Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap present The Disability and...Podcast

About Disability Arts Online and Mind the Gap present The Disability and...Podcast

The Disability and…Podcast gets right to the heart of some of the most pressing issues in arts, culture and beyond with a series of bold, provocative and insightful interviews with disabled artists, key industry figures and the odd legend. The Disability and…Podcast is currently monthly.

Publisher

Disability Arts Online

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 May 2019

Latest episode

10 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

79 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Aug 2026

   Disability and...The Fringe

   On this episode of Disability and..., Disability Arts Online's Communications Manager Sarah Marie Mooney is joined by Dr Maria Oshodi, Artistic Director of Extant, to talk about visually impaired access at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. From taking a show to the Fringe in 2007 to the progress made since, Maria discusses Extant's work with Fringe venues, their Ladder of Access and Enhance programme, and this year's first-ever visually impaired artist showcase.

2. 

   1 Jul 2026

   Disability and...Communication with Sabrina Cruickshank

   This month, on Disability and...DAO's Digital Operations Manager, Joe Turnbull, chats with Sabrina Cruickshank about the launch of Disorderly Theatre, a user-led theatre company for neurodivergent adults.

3. 

   5 May 2026

   Disability and... Puppets with Ben Pettitt-Wade

   In this episode of Disability and…, Disability Arts Online's Joe Turnbull chats with Ben Pettitt-Wade, artistic director of Hijinx Theatre, about their celebrated show Meet Fred. Now on its 10th anniversary UK tour, Meet Fred follows a two-foot-tall puppet navigating a world full of barriers - from the job centre to everyday life and draws a powerful parallel between a puppet's reliance on its puppeteers and the support networks that many disabled people rely on.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

67,723

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.8 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

84

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

81

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.