Oh Bristol, so much to answer for - Getting paid for disability advocacy & creating a safe place or exclusion?

The Way We Roll

Bristol recently advertised for a Commissioner for their Disability Equality Commission. You need skills and experience and be expected to be a spokesperson. Time commitment is up to seven working weeks a year. Salary, zero. How much do we value equalities work? What value do we give to different contributions? When should we get paid, and when is it voluntary? How do we value those who help achieve it?

There has been all-party support for some new play parks for disabled adults in Bristol again, coincidentally. So good news? Well, it might be, but why has this cropped up? A mum of a disabled adult said they were 'met with verbal abuse and complaints when using play areas in Bristol's parks. They want to create a safe, fun, accessible and life-changing disabled adult play park". Phil and Simon grapple with the conflict of why can't disabled adults play where everyone else does; why are those who are the abusers not being moved or educated? Is this a pragmatic and beneficial solution?

Geoff rocks up with his cultural pics: a book called Moving by Jenny Eclair and TV show Baron Noir, on Prime.

A bumper Listeners Corner with your brilliant emails and messages. We finish with a heartfelt Christmas message. See you next year and thank you for listening.

Links

Bristol Disability Equality Commission

Playing Parks in Bristol

Moving by Jenny Eclair book

Moving by Jenny Eclair audiobook

Baron Noir IMDB

Chapters

1. Oh Bristol, so much to answer for - Getting paid for disability advocacy & creating a safe place or exclusion? (00:00:00)

2. Would You Work for Nothing? (00:02:27)

3. Protection or Segregation? (00:10:01)

4. Car Parks and Access (00:21:15)

5. Cultural Corner with Geoff Spink (00:28:40)

6. Listener's Corner (00:39:33)