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During this episode we got that chance to speak with Judith Cook who owns Elba London an adaptive clothing brand. Judith has a lot of experience having a son with Down syndrome plus owning an adaptive clothing brand, but Judith is extremely passionate about how to find clothing that suits your child at an affordable price. We delve deeper into many different places to look and find the right clothing for your child in high street stores. 

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On this episode we were joined by Johnny and Sarah from The Movement Centre. They came to tell us all about what it is they do to help disabled children across the UK and give parents more information. They are an extremely friendly bunch and have dramatically changed hundreds of children's live already, so if they are somewhere you think your child might benefit from going don't hesitate to contact them. All their details can be found on our app, which is available via the links below. 

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/disable-the-label/id1582162293
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.appbuild.dtl&gl=GB

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This week on the podcast we have Dan Berney, a para athlete with Cerebral Palsy who shares his love for sport and his experience of growing up in a family who always pushed him to do and be anyone he wanted to be. Now he works in a nursery inspiring other children and showing them someone with a disability is just like they are, plus he's training hard within the Javelin to reach his sporting goals within Para Sport. 

Check him out on social media here:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dan_hemihelpme/
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKFjHEC6vkzpgKGsjstkkCw

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This week we have Simon who chatted to us about his daughter Evie. He chats about his experience of having a child with a disability, what he found helpful, what he had to fight for and who helped their family the most when they experienced the loss of their beautiful daughter Evie. This is both a sad and happy story as Evie was an extremely happy smiley girl and touched many hearts.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions about child death and related topics. If you would like to skip this content feel free to join us for the next episode on October 18th. If you or someone you know has been effected by this topic and is seeking support,  resources. can be found below.
https://www.simonsays.org.uk/ 
https://www.childbereavementuk.org
https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/bereavement-support/
https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/family-life/bereavement-support/bereaved-parent-support

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This week we have Katie  from Moti Me who has an amazing idea to start developing more inclusive toys for disabled children. She has experience of how difficult it is finding the right toys for her cousin who has Cerebral Palsy and she just knew this was needed and people were shouting from the roof tops for such a toy. 

She's only in the development stage but her idea is slowly coming  together and we hear all about it on this episode. 

Please go and follow Katie's journey and make sure you grab one of her toys fast when they are released because I just know that they are going to sell like hot cakes!
Instagram: @motimefamily
Website: www.motimefamily.com

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This week we got the chance to chat to an amazing parent Tiff Christie! She has a beautiful 3 year old daughter who has Cerebral Palsy. We took the opportunities to dive deeper into the last 3 years of Harper's life, the good the bad and the ugly and find out more information on everything that Tiff has experienced. 

We know how important it is for parents to hear other parent's experiences as everyone is different and we can all learn from each other, but Tiff highlights in this episode how important it is for parents to remember that they are the best professional in their child's life as they are with them 24/7 and know them inside out! Most professionals know this and are there to give guidance, help, support and information about many different aspects of your life, but sometimes we meet the select few, who don't seem capable of remembering that everyone is human and parents are always doing the best they can for their child with the information they are being given. 

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This week's podcast is perfect timing really with it the 2020 Paralympic Games happening right now! We got to speak to Paralympian Sam Ruddock, who chats about his journey to becoming a Paralympian. Don't worry we went back to the start of his journey where he explains that being a Paralympian wasn't always what he wanted to be... Have a listen to his honest opinion and advice to parents and kids out there that are in similar shoe to him!

Follow Sam on social media:
Instagram - @sam.ruddock
Twitter - @samruddockT35

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This week on the show we have the amazing and extremely interesting Philippa Wilmot, a chiropractor who has experience of working with disabled children. 

She chats about her experiences, how this changed the way she works with a disabled child, the language we use when talking about disabled children and showing parents out there that they know more than a lot of professionals, but doesn't mean you don't need to find your own cheerleaders.

So who's your cheerleader? Who has your back when it comes to your disabled child? 

You can follow and find Philippa with all her amazing information here:
Instagram: @Alverstokechiropractic

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alverstokechiropractic/

Website: www.alverstokechiropractic.com

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This week we got to chat with Sandie Roberts our Ambassador, a  disability advocate and body confidence  social media influencer who has FND (Functional Neurological Disorder). She got her diagnosis later on in life, so she shares her experiences being and adult getting her diagnosis and how that has helped her with her fight for body confidence within the disability world. 

Follow Sandie on her social media platforms at...
Instagram: @search_for_silver_linings
Facebook: @searchforsilverlinings
TikTok: @searchforsilverlinings
Youtube: Search for Silver Linings

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This week we had the chance to chat to Lisa Maniatis on the podcast who is a disability advocate, a yoga instructor and a sibling and daughter of disabled brother, sister and mum! She has so much knowledge, experiences and advice, both professional and personal and we are so glad she wanted to come onto the podcast and share her experiences with everyone. 

You can find Lisa on her social media platorms at...
@thewellbeing_lisa
@Lisa_yogabeing
www.theyogabeing.co.uk 
Her book will be coming soon, so follow her to find out when its published!!

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