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Labelling The Disabling
by Edward Birt
Labelling the Disabling is a podcast hosted by Edward Birt, Chief Operating Officer from The Disability Trust and sociologist and comedian Carol Heijo. Join Ed and Carol as they meet super interesting guests and explore the intersections between disability, human rights, social justice and the NDIS and find out how people are navigating the challenges of everyday life with a disability to get s#@! done. This podcast is brought to you by The Disability Trust with the aim of better understanding what it is really like living with a disability in Australia today.
Episodes
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Episode 27 – Jerome Etteridge – Mr E – becoming the “face of autism” in Australia!
On this episode Carol and Ed meet the incredible Jerome Etteridge. Jerome is a vibrant young man on a mission to succeed at whatever he turns his mind to. At a young age he already has an impressive resume in education, sports, work and entrepreneurial pursuits. Jerome has a goal to become the...
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Nick Taylor – Never make assumptions about people with disability!
In this episode Carol and Ed talk with the talented and accomplished Nick Taylor. Nick is an athlete (in basketball and golf), Executive at the Yajillara Trust, Chair of Wheelchair Sports NSW & ACT and now Director at The Disability Trust. Nick represented South Africa and Australia at the...
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Dr Ben Gauntlett: Shaping the disability landscape
In this episode Carol and Ed meet with the Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Ben Gauntlett. Ben talks about his life journey having experienced a spinal cord injury as a teenager and how that shaped who he is and informed his life choices and decisions (including his decision…
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Matt McMaugh - "Wherever I like, I go!" (life is like riding a bicycle)
In this episode we meet Wollongong resident and avid cyclist Matt McMaugh. We speak to Matt and his mother and father, Tessa and Ian, and hear about how cycling has literally opened a world of opportunity to Matt. As his father Ian says: "Learning to ride a bike is the single most important thing...
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Dr Siobhan O'Sullivan - on the disabling nature of bureaucracy
In this episode Siobhan tells us her story of acquiring disability - vision loss and mobility impairment - as a result of having ovarian cancer. She explains the impact of navigating the changes that came about because of her disability and complex health challenges and how these were amplified…
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Dr Max Bergmann - camel farmer, athlete, researcher, entrepreneur!
In this episode Carol and Ed meet with the amazingly interesting and entrepreneurial Max Bergmann. Max, a former Paralympic athlete, is a German Australian who is now living outside of Perth and founding operator of an ethical camel dairy farm, the DromeDairy, producing skin care products and...
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Mark Collett and Amy Johnson - achieving employment goals
Founding employees at The Plant Room Café in Wollongong, Mark and Amy join Carol and Ed in this conversation to talk about the huge benefits of workplace inclusion, the development of job skills and being gainfully employed. As well as great food and coffee The Plant Room Café provides jobs and...
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Ken Wynn - a passion for life!
In this episode we meet Ken Wynn who shares his life story with us. It's a story of perseverance and passion that illustrates some of the many changes that Australia has gone through in relation to the understanding, experience and expectations of disability. Following a workplace accident as a…
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Moana and Vinny Hope: Powerful Sisters
In this episode we meet with the high achieving sisters Moana and Lavinia Hope. Mo and Vinny grew up as part of a big family of 14 kids and Mo quit school in the early stages of High School to take care of her sick father. At 26, Moana became the carer for her sister Vinny who lives with Moebius...
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Andrew and Lud Kerec: Inclusion starts at home
Ed and Carol meet with Andrew and Lud Kerec. Andrew and Lud are the father and son owners of Renaissance Homes, winners of the ACT Chief Ministers Award for Access and Inclusion for their work on designing and building accessible homes. Following a cycling accident in 2010 Lud became a…
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Yenn Purkiss: Be proud of who you are!
Here we meet the amazing Yenn Purkiss. Yenn is the author of a stack of books including the bestsellers, "The Awesome Autistic Go To Guide" and The Guide to Good Mental Health on the Autism Spectrum". An incredible advocate and mentor, Yenn speaks openly about the issues that are facing people…
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Professor Justin Yerbury AM: Don't let your disability define you
In this episode we hear from Professor Yerbury how a lived experience of disease and disability can strongly inform and benefit the progression of research into treatments and therapies. Justin explains some of the latest research and theories about the causes and treatments for the disease that…
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The Strangeways Ensemble: The Show Must Go On!
Ethan Green, Anne-Louise Rentell and Ethan Arnold are representing the Strangeways Ensemble, a Wollongong based group of performers, writers and artists with disability who have been working to successfully bring a whole new range of stories that need to be told into the professional mainstream...
