Shows
Access All: Disability News and Mental HealthIt's International Day of People with Disabilities - let's celebrate!It's 3 December, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). While everyone chooses to mark it differently - from focusing on leveling up work places, to reminding people to be more inclusive - we've decided to celebrate with some big names from the disability world!Dr Shani Dhanda speaks to us from Tokyo where she's delivering a keynote speech at the world's first Accountability Summit which has brought together 500 companies who made disability pledges in the past two years to see just how well they're doing. Plus she reveals how she would ideally celebrate IDPD ...
2025-12-0335 min
Getting BoardDr Shani Dhanda | Accessibility & DraughtsIn today's episode of Getting Board we will be discussing the topic of Accessibility with Dr Shani Dhanda, an award-winning disability, inclusion & accessibility consultant, broadcaster and author. This conversation will play with how the conversation around accessibility, exploring common misconceptions and what progress should look like in the workplace.
Getting Board, brought to you by The Unmistakables. We hope you enjoy our conversation and gained some fresh perspectives on the societal issues shaping our world. If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe to Getting Board wherever you listen to your podcasts. Your support...
2025-11-2740 minAccess All: Disability News and Mental HealthChris McCausland won Strictly - What happened next?Since appearing on Strictly Come Dancing last year, and winning, comedian Chris McCausland tells Access All that he's "more open" and hadn't appreciated that showing vulnerability and a struggle to achieve really connects with people. Tune in for a really insightful conversation between Chris and Emma Tracey, who is blind like Chris, and asks questions other interviewers would never think of. He also talks about how he sometimes does up to three shows a day on his current stand-up tour. Paul Carter presents in Emma's absence as we return to the ongoing worries about the...
2025-10-1529 min
The Way We RollWhat does disability mean in 2025 and DWP making a messDepending on where you read it, there could be 13 million or 16 million disabled people in the UK. Some statistics suggest 1 in 4 of us, while others indicate 1 in 5. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch recently suggested the term ‘disabled’ is in danger of losing all meaning. Is she on to something? What is the point of a definition, and what measure do we use? Some who are disabled under the Equality Act 2010 definition are having a terrible time working for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP has lost more disability discrimination tribunal cases than any other UK em...
2025-08-2952 min
Woman's HourMichelle Collins, Women's Golf, Access to work, Girls Like YouThe Women’s Open begins at Royal Porthcawl on the south coast of Wales where over the next four days the biggest names in women's golf will compete to win the fifth and final major of the year. Datshiane Navanayagam is joined by The Telegraph's golf correspondent James Corrigan. Actor Michelle Collins, best known as Cindy Beale in the BBC’s EastEnders, makes her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut in Motorhome Marilyn, a dark comedy inspired by Michelle's real-life encounter with a woman Cindy saw in LA. The play reveals the toll of living in the shadow of an ico...
2025-07-3154 min
The World's Coolest DisabledBossing life, with the UK's most influential disabled person l World's Coolest Disabled The Uk's most influential disabled person, Dr Shani Dhanda, discusses advising Eastenders on disability, bringing adaptive clothing to Primark - and dealing with cultural pressures as a disabled woman of colour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-04-2134 min
Good FoodDr Shani Dhanda on the Vaisakhi festival, fighting for the rights of disabled people and how Nadiya taughter her to cookIn this episode, host Samuel Goldsmith is joined by Dr Shani Dhanda, a prominent disability activist and broadcaster. Shani shares her journey, from her roots in a devout Sikh household to her career in events management and her inspiring activism. Additionally, she highlights the significance of the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi, shares delicious cooking tips, and talks about her love for traditional and modern cuisines. Plus, how Nadiya Hussain taught her how to cook. This episode offers a blend of social advocacy, cultural education, and culinary delight.Dr Shani Dhanda is a multi-award-winning disability...
2025-04-0841 min
The Division BellLabour’s welfare cuts and the return to austerityHot off the heels of Labour’s huge welfare cuts, Lizzy Buchan and Christian Calgie are back for a new episode of The Division Bell to discuss the potential impact of Liz Kendall’s recent benefits overhaul, and are later joined by broadcaster and inclusion campaigner Dr Shani Dhanda. Together, they delve into the challenges that lie ahead for thousands of people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-03-2032 min
New In EventsAccessible Events: New EU legislation and talking to an Olympic iconFor this episode, Shonali chats with inclusion & accessibility consultant, Shani Dhanda and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson Paralympian, Paralympic icon, campaigner, broadcaster and parliamentarian.Both guests share their lived experiences of day-to-day life with a disability and offer valuable advice for how planners can better design events with accessibility at the forefront. Find out how Tanni felt about being carried up the Great Wall of China and why Shani was annoyed with an event organiser in Dubai in this revealing episode of New In Events. Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by...
