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Taking The Dis!

Taking The Dis!

By: The Knights Foundation
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 Taking The Dis! is a podcast from The Knights Foundation Youth Ambassadors - who share their stories of living life with a disability. Expect openness, harsh truths and more than a splattering of humour as the team tackle a range of subjects and meet inspirational figures along the way!

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Episodes
  • Laura Roberts: Leading The Way In The Legal Sector

    Laura Roberts: Leading The Way In The Legal Sector
    Jan 30 2026
    Taking The Dis! is back for 2026 and we start the year with a brilliant guest - the incredible Laura Roberts. Laura is the legal director of Liberty Leasing and she joins the team to chat about how she has fought her way to the top of a male-dominated industry and how she can be an inspiration to young disabled people who are at the start of their career path.

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    25 mins
  • Ruby Bishop: Tennis Star's Accessible PE Campaign Hits Parliament

    Ruby Bishop: Tennis Star's Accessible PE Campaign Hits Parliament
    Dec 19 2025
    Ruby Bishop is on a mission to make PE and education more inclusive in mainstream schools. Her lived experience of being excluded has fuelled her determination to make sure no young disabled person feels the same way in the future. The British wheelchair tennis player has launched a campaign in a bid to make educators sit up and take notice. Ruby's story is gathering momentum and has been heard in parliament. She joined Charlie and Lewis to chat about what she wants to achieve.

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    23 mins
  • Disability History Month 2025: Life-Changing Technology Empowering Young People

    Disability History Month 2025: Life-Changing Technology Empowering Young People
    Dec 12 2025
    Youth Ambassador Lexie has worked tirelessly to improve her communication skills, with the help of speech and language therapist Caroline Casula. As part of Disability History Month, the pair - who got to know each other at Treloar's School and College - sit down to chat about the advancement in technology that enables people with disabilities to communicate more efficiently. Huge thanks to Beck London for their amazing support with this project.

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    16 mins
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