Best Paul Wilshaw Podcasts (2025)

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Disability and...Access to Work with Jess Thom 1:20:13

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In this episode of Disability and... choreographer and artistic director of Cathy Waller Company, Cathy Waller chats with writer, artist and activist Jess Thom about her recent experience of claiming Access to Work. Cathy Waller Company works in partnership with disability arts online to deliver Decode, which is a vital service helping disabled cre…

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Disability and...Survivor Writing with Jet Moon 45:18

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This month DAO Founding Editor Colin Hambrook is joined on the Disability and... podcast by writer and activist Jet Moon. They discuss Jet's You Are Here project, an online resource which shares interviews and creative output from a survivor's writing group.By Disability Arts Online

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Disability and...Advertising with Alison Wilde and Ella Houston 43:54

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In this months episode of Disability and... Dr Alison Wilde, an Assistant Professor of Social Sciences at Northumbria University, chats with Dr Ella Houston, a senior lecturer in Disability Studies at Liverpool Hope University, about her book Advertising Disability.By Disability Arts Online

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Disability and...Towards New Worlds with Joanne Coates and Louise Mclachlan 1:03:01

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This month on Disability and...curator Aidan Moesby chats to artists Joanne Coates and Louise Mclachlan about their participation in Towards New Worlds, a 'groundbreaking' exhibition of 15 disabled, D/deaf and neurodivergent artists which Aidan co-curated at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art. Themes from the discussion include identity, the pow…

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Disability and...The Affirmation Model with Colin Cameron 46:08

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This month, Colin Hambrook talks to Dr Colin Cameron, who is an Assistant Professor at Northumbria University about The Affirmation Model of disability and his critique of the ableism at the heart of the Equality Act 2010.By Disability Arts Online

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Disability and…Three Years with Mind the Gap with Colin Hambrook & Paul Wilshaw 36:06

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This month, Colin Hambrook, Founding Editor of Disability Arts Online, and Paul Wilshaw, Engagement and Advocacy Worker at Mind the Gap, look back at the last three years of the Disability and… podcast. Going forward, Disability and… will be produced solely by Disability Arts Online, while Mind the Gap will launch their own bi-monthly podcast. Coli…

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Disability and...Dwarfism Arts and Advocacy with Steph Robson and Erin Pritchard 40:56

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In this episode Steph Robson is joined by academic and author Erin Pritchard to talk about Erin's latest book 'Dwarfism, Arts and Advocacy: Creating Our Own Positive Identity'.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Documental Theatre with Lucy Bell and Naomi Turner 38:05

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This month, Mind the Gap’s Assistant Producer Paul Wilshaw chats with writer Lucy Bell and Producer Naomi Turner of Documental Theatre. They look at the importance of the role of a Creative Producer, their latest project, ‘Mary and the Matrons’ and the opportunities for learning disabled people in the Southwest.…

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Disability and...Archive Stories with Ellen Renton 40:39

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This month Disability Arts Online's Founding Editor Colin Hambrook speaks to poet, performer and theatre maker Ellen Renton. Ellen talks about Archive Stories, a project she is working on as part of a collective, creating work in response to both the Paralympic Heritage Trust archive and the National Disability Arts Collection Archive (NDACA).…

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Disability and...The Special Olympics with Ella and Tim Curtis 32:50

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On this months podcast, Mind The Gap’s Associate Producer Paul Wilshaw chats with Ella and Tim Curtis. Ella is a Special Olympics cycling gold medallist and she is coached by her father Tim. They talk about Ella's cycling journey and the differences between the Special Olympics and Paralympics.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Neurodivergence in Literature with Caimh CK McDonnell and Elaine Ofori 33:49

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This month DAO journalist Will Reynolds spoke to Irish author Caimh CK McDonnell and his wife Elaine Ofori. Together, they talk about their independent publishing company, its output, disability, political correctness and the reasons why Caimh has given up stand up comedy for dog walking.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Performance Academy with Karen Bartholomew and Toby Ross 34:50

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This month, Mind the Gap’s Associate Producer Paul Wilshaw chats with student actor Toby Ross and tutor in dance Karen Bartholomew about Mind the Gap’s Performance Academy accredited course.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...DAM in Venice with Tony Heaton 43:10

