Let Us In!
Kurt Fearnley and Sarah Shands talk with people with disability about what their lives are really like. The challenges, the discrimination, the triumphs — and everything in between.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2022
The cost of COVID
While Australia and the world has opened back up, there are thousands of Australians still isolating at home. Why? Because catching COVID could mean death. In this episode of Let Us In! we look at wh…
00:19:00 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
"I'm proud of who I am, just as I am" Why disability pride matters
Australia has long held a policy of segregating people with disability. In this episode we look at how this happens today and talk about why disability pride matters.
Kurt Fearnley is a proud person…
00:19:21 |
Tue 18 Oct 2022
"It's the system that's the problem". How airlines are failing people with disability
COVID closed off air travel for most Australians but you could argue that for people with disability, it's never really been open. From wheelchair user limits, to inconsistent policies and inaccessib…
00:24:00 |
Tue 11 Oct 2022
Would you work for $2.37 an hour?
The unemployment rate of Australians with a disability has been unchanged for about 30 years, sitting at around 10%. And nearly half of Australians with a disability live below the poverty line. Why …
00:19:30 |
Tue 04 Oct 2022
The ins and outs of accessing public places.
Parliament Square. Sounds like it should be accessible to all in a modern democracy, right? In 2016, David Cawthorne challenged that the planned redevelopment of Hobart's Parliament Square didn't mee…
00:20:04 |
Tue 27 Sep 2022
What is the Great Australian Dream for people with disability?
In July 2008, Australia ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. When it comes to housing, the convention states all people should be able "to choose their r…
00:20:04 |
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Are Australian schools inclusive?
Education for children with disability is a divisive issue. Every parent wants what is best for their child. But what is best? Inclusive mainstream education or special schools? Or something in betwe…
00:20:23 |
Tue 13 Sep 2022
It's time to Let Us In!
What's life like living with a disability in Australia? How do we measure up as an inclusive society? Kurt Fearnley is a proud person with a disability and Sarah Shands is a mum of a child with a dis…
00:02:05 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
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