Moana and Vinny Hope have taken Australia by storm, becoming two of the most popular people of 2020. Mo is one of Australia's leading AFLW players and second runner up in Australian Survivor All Stars - yet neither of these things are her proudest achievements. It's her relationship with disabled sister Vinny that means most to her. In this episode of ListenABLE, Dylan Alcott and Angus O'Loughlin talk about their relationship, the importance of family and just how big of a social media superstar Vinny has become!

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If knew you were going to eventually go blind, how would you spend your final years with sight? And if you knew you were going to pass your condition on to your kids, would you still have them? This week Dylan Alcott and Angus O’loughlin are joined by Steph Agnew, who lost her sight after being diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition. This episode explores a mothers guilt, how Guide Dog‘s work, finding love in the dark and you’ll be introduced to a wedding that you’d wished you were invited to.

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Ever wondered if people with disability can have sex? And if so, how? In this episode Dylan Alcott and Angus O’Loughlin chat to Australia’s leading Psychosexologist Chantelle Otten, who dives deep into the world of sex and disability. We talk about her own experience growing up with a disabled sister, what her work means and how she helps people with disability live out their erotic dreams. Oh, and she also happens to be Dylan’s partner, and she’ll tell you what happens in their bedroom.

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Carly Findlay OAM is proud of the person that she is. The Australian author, speaker and fashionista isn’t afraid to stand up for what she believes in and to tell you what she thinks. 

Born with a disability called ichthyosis, a rare genetic disorder that affects her skin and hair, she has defied ableism and discrimination her whole life to become a strong voice in our community. In this episode you’ll learn the importance of ‘saying hello’, how she found love, her journey to becoming a role model for young people, and how much better her fashion is than yours.

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Have you ever been bullied online because of how you look?  Cherie Louise lost her leg to cancer and experienced online trolling when she revealed on Twitter that she was an amputee. Cherie speaks to hosts Dylan Alcott and Angus O'Loughlin about what is was like to be told at 6 years old that she was going to lose her leg, her experiences online with people who fetishize because she is an amputee and what it's like to feel 'phantom pain' in a limb that's no longer there. A keen disability advocate, Cherie is putting her story out there to prevent it from happening to others.

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Stand-up comedy is not just for people who can stand and aspiring comedian Ollie, who is in a wheelchair, is on a mission to prove this. Ollie speaks to hosts Dylan Alcott and Angus O'Loughlin about how he navigates life as a person with cerebral palsy, what it's like to go dating when you're in a wheelchair and why he wants to his comedy to challenge perceptions of what it’s like to live with disability. At the end Dylan and Angus put the spotlight on Ollie and challenge him to perform 10 minutes of his best gear...and it’s wheely funny.

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You hear the words ‘on the autistic spectrum’ a lot - but what does it actually mean? Meet Prue Stevenson - an artist, an advocate for people with disabilities and an autistic person. Prue gives hosts Dylan Alcott and Angus O'Loughlin an insight into her world and her brain, with the help of a glass bowl and some coins. She explains what it feels to experience sensory overload, why we should celebrate neurodiversity in people and why you should say what you mean and mean what you say.

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While serving in Afghanistan with the Australian Army force, Curtis McGrath OAM stepped on a landmine and lost both his legs. Australian paracanoeist Curtis explains to hosts Dylan Alcott and Angus O'Loughlin what stepping on a landmine feels like, why one of his legs cost $200k and how he channelled all his energy into achieving sporting goals. This is one of best stories you’ll ever hear, follow along as Curtis triumphs from the battlefield to the sporting field.

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Ever wondered what it’s like to be blind? Ben Pettingill is the fastest man ever on water skis, has tracked Kokoda twice, is a motivational speaker and is blind. Ben speaks to hosts Dylan Alcott and Angus O'Loughlin about the moment he lost his vision, what being blind actually looks like and how relying on Siri can be a blind person's best friend or worst enemy.

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Dylan Alcott, you might know the name, the chair, and his successes as an athlete but in this episode of ListenABLE Dylan speaks to his podcast co-host and best mate Angus O'Loughlin about what life was like for him growing up, why his parents thought twice that they would lose him before his first birthday and about his experience of a nightclub owner saying that he wasn't a person he was  “a f***ing fire hazard?" Find out why Dylan’s story is more than his wheelchair and the gold medals around his neck.

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