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This month founder and senior editor of Disability Arts Online, Colin Hambrook, chats with artist and activist Tony Heaton, about the Shape Disability Arts Movement in Venice exhibition, Crip Arte Spazio. They discuss how disability arts impacted on the social and political landscape of the 90s.By Disability Ars Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Birdie with Emily Blackwell and Charlotte Jones 23:54

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Paul Wilshaw, Assistant Producer at Mind the Gap talks to Emily Blackwell and Charlotte Jones about Mind the Gap's touring outdoor show Birdie and access when working with artists with neurodivergent or learning disabled artists.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Historical Characters with Arthur Hughes 38:35

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This month Disability Arts Online's Founding Editor Colin Hambrook chats with actor Arthur Hughes about his leading role in the newly released Disney+ Tudor spy thriller Shardlake. This podcast is in memory of Shardlake's creator C.J. Sansom who sadly passed away shortly after this podcast episode was recorded.…

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Disability and...Cutting Edge Theatre with Suzanne Lofthus and Abigail Brydon 41:53

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This month Paul Wilshaw, Associate producer at Mind the Gap talks to Cutting Edge Theatre's Artistic Director Suzanne Lofthus and Associate Artist Abigail Brydon about the work they do in Scotland.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...CRIPtic Arts with Jamie Hale 1:04:43

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This month on the Disability And... podcast, Disability Arts Online's Founding Editor Colin Hambrook talks to writer and Chief Executive of CRIPtic Arts, Jamie Hale, about how CRIPtic came into existence and their thoughts and approaches when working with disabled collaborators.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Harmonising Business and Creativity in Product Leadership 1:22:26

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Have you ever wondered how product managers turn chaos into a symphony? Our latest episode, featuring the perspicacious Simon Berry who shines a light on the crucial role these maestros play in harmonizing user needs with project realities. From the stormy beginnings of a product's life to its standing ovation in the market, we chat about everythin…

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Disability and...Mental Health with James Leadbitter 49:34

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This month, Mind the Gap’s Associate Producer Paul Wilshaw chats with artist and activist James Leadbitter, a.k.a. the Vacuum Cleaner, about his work around the topic of mental health, his work abroad, and how the arts help support people's mental health. This podcast contains some strong language. James Leadbitter's website.…

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Disability and...Climate Change with AlanJames Burns and Julia Watts Belser 47:59

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This month Disability Arts Online have been taken over by audio visual artist, curator and producer AlanJames Burns. As part of their content takeover, AlanJames talks with Professor Julia Watts Belser who is a professor of Jewish Studies and Disability Studies at Georgetown University. They discuss their experiences as creative practitioners, memb…

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Disability and...Pantomimes with Chris Hannon 28:14

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This month Mind The Gap's Associate Producer Paul Wilshaw chats with writer and actor Chris Hannon about the representation of disability in pantomimes and how Chris makes pantos more inclusive. Chris has acted in Coronation Street and Doctors and for the past 13 years has been the Dame in the Wakefield Theatres panto.…

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Disability and...Cultural Identity with Eleanor Lisney and Eric Wu 34:10

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This month Eleanor Lisney and Eric Wu are in conversation. Eleanor Lisney is a Disability Arts Online board member, she's also a co-founder of disabled women's collective Sisters of Frida and of Culture Access CIC. Eric Wu is a nutrition and dietetics student and mental health community organiser at King's College, London. Eleanor and Eric discuss …

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Disability and...Playwriting with Daniel Foulds and Leanna Benjamin 36:17

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This month, Mind the Gap Associate Artist Daniel Foulds chats with playwright and activist Leanna Benjamin about her experiences of being on the Graeae ‘Introduction to Playwrighting’ course, being ‘Artist for Change’ at Leeds Playhouse, and the barriers she faces in the theatre industry.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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AI and UX | The UX Designer's Guide to AI 45:32

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In this episode of "Faster Horses," the hosts, Paul and Mark, delve into the world of AI and UX. They discuss how AI has become increasingly prevalent in various industries and platforms, with a particular focus on social media. Paul shares their experience in creating their own AI tool, GhostPosts.ai, with the aims to assist users in generating be…

