frances Trust and David from Anxiety UK and Join us for a guided meditation and take 5 minutes for yourself. 

Guests

https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/

https://www.maryfrancestrust.org.uk/

 

Help and Information

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-...

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February 2, 2024 47 mins

Joined by Dr Belo Cipriani of Oleb Books, Gordon Jackson from Guildford Book Fest. 

 

https://belocipriani.com/

https://olebbooks.com/

https://www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk/

 

Produced by David Lance, Carinder Malhi, Natasha Hall, Dan Tromp, Matthew England, Andrew Wray. 

 

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