This week on Disabled and Proud Brooke Millhouse is joined by Marlon from TCK Brand. He was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that means the spine and the spinal cord do not develop completely. His condition comes with neurological difficulties such as having a hard time learning or focusing on things. Marlon does not let his disability stop him from enjoying his life; he is currently studying at university and is running his own fashion brand TCK.
The disabled community is the largest minority group but they are also the most underrepresented. Marlon wants disabled people to have more visibility in media and clothing which is why his brand is made specifically for the disabled community by the disabled community.
In this episode you will hear:
How Marlon’s disability affects his life
Why he started TCK Brand
What to do to become comfortable with your disability
Ways to better include the disabled community in activities
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Connect with Marlon and the amazing work he is doing with TCK Brand via https://tckbrand.com/
About This Show:
Disabled and Proud is the show that brings listeners a different perspective on disability. Each week this podcast highlights an awesome disabled guest speaking about their own disability; why they are proud to be disabled and why they are proud to be themselves.
The conversations in this show will look at what challenges these amazing people face socially, mentally, physically and life in general. This show is raw, open, honest, funny, welcoming and educational.
Disabled & Proud does exactly what is says on the tin! And whilst we are creating this space for disabled people to be unashamedly themselves, without need to conform for society, this is also not about toxic positivity. This show will be shining a big, bright light on disability without it being “Paralympic or pity”.
As you will hear disability is WHOLE, COMPLETE & PERFECT and whilst the topic of disability can be quite heavy - and we definitely don't shy away from the bad days - this podcast is also about having fun too! Our aim is to play a part in reclaiming the word disability - turning it from inadequacy to perfection!
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