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Disability and...Classical Music with Baluji Shrivastav 38:20

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This month on the Disability And...podcast, founding editor of Disability Arts Online Colin Hambrook chats with Baluji and Linda Shrivastav about the Inner Vision Orchestra, Jazz Orient, and Dot Aware: a wearable braille device to assist visually impaired musicians in the working environment.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Disability Pride with Daniel Foulds 35:28

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On the 50th Disability and...Podcast, Mind the Gap's Assistant Producer Paul Wilshaw chats to learning-disabled writer and researcher Daniel Foulds about Disability Pride Month, identity politics and finding solidarity through the difficulties of managing multiple impairments.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Intersectionality with Jasmin Thien 41:21

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This month on the Disability and...Podcast, founding editor of Disability Arts Online, Colin Hambrook, chats with actor, writer, poet and comedian Jasmin Thien. Jasmin reflects on her intersectional experience of the performing arts as a disabled migrant to the UK, of Chinese heritage. They also discuss how Jasmin got into the arts and her recent d…

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Disability and...Education with Matthew Reason and Melissa Conyers 24:02

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This month, Mind the Gap’s Assistant Producer Paul Wilshaw chats with Professor of Theatre at York St John’s University, Matthew Reason and Mind the Gap's Head of Learning & Support Melissa Conyers about University education and how the two organisations have come together to create an accredited course in theatre for people with learning disabilit…

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Disability and...Audiobooks with Will Reynolds 1:11:19

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This month, Disability Arts Online founding editor Colin Hambrook chats with writer and activist Will Reynolds about audiobooks, and the importance they have in his life.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Leadership and Networking with TripleC 42:43

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This month Paul Wilshaw chats with founders of TripleC and the Disability Artists Network Community (DANC) Cherylee Houston and Melissa Johns. He asks them about their careers as actors and how their experiences led to the formation of Triple C and DANC. This podcast contains some strong language. TripleC website…

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Disability and...Regional Voices with Vici Wreford-Sinnott and Steph Robson 48:45

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This month, artist and creative practitioner Steph Robson, aka Hello Little Lady, chats with award-winning theatre maker and equality strategist, Vici Wreford-Sinnott. Steph asks Vici about the importance of regional identity, the Northeast's role in disability arts history, and the current regional and national landscape for disabled artists. Rela…

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Disability and...Making a Career in Performance with Rob Ewens 28:05

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This month, Mind the Gap's Associate Producer Paul Wilshaw, chats with theatre and TV freelance actor Rob Ewens about some of his successes on screen and stage.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Changes in the Visual Arts Sector with Mike Layward 46:15

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This month, DAO Founding Editor Colin Hambrook chats with Disability Arts Shropshire's (DASH) recently-retired Artistic Director Mike Layward about changes within the visual arts sector that he's observed over his 25 years with DASH.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Co-authorship with Back to Back Theatre 36:34

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This month, Mind the Gap's Associate Producer Paul Wilshaw speaks to Touring Director Tamara Searle and Ensemble Member Scott Price from the award-winning Australian theatre company Back to Back Theatre, about the company and its recent UK tour of The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Sustainable and caring practices with Omikemi and Priya Mistry 51:34

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This month writer, workshop facilitator and creative mentor, Omikemi and multidisciplinary artist, socially engaged practitioner and creative producer, Priya Mistry, aka whatsthebigmistry, chat about sustainable and caring approaches to the arts. Both are members of the Onyx Collective, a group of artists supported by Disability Arts Online who sha…

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Disability and...Inclusive Policy with Leeds Playhouse 42:51

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This month, Paul Wilshaw chats with CEO and Artistic Director James Brining and Deputy Artistic Director Amy Leach of Leeds Playhouse about their inclusive policies, their engagement with Ramps on the Moon, and how they dealt with the first lockdown. More information about Leeds Playhouse can be found here. More information about Ramps on the Moon …

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LIVE: Disability and...2012's Legacy with Tarik Elmoutawakil, Deborah Williams and Kaite O'Reilly 58:43

