Northcott and Attitude Foundation partner on new podcast on disability

Northcott is excited to be partnering with Attitude Foundation on a new podcast about attitudes towards people with disability and disability.

The podcast – called “Attitudes about disability” – discusses the results of a nationwide community survey conducted by Melbourne Disability Institute in 2018. The survey explored common personal and societal attitudes towards disability and people with disability. The findings reinforced tropes and misconceptions about people with disability – such as that they don’t have friends, their lives aren’t meaningful, and they don’t have fun etc.

About the podcast

In the podcast, former Attitude Foundation CEO and disability advocate, Angel Dixon OAM is joined by guests to unpack some of the findings, discuss the impact of certain attitudes on people with disability and share ways we can all help build a more inclusive society.

Across the series, Angel’s guests include:

• screenwriter, actor and producer Emily Dash
• self-labelled ‘political nerd’ Todd Winther
• filmmaker Johanna Garvin; and
• singer/songwriter and Chief Innovation Officer Emma Bennison.

The topics covered in the 6 episodes are:

• 78% of survey respondents agreed that people are unsure how to act around people with disability. (Episode 1)
• 61% agreed that people often make fun of disability. (Episode 2 and Episode 3)
• 63% agreed that people with disability are easy to take advantage of or exploit. (Episode 4)
• 22% agreed that people with disability have less to look forward to than others. (Episode 5 and Episode 6)

Angel and her guests present a balanced, honest, sometimes funny and eye-opening discussion on feelings and behaviours not often talked about.

Listen to learn, become an ally or advocate and change attitudes!

How to listen

The Attitudes Podcast is available now at powerd.media – a content platform created by people with disability.

It’s also available on major podcast platforms!

Who is Attitude Foundation?

Attitude Foundation is an organisation that is working to ensure that people with disability are represented and included across all forms of media. Ultimately, Attitude Foundation wants to improve Australia’s understanding of disability. You can find out more here.

Northcott is a partner of Attitude Foundation.