2025-03-1332 min
Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize PodcastBookshelfie: Shani Dhanda
Broadcaster, disability inclusion and accessibility specialist, and social entrepreneur Shani Dhanda discusses the power of audiobooks, the importance of kindness and why accessibility benefits us all.
Shani Dhanda is one of the UK's most influential disabled people, and was named Number 1 on The Shaw Trust’s Disability Power 100 List in 2023. Shani has been recognised with multiple honours and awards for her inclusion and activism work, including being named as one of the six most influential women in the new world of work, one of the most influential women in leadership, and a world-leading changemaker. She is one of the...
2025-03-041h 01
Immerse Yourself In The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Life-Enhancing!The Anti-Ableist Manifesto by Tiffany YuPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/226192to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Anti-Ableist Manifesto
Author: Tiffany Yu
Narrator: Shani Dhanda, Tiffany Yu
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
Release date: 10-08-24
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: People with Disabilities
Publisher's Summary:
In The Anti-Ableist Manifesto, founder of Diversability and creator of the viral TikTok Anti-Ableism series Tiffany Yu takes listeners on a revelatory examination of disability. Yu celebrates the power of stories and lived experiences to foster the proximity, intimacy, and humanity of disability identities that have too often been 'othered' and rendered invisible
2024-10-088h 37Access All: Disability News and Mental HealthLife in a mental health unit when you shouldn't be thereEmma Tracey speaks to the mother of a 35 year old woman with learning disabilities who has been living in a mental health facility “unnecessarily” for
three years. She says there is no reason for her to be living there and that it's due to lack of appropriate housing and care in the community. We
also hear from autistic author Alexis Quinn who feels let down by the system but is living in her own home now.
Mencap's analysis shows over 2,000 learning disabled or autistic people are inappropriately leading restricted lives in hospital. Dan Scorer from the charity shines some ligh...
2024-04-2432 min
The We SocietyHow society disables us with Anna Lawson and Shani DhandaProfessor Anna Lawson and Dr Shani Dhanda believe that the Social Sciences can improve the world for disabled people.
Dr Shani Danda may be our first guest on the We Society podcast who has also been featured in Vogue magazine for her work. An entrepreneur and disability activist, she is at the start of her social science career but has already achieved so much.
Professor Anna Lawson is a Professor of Law at the University of Leeds. Throughout her academic career, she has worked with disabled people and researchers to tackle the exclusion that disabled people f...
2024-03-2042 min
Double TapBest of YouTube: AI Gets Personal, Shani Dhanda Joins Steven & The Blind Filmmaker On Apple Vision ProIn this episode focusing on the Best of YouTube from this week, hosts Steven Scott and Shaun Preece discuss a range of topics related to technology and accessibility.
The episode features an interview with Shani Danda, a disability inclusion consultant and the UK's most influential person with a disability in 2023. Shani shares her experience at the Zero Project Conference in Vienna, her work with international clients, and her thoughts on the state of disability in the UK. She also talks about her children's book, "No Horn Unicorn," which is rooted in the social model of disability. (Starts at 13 seconds)
Shaun...
2024-03-0355 minDouble TapRevisiting Zero Project Conference 2023In this episode of Double Tap, host Steven Scott takes us back to the Zero Project Conference 2023 in Vienna, where he explores the intersection of disability and technology.
The show kicks off with a deep dive into echolocation, a technique often associated with bats and dolphins, but also used by some blind individuals to navigate their environments. Steven chats with Juan Caprice, a blind mobility instructor from Europe, who shares insights on how echolocation can be a powerful tool when combined with other aids like guide dogs and canes.
Steven also takes listeners on a tour of the exhibits hall...
2024-02-1756 minWoman's HourSharon Osbourne, Shani Dhanda, Nurses and their mental healthFor more than two decades, Sharon Osbourne has been a regular feature on our screens. She came to prominence while appearing with her husband Ozzy on The Osbournes - a reality television show on MTV, which followed the family's daily life. She later became a talent show judge on television programmes such as the X Factor and America's Got Talent. She joins Anita Rani to discuss her forthcoming theatre show - Sharon Osbourne - Cut The Crap! - in which she promises to reveal all about some of the hardest years of her eventful life.The Royal...
