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Playlist by ListenABLEChallenge what you think it’s like to live with disability. Hosts Dylan Alcott and Angus O’Loughlin speak to people living with disabilities about their lives and ask them the questions you thought w…Follow the podcast:
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Sean Millis (Hunter Syndrome) | #104
“As a first movie as well, the adrenaline was just insane! Like Seeing Chris (Hemsworth), seeing everyone, it was just amazing” - Sean Millis on ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’. You've probably seen Sean on your social feed before! Whether it's Australian television's ‘The Voice’ where Sean describes th…
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Jack Day (Better Date than Never) | #103
In age of dating in Australia, dating apps aren’t cutting it anymore, especially when you have disability. When Jack Day was given the chance to join the new cast of "Never Have I Ever" Season 2, finding love was merely a bonus. When it comes to modern dating and making lasting connections, Jack'…
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Hayden McDonald (Pilot who is Autistic) | #102
"When I fly I am a very different person, I am my true self" Ask yourself this question: Would you be comfortable with the pilot of your plane being Autistic? With his passion for promoting real inclusion for people on the Spectrum, Hayden McDonald (22) is Australia's first "Unofficial" Pilot who…
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April Lockhart ('Disabled Fashun Girlie' w Amniotic Band Syndrome) | #101
“I’ve always been talking about my disability through the lens of fashion” With over 120k followers on social media, April Lockhart's limb difference has now become her "greatest accessory" as she educates the public about her disability. April's ability to tell stories through her outfits on so…
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Matt Pierri (Founder of Sociability &Tech Entrepreneur)| #100
"If I'm with ten friends and all of us can't get into a space all ten of us will go elsewhere" Sociability is working towards having a FREE platform to check the accessibility of pubs, bars, cafés - you name it and question all of your requirements at the press of a button. Imagine as a hospitali…
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Great White Shark Attack | ListenABLE moment: Chris Blowes
WARNING: This episode contains detailed description of the attack, injuries and graphic nature of the events of the day. In 2015 Chris and his two mates went surfing off a notoriously Great White Shark hot spot in Rural South Australia. They knew the risks, as all surfers do, but the reward of u…
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Zac Carley & Ben McIntosh (Best Friends & Support Worker with 1M Followers) | #99
At the age of 9 Ben McIntosh's life changed when his sister Grace was born into the world with Down Syndrome. Their incredibly close relationship and sense of humour spawned a career in Support Work for Ben and an Instagram and TikTok account to chronicle their jump scares, dancing and connection. …
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Breanna Medcalfe (EC1C2 Incomplete Spinal Cord Lesion | #98
Starting with small practices of advocacy at a very young age, Breanna Medcalfe, 21, is setting out on a journey to educate others and be a young voice for people with disability. Already making waves in medical alum by being a Health Consumer Disability Representative Advocate we were very lucky t…
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Ross Chaplin (Guillain-Barre Syndrome) | #97
"It makes it much easier jamming a crutch in the front door of a CEO office" - Ross Chaplin At the age of two after being at the hospital at “the wrong place wrong time” Ross Chaplin obtained a "bug" called Guillian-Barré Syndrome leaving him Hemiplegic, no use of his right leg and minimal use of …
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Professor Paul Harpur (Blind Academic & Former Paralympian) | #96
"I want opportunities created for the 9% of our student population with disability. That's 1.6 million students in Australia. That's 144,000 students with some form of disability, which is bigger than 3-4 of the big Universities." - Paul Harpur. When Paul Harpur was hit by a train he lost his eyes…
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