By Leonard Cheshire
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You can follow Olivia via @livvy_breen on Instagram and @BreenOlivia on Twitter.
There’s an easy way to find out more about Olivia, her fellow athletes and her journey to the Paralympic Games in 2024. Check out Olivia Breen’s Paris Diaries on BBC Sounds.
Follow Jessica on X and Instagram using: @mrsjhatchett
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Cassie Lovelock
Dr Cassandra Lovelock (she/they) is a Black mixed-race wheelchair user living with chronic illness and ADHD. She is a scholar activist whose work focuses on ethical, lived experience-led research, education, and policy making practice within the fields of mental health, neurodiversity, unpaid care, disability, poverty and worklessness.
Find Cassie on Social Media: @soapsub - Instagram and x.com
You can check out Cassie’s work here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/cassandra-lovelock
Tilly Dowler
Tilly is a disabled business owner who runs pre-loved clothing boutique Wanted Wardrobe (Studios 5b, Castle wall buildings, Clapgun St, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2LE). Her shop is open to customers from Tuesday to Saturday. Tilly has Stargardt’s Disease, a progressive condition affecting central vision.
You can find Wanted Wardrobe on:
Instagram: @wanted_wardrobe_
Facebook: @wantedwardrobe1
Vinted: @WantedWardrobe23
TikTok: @wantedwardrobetilly
Online: www.wantedwardrobe.co.uk
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Get in touch and let us know what you think of the episode: [email protected]
Follow Leonard Cheshire
You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org
Follow Kerry Thompson and read more of her work
You can follow Kerry via @kerry_thompson on Instagram, @kerrymThompson on Twitter. You can follow her blog: My Life, Kerry’s Way.
You can also read her article for Leonard Cheshire on the cost of living crisis and energy.
Like many disabled people, I lose sleep worrying about bills | Leonard Cheshire
Her points on the extra costs of disability and high energy usage are very relevant for disabled people in 2024 and beyond.
You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org
Find Zarifa on:
www.itsanidealworld.com, or @ZarifaRoberson on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and Snapchat.
Or you can directly e-mail her on: [email protected]
Find Paige and Taylor on:
https://www.instagram.com/alifelookingup/
https://www.youtube.com/@ALifeLookingUp
You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org
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You can find out more about accessibility at Wrexham and follow Kerry’s work.
on Twitter via @OfficalDLOWAFC.
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In this episode, we feature:
Follow our guests on Social media:
Fats: @fatstimbo - Instagram, @fats_timbo on x.com
Cassandra: @soapsub - Instagram and x.com
You can check out Cassie’s work here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/cassandra-lovelock
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: [email protected]
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 disability hate crime page (latest updates will be live in October 2023).
United Response – UK charity supporting disabled people. Check out the United Response disability hate crime page.
Hate Crime Advocacy Service – Project supporting people in Northern Ireland who have experienced hate crime. This involves Leonard Cheshire, Victim Support, Migrant Centre NI and the Rainbow Trust)
External Organisations
Citizens Advice Bureau – an independent organisation that provides free and confidential information to people about different problems, including debt, housing, finance, and legal issues.
Website: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ law-and-courts/discrimination/hate-crime/
Crimestoppers – a national charity with a free helpline for reporting crime anonymously.
Website: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/
Phone: 0800 555 111
Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) – a free Helpline to give information and guidance on discrimination and human rights for people living in England, Scotland, and Wales.
Website: https://www.equalityadvisoryservice. com/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0808 800 0082
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) – the independent non-departmental public body responsible for the promotion of equality and non-discrimination laws in England and Wales.
Website: https://equalityhumanrights.com/en
Email: correspondence@equalityhumanrights. com
Phone: 020 7832 7800 (London) / 02920 447710 (Cardiff)
GALOP – the UK’s largest anti-abuse charity for LGBTQ+ people, supporting LGBTQ+ victims and survivors of domestic violence and hate crime.
Website: http://www.galop.org.uk/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 7704 2040
Stop Hate UK – a charity that provides independent and confidential support to people affected by hate crime.
Website: https://www.stophateuk.org/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0113 293 5100
Tell MAMA – national initiative that seeks to tackle anti-Muslim attitudes whilst supporting victims and survivors with confidential advice.
Website: https://tellmamauk.org/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0800 456 1226
True Vision – a national police scheme to help victims report hate crimes online.
Website: https://www.report-it.org.uk/
Phone: 0208 016 5678
Victim Support – an independent charity operating in England and Wales that provides advice, information, and support to victims of abuse, hate crime, and other traumatic incidents.
Website: https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/
Email: https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/ help-and-support/get-help/supportline/email-supportline/
The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.