2023-11-2456 min
Travel MindedShani DhandaShani is one of the UK's most influential disabled people and BBC's 100 Women laureate of 2020. She helps businesses and brands break barriers and become more inclusive and accessible for their disabled employees and customers.As a South Asian woman who experiences disability, Shani has taken the change she wants to create in the world into her own hands. Her intersectional activism has led to challenging social inequality globally through entrepreneurship, and she is the founder of Diversability, the Asian Woman Festival and the Asian Disability Network. @shanidhanda
2023-04-0735 min
Intelligence SquaredIs Gene Editing The Next Great Health Revolution? Part IIEver since the discovery of DNA scientists have been on a quest to understand the secrets of the human genome. This quest has not only involved analysing the role genes play in making us who we are – the history of genetics has also been shaped by a desire to explore how far our genes can be altered or enhanced. In 2012, the discovery that a molecule known as CRISPR could be programmed to add and remove elements of DNA marked a huge leap forward, transforming research into treatments for diseases as varied as cancer, Alzheimer’s, si...
2023-03-3035 min
DIRECT TALK(VISION VIBES) | NHK WORLD-JAPANBreaking Barriers for Accessible Society: Shani Dhanda / Disability Activist
Shani Dhanda is a British disability activist. She was born with brittle bone disease. The barriers she has faced motivates her to make the world inclusive for disabled people.
Here's what we talk about in this episode: Activism, Alternative, Communication, Community, Disability, Diversity, Equality, Human rights, Inclusion, Self
Check out the video version of this episode from the interview series DIRECT TALK.https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/tag/183/
Thanks for tuning into this episode of DIRECT TALK. Be sure to visit our website.And if...
2023-03-3018 minIntelligence SquaredIs Gene Editing The Next Great Health Revolution? Part IEver since the discovery of DNA scientists have been on a quest to understand the secrets of the human genome. This quest has not only involved analysing the role genes play in making us who we are – the history of genetics has also been shaped by a desire to explore how far our genes can be altered or enhanced. In 2012, the discovery that a tool known as CRISPR could be programmed to add and remove elements of DNA marked a huge leap forward, transforming research into treatments for diseases as varied as cancer, Alzheimer’s, si...
2023-03-2956 min
The Shelina ShowMarcus Ryder on Scotland's new leader and changing attitudes towards disabilityA deep dive into the most talked about stories of the week. Shelina is joined by Marcus Ryder, Head of External Consultancies at the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity. They discuss Humza Yousaf's appointment as Scotland's sixth First Minister and new research which shows black children are up to six times more likely to be strip-searched by police. Plus, how do we change attitudes towards disability? One of the UK's most influential disability activists, Shani Dhanda tells Shelina what she needs to know, how to make a difference and why disability isn't a bad word.
2023-03-2943 min
The Wheelchair ActivistS2 E05 - The Scarcity Mindset & Uplifting Others with Shani DhandaShani Dhanda is a multi-award-winning inclusion specialist and social entrepreneur listed as one of the UK's most influential disabled people by the Shaw Trust and BBC's 100 Women List 2020.As a keynote speaker and practitioner for inclusion across business, government, non-profit and wider society, Shani helps organisations break barriers and integrate inclusion into their business frameworks.As an influential woman in leadership, Shani has taken change into her own hands and founded numerous organisations to improve representation and challenge social inequality globally - Diversability, Asian Woman Festival, and Asian Disability Network.
2022-11-0954 min
Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcastDisability rights & inclusion in businesses with South Asian activist “Disabled people are often forgotten. We all need to highlight the need for support and to make the world a more inclusive place for those living with disabilities.”Shani Dhanda, the award-winning disability rights activist is on this episode of the fiercely feminist Masala Podcast. Its creator Sangeeta Pillai chats with Shani Dhanda, one of the UK’s most influential disability activists, helping organisations integrate inclusion into their business frameworks. Masala Podcast, winner of British Podcast Awards 2020, 2021 & 2022 is a Spotify Original created & presented by Sangeeta Pillai @soulsutrasFor sho...
2022-09-2748 min
A Millennial Mind#47 Shani Dhanda on Why Your Disability Does Not Impact Your AbilityThis week I sit down with the ever inspiring Shani Dhanda. Shani is one of the UK's highest-profile and most influential disability activists, working with global companies, broadcasters and the UK government to break barriers and integrate intersectional inclusion and accessibility into their frameworks. She has helped over 200 clients with their inclusion journeys and has spoken at over 250 conferences and companies worldwide, including the United Nations, World Expos, and TEDx and has shared speaking stages with Michelle Obama and Hilary Clinton. This was one of the most emotional and powerful episodes I have ever recorded. I hope you all...
