Episodes

  • Abbie Hills: Heading For Hollywood And Bringing Accessibility To TV And Film

    Abbie Hills: Heading For Hollywood And Bringing Accessibility To TV And Film
    Jun 27 2025
    Abbie Hills is helping people achieve their dreams of working in TV and film, regardless of their disability. She is a talent agent, writer, actor, and access coordinator with over a decade of hands-on experience both in front of and behind the camera. She joins the team to talk about how she has fought hard to earn her place in the industry and how she hopes to guide people on their own path through her agency, The Dazey Hills Company. There is also a big discussion about shoes. And jeans.

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    36 mins
  • Jordan Bone: Inspiring People To Live Life To The Full

    Jordan Bone: Inspiring People To Live Life To The Full
    May 30 2025
    When Taking The Dis! first started, Sophia spoke of how social media star Jordan Bone was one of her biggest idols and how her motivational videos on YouTube and Instagram have helped her coped with different situations. So, it was a 'pinch me' moment when Sophia was able to have a chat with Jordan about her life, her struggles and the reason she wants to continue inspiring people through the work she does as a singer, writer and life coach. The pair discuss fashion, beauty and poetry as they discuss some of their biggest challenges and how they don't let disability get in the way of their goals and dreams.

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    24 mins
  • Olivia Gallagher: Pushing For Paralympic Glory

    Olivia Gallagher: Pushing For Paralympic Glory
    Apr 30 2025
    Paralympic hopeful Olivia Gallagher joins the team to talk about how she is setting her sights on a place at LA 2028. After overcoming a number of setbacks, Olivia has changed her sport in order to give herself a better chance of competing on the biggest stage. Olivia shares stories of the battles she has faced and talks about her determination to make workplaces more inclusive.

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    21 mins
  • Making Money Make Sense: MyBnk Share Top Tips

    Making Money Make Sense: MyBnk Share Top Tips
    Mar 20 2025
    Pensions, savings and interest rates are all things we need to understand, but are rarely taught about them in school. As the Taking The Dis! team head towards independence, they quiz the team from MyBnk about all things finance in this episode. Their finance habits are analysed and they start to question the decision they make with money!

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    40 mins
  • George Dowell: Meeting Royalty, Documentary Stardom and Worthing FC's Football League Dream | Part 2

    George Dowell: Meeting Royalty, Documentary Stardom and Worthing FC's Football League Dream | Part 2
    Feb 20 2025
    Join us for Part 2 of our chat with Worthing FC owner George Dowell, who shares his hopes for the future of the football club he saved. George also talks about what it was like to have a documentary made about his life and relives the special moment when he was awarded an MBE by Princess Anne at Windsor Castle.

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    17 mins
  • George Dowell: A Life-Changing Accident Saved My Local Football Club | Part 1

    George Dowell: A Life-Changing Accident Saved My Local Football Club | Part 1
    Feb 6 2025

    Worthing FC owner George Dowell joins us to share his incredible story of how a life-changing accident led to him saving his local football club. George also opens up on family life, becoming a reality TV star on The Undateables, having a documentary (The Club That George Built) made about him and being awarded an MBE.


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    24 mins
  • Developing Meaningful Opportunities: Reach Social Enterprises

    Developing Meaningful Opportunities: Reach Social Enterprises
    Jan 16 2025
    Reach Social Enterprises has the objective of offering people with a learning and/or physical disability the opportunity to engage in meaningful activities and projects following social enterprise values. Rich and Steve join Lewis to chat about what they do and share some of the success stories from the projects they have worked on. This episode was recorded at the Knights Foundation Business Expo.

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    10 mins
  • Making Higher Education Accessible: Dr Rachel Horton from University of Reading

    Making Higher Education Accessible: Dr Rachel Horton from University of Reading
    Dec 19 2024
    We go to the University of Reading to meet up with Sophia, who is studying law. She tells us how life as a university student has changed her and helped develop a greater sense of independence. She also introduces us to one of her lecturers, Dr Rachel Horton, who is an associate professor in the law school at the university, as well as the academic disability advisor within the law school. Rachel shares how accessibility to higher education has changed over the last two decades and outlines the steps the University of Reading takes to ensure an inclusive environment is provided to students.

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    28 mins