The Way We Roll

How often do you hear, ‘what do the young people want?’ Perhaps not often enough. Certainly not as often as ‘how things have changed since my day!’ Phil and Simon wanted to hear from the next generation so we invited the multi-talented Abbi Brown on to our show. She works for the ad agency behind the now infamous Malteser adverts on Channel 4. With Abbi we explore whether you can make more of a di...

In this edition of our podcast, we talk to the renowned influencer and campaigner Liz Sayce about her exceptional career and her passion for equality and human rights. Liz shares her personal experience of managing a mental health condition and the insight that this has provided in her role as a campaigner. Liz reflects on the seven years she spent working for the mental health charity MIND and th...

Simon turned up to Phil’s studio (house) and said ‘I have nothing to say this month.’ Phil replied ‘I’ve not got much either’. Fifty minutes later, an enjoyable, personal, broad themed show was recorded! We ask if the Guaranteed Interview Scheme is still needed? Is it fit for purpose? After some great Christmas TV with various disabled actors popping up we wonder if the same is happening in theatr...

Our guest this month is Susan Scott-Parker OBE. Susan has over 30 years of experience working with business on disability as Founder of the [Business Disability Forum](https://businessdisabilityforum.org.uk) (BDF) and now as an [international consultant](https://www.businessdisabilityinternational.org) advising organisations, NGOs and governments on disability issues. As CEO of the BDF, she signal...

We kick off the show with a discussion around the emerging use of Jazz Hands at live performances. Jazz Hands what does that mean? Is it just a gimmick or is it more serious than that? Another favourite of ours is the use of language. The latest manifestation is the expression "Diffability". Is this just another attempt to sanitise or remove the stigma from the word "Disability&quot...

We’re two years old! Thank you for being our listener. Phil and Simon talk about disability on television, more specifically the pleasant surprise when someone on television happens to have a disability but it’s incidental to why they’re on. We contrast this with inspirational shows and wonder if such shows help. Finally, there are enforceable web accessibility standards…but hang on, haven’t they...

We kick off with some thoughts about Noel Conway and his attempts to change the law on assisted suicide. Labelling, mental Illness so what is a disability and what isn't. Simon continues the search for an accurate and meaningful definition. After the reaction to our previous podcast, we focus on our embarrassing or vulnerable bits and pieces arising from our disability. Phil's describes...

More informal, more personal, Phil and Simon discuss a potential divisive split in impairments, more trouble with trains, Lost Voice Guy winning a talent show and do you need a personality type if you become disabled? Two people with a disability were the finalists in Britain’s Got Talent. Lost Voice Guy won it. Is this a watershed moment for disability and comedy or a stepping stone? A friend of...

On this months show, Phil and Simon grapple with some morally complex news topics. How do you decide who should get legal aid? Does this lead to more injustice? Then the heartbreaking case of the little boy Alfie and how medics, the law and parents all have a say in a disabled person's life when the individual can't speak for themselves? The business case for accessibility is updated wit...

It’s just Phil and Simon this month and we return to our format of debate, news and humour about issues relating to disability and beyond. Are we looking at the great divide? Does the traditional concept of disability exclude many people - those seen as not disabled enough and those whose needs are greater, they weren’t included? Is identifying individual impairment groups, developing new words fo...

Hello, everyone and welcome to our 19th show. If you're involved in disability, you will have likely heard of Baroness Jane Campbell. A hugely talented and admired person, she's a disability rights campaigner, writer and for the last ten years an independent peer in the House of Lords. As our guest in this intimate, sometimes funny conversation, she discusses her childhood, going to spec...

Phil and Simon were lucky enough to have Neil Crowther as a guest on this show. Neil is an independent expert on equality, human rights and social change with a particular interest in working to secure the rights of disabled people. Phil & Simon talk to him about his work, both past and present, including his time at the Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Disability Rights C...