2022-08-171h 07
Universal Design In Life And WorkInterview with disability rights advocate and celebrity Shani DhandaShani Dhanda is an amazing #disabilityrights advocate and celebrity who puts her belief in #diversity, #equity and #inclusion into every aspect of her life and work. #humanrights #accessibility #inclusiveleadership
---
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dranthony/support
2022-07-1919 min
The Bhandwagon PodcastThe Bhandwagon Podcast - Shani Dhanda #50Shani Dhanda is an award-winning disability specialist, listed as one of the UK's most influential disabled people. As a keynote speaker and practitioner for inclusion across business, government, non-profit and wider society, Shani helps organisations break barriers and integrate inclusion into their business frameworks.Shani's style and approach are described as 'a winning combination of authenticity and passion, helping to remove the awkwardness and fear of having confident conversations about disability within business and society.'Shani founded and leads Diversability, Asian Woman Festival and Asian Disability Netwo...
2022-06-081h 00
Edelman UKEdelman Editions - Demystifying Disability with Shani Dhanda x Powered by GWENIn the latest episode of Edelman Editions and our Powered by GWEN series, Ishtar Schneider, Director of Health at Edelman, caught up with Shani Dhanda, TedX speaker, award-winning disability specialist and advocate.
In this episode, Shani shares her thoughts on the definition of disability and ‘ableism’, provides tips on how to be a better ally to the disability community and aims to supports listeners to have confident conversations about disability within business and the wider community.
2022-05-2638 min
The RIBARIBA Radio, Episode 16: CQ Knowledge - Disability panelJane Simpson, Architect and access consultant; Ed Warner, government champion for accessible design at Motionspot join Shani Dhanda, disability activist to explore how more can be done to attract disabled people into the profession, as well as how architects and the wider construction sector can better address and serve the needs of people with disabilities. This conversation centers on prioritising awareness of the strategies and guidance that already exist to improve design for people with disabilities in the built environment. Some highlights from this discussion include a call for clear leadership and accountability to champion inclusion in workplaces, the dissemination...
2022-01-1934 minThe RIBARIBA Radio, Episode 15: CQ Knowledge - Disability with Shani DhandaA one-on-one discussion with Shani Dhanda, disability activist, The BBC's 100 Women in 2020. As a keynote speaker and practitioner for inclusion across business, government, non-profit and wider society, Shani discusses her work, explaining how she helps organisations break down barriers and integrate inclusion into their business frameworks. From 18 to 26 November 2021, our annual Inclusion Festival took the form of a dedicated radio station, broadcast live from the bookshop at the RIBA's HQ in London.Marsha Ramroop, former BBC journalist and the RIBA's Director of Inclusion & Diversity, hosted a lively mixture of music, live and pre-recorded interviews, discussions and debate - featuring over 90...
2022-01-1937 min
Business Disability ForumVoices from Shaw Trust Power 100 - UK’s most influential disabled peopleThe nominations for The Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 are open, so our CEO Diane Lightfoot spoke to previous nominees Natasha Trotman, Shani Dhanda, Adi Latif and Samantha Renke to ask about what being on the list has meant to them. Diane is also joined by Clare Gray, Organisational Lead for Disability Advocacy at Shaw Trust who explains the importance of the list and why you should nominate someone or an organisation.
2021-03-1732 min
Am I Making You Uncomfortable?I Think We're Alone Now, With Shani Dhanda And Francesca Specter2020 has been the year of isolation and for many, it's also been a year of loneliness. In this episode, we explore how the pandemic has changed our relationship with alone time – for better or worse. Disability activist Shani Dhanda shares how she dealt with a year of shielding and her hopes for a more compassionate society in 2021. Plus Francesca Specter, founder of Alonement, shares tips on embracing alone time. Join in the conversation on social media using the hashtag #AIMYU.Transcript link (copy & paste): https://www.huffp.st/TvCBJeD Hosted on Acast. See ac...
2020-12-0839 min
The Outlook Podcast ArchiveBonus podcast: The Conversation, BBC 100 WomenCelebrating the BBC 100 Women list 2020, Kim Chakanetsa and a panel of inspirational and influential women discuss whether some changes made because of Covid-19 restrictions could be seen as positive. They answer questions about bringing communities together, supporting lonely people and increasing flexibility for more inclusive employment.Shani Dhanda is an award-winning disability specialist and social entrepreneur from the UK. She founded the Asian Woman Festival and Asian Disability Network. The pandemic has proved that flexible and home working is viable, and she wants to make sure our new online solutions are here to stay so that the...