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A special live edition of the Disability...And podcast, recorded at the Southbank Centre's Unlimited Festival 2022. Disability Arts Online founding editor Colin Hambrook is joined by writer, programmer and creative producer Tarek Elmoutawakil, multi-award winning poet, playwright and dramaturg, Kaite O'Reilly, and policy maker and theatre maker, De…

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Is a design system a product? 1:32:38

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It seems that people are very often confusing a Design System with a component library. The differences are nuanced, drawing the line between those two will be hard, and there’s no right or wrong — but maybe this story might help us understand those differences a little bit better, and maybe it will help us understand the effort it takes to build a…

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What should go into a design system? 1:12:22

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Design systems have become a key part of user experience, design and development, but what should it consist of? We have a good old poke around, question atomic design, figure out audiences and how to effectively communicate what the core concept of design systems are, why we use them and is Brad Frost right. Should print and digital guidelines fit…

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Disability and...Television Successes with George Webster and Liam Bairstow 33:11

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This month, Mind the Gap's Assistant Producer Paul Wilshaw chats with CBeebies presenter George Webster and Coronation Street's Alex Warner, Liam Bairstow. He asks them about how they got started in acting, their careers and what their thoughts are about disability representation in television and film.…

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Design Language vs Tone of Voice 1:08:06

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So what’s the difference between design language and tone of voice? Where are the boundaries between the tone of voice and design language, and who leads the strategy of these? Are they interchangeable? In literature, the Tone of Voice refers to the author’s feelings towards the subject, as expressed through the writing itself. Writing for the web …

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Disability and...The Cost of Living Crisis with the Trussell Trust 21:01

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By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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How to be more inclusive, in design and life. (With guest Scot Whitney) 58:19

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In this episode we talk to Scot Whitney, Podcast Host – The All4Inclusion Pod, an advocate for inclusion and wheelchair user looking to help others see society's boundaries. Find him on Linkedin, https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottjwhitney/ Scott founded All4inclusion with their amazing philosophy: “We believe everyone is born equal and every person …

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Disability and...Mind the Gap 45:00

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This month, Mind the Gap's Assistant Producer, Paul Wilshaw chats with Executive Director, Julia Skelton about the company and its achievements.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Disability and...Project Artworks 37:10

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This month, Michael McEwan talks to Kate Adams and Esther Springett, about the innovative visual arts organisation and Turner Prize nominees, Project Artworks.By Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap

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Stock photography | A easy solution for social media and blogging, a big problem for UX and brand? 1:29:54

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Stock photography – the perfect solution for small business owners, bloggers, and marketers who need to create high-quality visual content without breaking the bank? With over 6 million photos and more added every day, you’ve got choice, but is it always the ideal solution? Do you find yourself spending hours looking for the right photo? Do you sti…

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Creative Leadership, becoming a creative leader – How to Develop the Traits of a Successful Leader 1:36:05

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Discover the journey that we've been on – transitioning from being team members to a leadership position. What have been the pain points, and how have we overcome that? What traits do leaders exhibit? Our top tips on becoming a leader and how to improve your leadership in a creative field (also general). Find out what we choose as our leadership ta…

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Disability and...the last three years with Colin Hambrook & Nickie Miles-Wildin 39:37

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This month, Disability Arts Online's Editor Colin Hambrook speaks to Graeae's former Associate Director, Nickie Miles-Wildin about the last three years of the Disability and...Podcast. Graeae will be stepping aside from the podcast after this episode and Mind the Gap will be welcomed as new partners as of next month. Colin and Nicky talk about thei…

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User experience fails in video games, part 2 1:24:11

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What are the biggest fails of gaming experiences? In this episode, we explore those dreaded button-mashing mishaps. What makes games sticky? Why is everyone playing Elden Ring? We look at the mechanics of in-app purchases, being immersed in complex menus. We all know the essential part of a video game is gameplay. But what about the UX? In this pod…

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What are semantic colours and how should we use them? 17:58

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In this short, Paul Wilshaw takes on the subject of colours, their use and accessibility. The way you can think about this in every single colour in your design system should have a definition. What does it do? Exactly the same as a button or an icon or some other piece of design colours should do exactly that same thing. And why do we do this? Bec…