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This week we are joined by Caron from Bealies adaptive wear. She came on the podcast to chat about everything disability adaptive wear and how she got started on wanting to provide more options for adaptive clothing on the market. She has lived experience with her son being in a wheelchair and thats what started it all. Its great to hear what she is planning in the future to provide. 

You can follow Bealies on instagram @realbealiesadaptivewear Facebook @bealiesaw or find them at www.bealiesadaptivewear.co.uk

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This week we are joined by David Smith OBE who is passionate about living independently, always has been and now he is really keen on supporting others who are disabled to learn how to live more independently and strive for a more independent life. We know it's not always as easy as Davids journey might sound, but he does have some great hints and tips along the way. 

If you do have any question you can email us at [email protected] or find us on any social media platform @disablethelabelcic. 

If you would like to chat to David his is available on all social media platforms too just search David Smith OBE and you will find him., 

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Chris Brittain joins us on this podcast to share his experience of having SDR at the age of 7. He has Diplegic Cerebral Palsy and he chose at the age of 7 to have SDR and my gosh has it completely changed his life. Because of this he wants to share his story to help inspire other parents, children and show what can be done if you put the effort in etc. 
Follow him on Facebook Chris Brittain or instagram @chris.j.brittain and get in touch if you have any questions. 

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Lisa Maniatis is back for another podcast, she has been through a lot in the past year and she wanted to share her journey with everyone and what it means now. 

Disclaimer we do talk about death in this podcast so if that is something you do not want to listen to please feel free not to. 

Lisa is excited for her future, providing so much more for people out there that need it the most, she has so much knowledge and lived experience that she is a perfect person to help others through similar situations. 

Follow Lisa on instagram @thewellbeing_lisa and find all of her information on our free app Disable the Label, available on App Store and Google Play. 

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This episode we were joined by Daksha from Kes-vir swimwear, she comes to talk about all the products they offer, how they got started and the reasons why they wanted to provide disability specific swimwear! We also find out about their best products and what's to come in the near future!

Find them on socials: Facebook- www.facebook.com/KesVir Instagram- @kesvirswimwear Twitter - @KesVir

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This episode we are joined by Georgia Hamer who shares about her life with Cerebral Palsy, what have been the hard bits, but also what she has enjoyed the most. She talks about how she hasn't let her cerebral palsy stop her from enjoying music, going to festivals and even having her own radio show. It is great to hear from her about her journey through childhood into adulthood and we hope it can inspire other parents. 

You can find Georgia on Facebook @cerebralpalsyandme or @georgehamer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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Catherine felt it was necessary to share her experience of being told her first born child was deaf. With no experience of ever being around a deaf person and no one in the family it was a new learning experience for her and her husband, but one she has loved and is proud of how far they have come. 
She's learnt all about cochlea implants and how her son needs more sensory stimulation, but also how important it is for her and her family to learn to sign, to help her son when there are times he cant hear. 

Follow Catherine on instagram: @catherineclapham

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Ali comes to share his story with Cerebral Palsy, how he found his motivation to learn to walk, start strength training and Brazilian Jiujitsu!
It was very inspiring to hear him talk, how he learnt about what he needed to do if he wanted to get anywhere in life and that without pain their is no progress. 

Follow Ali on instagram @deathgripbjj

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This episode we had the pleasure of interviewing Nadine, who came to chat about her journey with her daughter who has a disability and what she did to help her deal with some of the emotions that came up, she also decided to use the tools that she found to help others in similar situations through developing the Special Journey Journal, which is available via Amazon https://amzn.to/3VmrdO7, its currently in the finals for the BAPS awards and we know how much it could help thousands of parents across the UK so go check it out. 

You can follow Nadine via the special journey journal instagram: https://www.instagram.com/specialjourneyjournal/ or visit the website https://specialjourneyjournal.com

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We welcome back our ambassador Dan to talk about changing the thoughts and fears of disability. Dan knows all too well about explaining his disability to others especially children as he works as a nursery worker and has done for 7 years. He is very good at explaining to all the little ones he works with how to talk about disability, what kinds of questions to asks, how his disability affects help etc. So we decided we would come together and share both our thoughts, feelings and advice on the subject!

You can follow Dan on all social media platforms @dan_hemihelp, feel free to ask him questions and enjoy watching his journey.

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