Today we're honoured to be joined by Hon. Alfred Cannan MHK, Independent Member of the "House of Keys" and current serving Chief Minister of the Isle of Man since 2021.

Today he'll tell us about the initiatives designed to support people with disabilities on the Isle of Man he has supported since assuming the role of Chief Minister.

Learn more about the Office of the Chief Minister via the links below:

Official website:

https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet-office/chief-minister/

https://www.gov.im/categories/working-in-the-isle-of-man/employment-rights/equality-act-2017/

The Hon. Chief Minister was recently interviewed on the "Talking in the Dark" podcast hosted by the incredible Evie Roberts. Check out the interview via the link below:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/656KPZNPoGKMUPOxFYW3SP?si=Pe9wLBiHQkaDxBtWfg7yow

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Today we're joined by Together Gibraltar party leader Nick Calamaro and party executive Karl Ghiro to talk about the role that the disability community can play in promoting inclusivity in Gibraltar.

Learn more about the "Together Gibraltar via the link to their website below:

https://togethergibraltar.com/

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Tania Aguilar is the CEO of Clubhouse Gibraltar which works to support people with mental illnesses by providing support and assistance in daily life.

Today she'll tell us about the various initiatives the organisation has undertaken to support people with mental health issues.

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https://clubhousegibraltar.com/

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Joelle Ladislaus MP serves as a member of the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) in the Gibraltar Parliament and has as history with ADHD.

She's also incredibly passionate about promoting mental health in Gibraltar and will be sharing her story with us today.

If you're interested in learning more about the promotion of mental health in Gibraltar check out the link to my recent interview with GibSams, Gibraltar's leading mental health charity:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PxDquYehlYWmB6DdwKl2b?si=RaKLPPh9QimAyU8C3t1Z6w

Learn more about Joelle and her work via the links below:

Gibraltar Social Democrats official party website:

https://www.gsd.gi/meet-the-team/

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Noel Zammit Pawley is a counsellor from Malta who wrote a dissertation titled "There's No Magic Wand But There's Ability: The Benefits of Counselling for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities".

Today he'll be telling us how counselling could help people with disabilities and how people with intellectual disabilities could be more integrated in society.

You can check Noel's dissertation via the link below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qjaSMB3-JjXjVG46ZksA52yT90LArs2XtS3yEivr24s/edit?tab=t.0

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Dan Buckingham works for “Able NZ” which aims to provide captioning for New Zealand’s largest television broadcasters so that people with disabilities can equally enjoy watching TV.

Today he’ll tell us about “Able” and their work.

Learn more about “Able NZ” via the link below:

http://able.co.nz/

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Brenda Cuby is the CEO of GIbSams, Gibraltar's leading mental health charity.

Today she'll tell us how she became involved with the organisation as well the initiatives GibSams has undertaken to support mental health.

Learn more about GibSams via the link below:

https://gibsams.gi/

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Jacob Callus works and the Ministry of Inclusion and Voluntary Contributions (MIVC) as a Policy Advisor. He previously spoke at the Gordon Cardona Memorial Lecture on the “State Government of Inclusive Education Today” at the University of Malta.

He has Autism and will share his story with us today.

Learn more about the Gordon Cardona Memorial Lecture via the link below:

https://www.um.edu.mt/socialwellbeing/disabilitystudies/ourresearch/gordoncardonamemoriallecture/

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Christopher Michael Pitto, a lawyer from Gibraltar specialising in Family Law was diagnosed with "Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), commonly known as "Dyspraxia" while he was studying Plymouth University in England.

I also have DCD and we'll both be sharing our stories about living with the condition.

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https://dyspraxiauk.com/

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Today Dr. Tara Louise Kenyon returns to the podcast to talk about the link between disability and mental health including explaining how her own experiences with epilepsy affected her mental health.

Learn more about Dr. Kenyon's work by checking out her website via the link below:

https://tlkenyon.com

Check out our original collaboration focusing on mental health in Gibraltar:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Tnw18aiuzQlEDAeicLQS8?si=r7b2SYUhRg2S6wSPMsAPxg

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