Hello, everyone, this show is our 17th and the last of 2017.Simon reviews his recent trip to America spent hanging out with some Googler's. He also had a ride in the Tesla! Recent changes to Access to Work are discussed. We debate Philip Hammond's recent assertion that Britain's falling productivity is in part due to the fact that more disabled people are in employment. The terms &q...

Phil and Simon discuss, debate with and be irreverent about the recent ruling on the law concerning Assisted Suicide, intersectionality, identity and the overlap of disability and other characteristics such as being gay. They ask if 'awareness' days or campaigns have any impact and describe the hoops you have to go through to book a ticket for the theatre when you use a wheelchair. We al...

As the Thin Lizzy song says " The Boys are back in Town" and they most definitely are! This month's Phil & Simon Show is all about travel and sport. Simon reflects on his trips to the World Dwarf Games in Guelph in Canada plus his visits to New York City and the Edinburgh Fringe. Phil remembers Lorraine Gradwell, a disability campaigner who recently died. He also shares his expe...

A new voice! Phil and Simon welcome PhD researcher and Business Disability Forum consultant Angela Matthews on to the show. Angela asks Phil and Simon what role they think emotion plays in activism in terms of policy making, particularly disability rights. It throws up all manner of thoughts from them both like: How accessible is activism? Can you be ideologically pure and be effective? Can activi...

In this packed programme we sadly reflect on the death of a much-loved disability campaigner Sophie Partridge. Simon remembers her with affection and a funny anecdote! It seems a recent BBC programme focussing on the policing in London draws praise from Phil for the way it dealt with the attempted rape of a woman who has Downs Syndrome. The Power 100 list is up for discussion as is a play by Steph...

Episode 12 of the Phil & Simon Show is ready to serve! Piping hot and sizzling with juicy issues. Our discussions include a trip round the Nürburgring Ring on an electric scooter, Motability's 40th birthday celebrations at Windsor Castle, Simon's jury service, the forthcoming election and how disabled people could affect the result, how should we talk about Disability and Human Right...

Show no 11 is a belter! We grapple with complex subjects which will get you thinking or even shouting at your podcast player. Phil is concerned about the increase of #non-disabled people talking on behalf of #disabled people and should people share if they have an #impairment in these circumstances? That should be enough but no, we then dive head first in to the #employment of people with severe #...

This month's podcast has a distinct media feel to it. First, we take a look at wheelchair user Frank Gardner's film about his trip to Papua New Guinea in search of Birds of Paradise. We then discuss Notes on Blindness a powerful film about Professor John Hull's journey into and through blindness and then we focus on Andrew Marr's film My Brain and Me which looks at strokes and...

Phil and Simon meet again to be chat about all things #disability and beyond. This month it’s planes, trains and websites… we ask why is access still hit and miss? Has campaigning lost it’s way? Are the issues of disability too broad? Did Meryl Streep help? Who is accountable for mistakes? What would galvanise people? If that wasn’t enough, we chat about our favourite item or gadget, disability re...

It's one for the disability aficionados as Phil & Simon wrestle with the immovable #employmentgap of disabled compared to non-disabled people. We discuss the new report 'Ahead of the Arc' seeking to address this. (Here's the link to the report http://bit.ly/2i9Vbm5)Leaving no stone unturned, Phil & Simon debate the limits of the #socialmodel, what is the difference betw...

Phil & Simon, good friends, differing politics keep it light discussing the current surprising voting trends, Trump, Brexit, genetic screening and if people are using a disability to cover up a character trait. And they dissect Leonard Cohen's lyrics to see if Everybody does actually Know. Geoff Adams-Spink tells you how to contact us. #Trump #Brexit #Disability #LeonardCohen #Genetics

Protests and protesters, Are #Anxiety and #depression becoming fashionable?,Airlines and #lithium batteries, Are TUE's just reasonable adjustments?

The Daily Mail and a bald female cyclist, Simon's new hip and support worker experiences, Asda's accessible toilet sign, Eligibility for the Olympics, Schmaltzy Olympic coverage, Simon being a rowing cox