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Hosted by The Knights Foundation · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 48 episodes
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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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Knights Foundation hosts Taking The Dis!, a business show with 48 episodes published.
After almost two decades, Callum, Sophia and Lexie have returned to The Rainbow Centre, which is a specialist charity offering Conductive Education to support disabled people. The team learn about what Conductive Educati
Sophia and Lewis were invited to the British Open to learn how to play wheelchair tennis and watch some of the best players in the world in action, including Great Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid. While they were
In this episode, the Taking The Dis! team face a random wheel of questions. They ponder what would be their perfect day, who they would want to play them in a film about their lives and what they would do if they were in
Barbara Cox Lovesy is a nutritionist, author and naturopath who has travelled the world to learn about different ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle. She joins the team to chat about her upbringing in Canada, where she
Daniel Baynton is the Chief Internal Auditor at Quilter plc. but alongside his day-to-day work, he is helping drive the company's mission to welcome a diverse and inclusive workforce. Spurred on by his son's disability,
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
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
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
Youth Ambassador Sophia is reunited with her surgeon, Caroline Edwards, as part of Disability History month. The pair discuss the operations Sophia has undergone, how treatment for cerebral palsy has developed and they t
Youth Ambassador Callum has been catching up with Dr. Pinki Munot - the specialist who first diagnosed him with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis - as part of Disability History month. You can hear their full conversation
Between asking Javeno McLean to be a guest on Taking The Dis! and the inspiring personal trainer arriving at our live show at Mercedes-Benz World, he was crowned a winner at the 2025 Pride of Britain awards. He joined Ca
At a special event at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey, Taking The Dis! was recorded live in front of a small audience. Sailor Jazz Turner joined Sophia and Lexie on stage to discuss how she became the first disabled person
Mystery Jets have made a pledge. They will only perform at venues that take accessibility seriously. Lead singer Blaine Harrison joins Milo and Sophia to chat about his career in music, how his disability has led to adap
To mark International Podcast Day, the Taking The Dis! team have been reflecting on their time on the show. Recorded during a special visit to the Sky News studios, Sophia, Lexie, Callum and Billy discussed what the podc
Vicky Roy has spent the last few years of his life travelling across India to tell inspirational stories in order to raise awareness and combat taboos. The documentary photographer has teamed up with Ferose VR - founder
Lexie is keen to grill the rest of the team on their experiences of love, dating and relationships. The Taking The Dis! team chat about the importance of first impressions and who should pay the bill, as well as whether
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid are going for a third successive men's wheelchair doubles title at Wimbledon, with Hewett also aiming to defend his singles title. They have been warming up for the Grand Slam by competing at
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
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.
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
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Taking The Dis! is hosted by The Knights Foundation. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 48 episodes.
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