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Craig Anderson: Use your passion to make it happen!
On this episode we hear from the fascinating and talented Craig Anderson. Craig is a DJ hosting the popular drive time "Afternoons with Ando" on radio 2MCR 100.3 in Sydney. Craig has also worked as a journalist, written Star Trek scripts and was formerly a filmmaker. Craig is getting the support…
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Susan Wallis: Living with Grace - leaving the world a better place
Susan Wallis is a parent to Gracie Wallis who passed away in 2018 at the age of 13. Susan shares her incredibly personal experiences of raising a child with a significant disability and Gracie's many achievements and contributions including lobbying and campaigning for the NDIS to make it better....
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Tim Rushby-Smith: Don't congratulate me for getting out of bed in the morning
In this episode we talk to story-teller, author and journalist, Tim Rushby-Smith. Tim tells us about becoming paraplegic after a fall in 2005, just as he was about to become a dad for the first time, and about being in a hurry to get back to "normal life" after his injury. Tim educates Ed and…
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Carol Heijo - Vision 2020; Forget the "Good Old Days" (they didn't exist!)
In this episode, we get to meet Carol Heijo. Carol is the self-described legally blind, non-binary, pan-sexual, Marxist, feminist and just awesome co-host of "Labelling the Disabling" who challenges us to "go beyond the obvious". Everything is on the table - gender roles, generational…
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Andrew Radford - Thriving with Autism and standing up for your rights
Meet Andrew Radford who is passionate about speaking up to ensure people's rights are respected. Andrew is a high achiever and is now internationally recognized for sharing his experiences at the Thriving with Autism 2019 Asia Pacific Autism Conference in Singapore and is the Asia Pacific Autism...
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Dane Waites - Born to Run: The incredible story of the man who ran across Australia
Hear from Dane about his mind blowing story of running over 4000km across Australia in 2017 in memory of his late father Rod, to raise awareness about the rights and abilities of people with disability as well as money for worthy causes. He talks about his love of running, his passion for helping...
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Alex Dawson - Community Spirit: It takes a village to raise a child
Meet young Alex who has managed to pack a lot in to his 13 years. He shares his story as a young person with a disability, his incredible NDIS expertise, the importance of getting the right supports that work for him, the benefits he has experienced from working on drama, his passion for...
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Katie Kenny - Celebrating the Treasure of Disability to create a life of Zero Stress
Katie is the mother of Chelsea, a young woman with Prader Willi Syndrome. Katie talks about her parenting experience, what Chelsea has taught her, and how literally everyone benefits from the learnings that disability brings. Katie has an infectious enthusiasm and energy and focuses on the...
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Paul Zeller - Bending and Changing the World: My Journey as a Self-Advocate
Vote for Paul! In this episode Paul talks about his journey from Merimbula to Macquarie Street, his work with the Disability of Council of NSW, his perspectives on the challenges for people with disability in regional Australia and his passion for politics and world affairs.
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Deahnne McTackett - #WheelieFunMum - on Becoming and Being a Mum with a Disability
In this episode Dee talks about her journey to becoming a mum with disability, defying her own and others expectations, attitudes and judgements of what she could achieve to start a family and raise a child. Dee is focused on achieving her dreams of a great family life and is open to the...
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Sam Maloney: Sit down comedian needs a seat
Sam Maloney the sit down comedian talks with Ed about his upcoming gig as MC of the Your Voice Your Choice Self Advocacy Conference and talks about the great outcomes as well as the hurdles he has experienced on his NDIS journey.
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Dr Shoshana "Shooshi" Dreyfus: Actions speak louder than words
Carol and Ed meet Dr Shooshi Dreyfus who explains how words are not needed to communicate, introduces us to signs, symbols and semiotics and details how her non-verbal son, Bodhi, communicates and how this inspired her own research.
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Labelling the Disabling: A podcast exploring the diversity of disability
In this episode Carol interviews her co-host Ed to discuss the thinking behind the podcast, to understand the social model of disability and to explore what is disabling people in Australia today.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Labelling the Disabling is a podcast hosted by Edward Birt, Chief Operating Officer from The Disability Trust and sociologist and comedian Carol Heijo. Join Ed and Carol as they meet super interesting guests and explore the intersections between disability, human rights, social justice and the NDIS and find out how people are navigating the challenges of everyday life with a disability to get s#@! done. This podcast is brought to you by The Disability Trust with the aim of better understanding what it is really like living with a disability in Australia today.
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