2020-12-0449 min
The Rights Collective PodcastS1E1 - Shani DhandaIn our first episode, Chandrima Ganguly speaks to disability specialist and gender equality advocate, Shani Dhanda. Born with a brittle bone condition, Shani has founded the Asian Network Disability, the Diversability card and the Asian Woman Festival. She shares how her Sikh upbringing, advocacy for universal accessibility and passion for raising the voices of South Asian women has shaped her identity.
Show notes can be found here.
2020-12-0147 min
The ConversationThe Conversation: BBC 100 WomenCelebrating the BBC 100 Women list 2020, Kim Chakanetsa and a panel of inspirational and influential women discuss whether some changes made because of Covid-19 restrictions could be seen as positive. They answer questions about bringing communities together, supporting lonely people and increasing flexibility for more inclusive employment. Shani Dhanda is an award-winning disability specialist and social entrepreneur from the UK. She founded the Asian Woman Festival and Asian Disability Network. The pandemic has proved that flexible and home working is viable, and she wants to make sure our new online solutions are here to stay so that the...
2020-11-2849 min
Brain Dump#36 Gemma Turner - Talking disability, boundaries and assumptionsAfter meeting Gemma on the 'Let’s Talk: Disabilities in the Workplace' panel, I talked with her about her journey into disability education and blogging. In this episode, Gemma shared her personal experiences with her condition called Brittle Bone and the steps we can take to improve our understanding and inclusivity for all.
Gemma's Links:
gemturner.com twitter - @gem_turner Instagram - gem_turner Facebook - Gem Turner disabled blogger and consultantYouTube - Gem Turner
Blogs Articles:
The Do's and Don'ts
Helping disabled people
YouTube:
Di...
2020-11-1158 min
P.S. Younger SelfRethinking & Reframing DisabilityWhat does diversity and inclusion mean to you? Do you think of disability as part of this conversation?In our latest P.S. Younger Self x Hub Dot Special Series episode, we speak to Emma Gardner who is a fearless champion for diversity and inclusion, particularly around disability, about what it means to rethink and reframe the narrative around disability. She passionately shares how her daughter Dotty who was born with a rare condition called STXBP1 was the catalyst for driving this important conversation. She is a change maker who champions for all n...
2020-08-3144 min
Xceptional Leaders with Mai Ling Chan & James BergesValuing People with Disabilities as Consumers and Employees with Shani DhandaIn the featured guest chair on the show this week is disability equality advocate, Shani Dhanda. Shani is the founder of the Diversability Card, a LinkedIn Changemaker, and a #WorkWithMe Ambassador at Virgin Media. Shani chats with Martyn about the spending power in the disability community that some businesses fail to appreciate. She also talks about the value of inclusion and diversity in the workplace and having a level playing field for all job applicants. Don't miss this energizing and inspiring conversation with this exceptional leader.
2020-08-2452 min
The Martyn Sibley ShowEpisode 74: Disabled Founders Journal - LinkedIn and CelebrationsIf you missed todays Daily Sib, go check out Shani Dhanda and her LinkedIn story! Plus a lot more. She's amazing. Also in this episode I discuss the need to celebrate your successes. For you and for others to understand your business value
2020-07-0806 min
Ziek. De podcastJeanette Chedda over geïnternaliseerd validisme en #DisabilitySoWhiteContent warning: in deze aflevering wordt gesproken over hoe het is om een bot te breken (28:00-29:00), het overlijden van een ouder, burnout en depressie. De #DokterDrama gaat over (niet heel expliciete) seksuele intimidatie door een zorgprofessional.In deze aflevering is Jeanette Chedda te gast. Chedda – ze laat zich graag bij haar achternaam noemen – heeft een aangeboren beperking, maar duwde deze een groot deel van haar leven naar de achtergrond. Ze wilde zo graag ‘normaal’ zijn dat ze ontkende dat ze anders was. Totdat ze op een dag wakker werd en zich realiseerde: “Ik ben klein.”We spreken...
2020-01-061h 08
The Daizy ProjectMaking it Happen with Shani Dhanda, founder of Asian Woman Festival UK and Diversability Card #4Today's episode is a conversation with the Shani Dhanda who founded the Asian Woman Festival a first-of-its-kind festival smashing stereotypes and stigma to empower and celebrate Asian Women. Shani is an award-winning international event manager, global voyager, disability role model and campaigner. I met Shani in London and was blown away with her attitude, energy and ability to empower others. If something doesn't exist, Shani creates it and that's how the Asian Woman Festival was born which saw over 1000 people attend.
Shani was born with a rare genetic condition called Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), more commonly known as Bri...
2019-11-0242 min