Disability Disrupters

Disability Disrupters is brought to you by Disability Responsiveness New Zealand Ltd. It is a podcast featuring interviews with disabled people from around the globe. We delve into the lives of remarkable disabled people, learn how they have achieved their goals, and also canvas their views on the disability sector landscape, including how they perceive leadership and management within that sector by disabled people ourselves. Tune in to hear these insightful interviews, as well as updates and information about the ways in which we demand that society respond positively to our needs.

Disability Disrupters is a society podcast hosted by Dr Pam MacNeill, with 26 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dr Pam MacNeill hosts Disability Disrupters, a society show with 26 episodes published.

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  Episode #25

  S1E25 - Interview with Tim Young - CEO at Smart Access Limited

  Jun 30, 202642 minS1

  Tim Young - CEO at Smart Access Limited Tim Young is the CEO of Smart Access, which has developed a data collection, categorisation, and navigation system for pedestrians with access needs to plan a safe journey. Tim started his business, which aims to improve infrastructure accessibility, after facing many obstacles and uncertainty when traveling around the country as a tetraplegic and wheelchair user. Tim also uses his experience in his role as Chief Technology Officer of My Life My Voice to develop digital tools and conduct training on technology to improve outcomes and opportunities for disabled people. Tim has completed a MSc in Psychology, developed an educational video game, a work placement program for disabled job seekers, and Co-founded the Magical Bridge Trust to build more accessible playgrounds. Episode chapters 00:00 Introduction - Disability Disrupters Podcast 00:21 Introduction to Podcast guest - Tim Young 00:33 Ad - Get interviewed for Disability Disrupters podcast 24:29 Deep Dive - Unpaid labour critique 41:10 Goodbye from Dr Pam 41:23 Advert - Tipjar support for the podcast Disability Self-empowerment: Module One: Take charge of your future! Available on amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Disability-self-empowerment-Module-charge-future-ebook/dp/B0FJLKGLTV Disability Responsiveness New Zealand offers personalised mentoring and workshops - view the content of these at https://drnz.co.nz/about-our-workshops-and-programmes/ Audio Shorts, background music provided by www.andrelouis.com Podcast audio and transcript editor : Britta Offergeld Support Disability Disrupters by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/disability-disrupters Read transcript

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  Episode #24

  Interview with Sadie Dingfelder - Author, science journalist, neurodiversity advocate

  May 30, 202651 minS1

  <h1>Sadie Dingfelder - Author, science journalist, neurodiversity advocate</h1> <p>Sadie has prosopagnosia — face blindness — which means she can't recognize anyone by their face. Not her mother, not her coworkers, not her husband (she once grabbed a jar of peanut butter out of a stranger's cart because she thought he was her husband. He was two aisles over).</p> <p>Sadie has written a memoir about her face blindness and other conditions, called Do I Know You ? , Temple Grandin wrote the foreword.</p> <p>Because of her Face blindness, Sadie built her own assistive tech system: She photographs everyone she...

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  Episode #23

  Interview with Dan Shepherd - General Manager, Community and Inclusion

  Apr 30, 202629 minS1

  <h1>Dan Shepherd</h1> <p>Dan is Blind Low Vision NZ’s General Manager, Community & Inclusion, and leads a portfolio of work that is community facing and aims to change attitudes towards vision loss and people who are blind, deafblind or low vision. Diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa when he was 15, Dan subscribes to a ‘nothing at us, everything with us’ approach to finding solutions that work for disabled people.</p> <p>Leading an authentic, 100% client led team to educate and influence accessible and inclusive communities, after his own journey of adjustment and acceptance Dan is proud be part of a bigger...

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  Episode #22

  Interview with Yenn Purkis - Autistic Author, Speaker, Advocate

  Mar 31, 202649 minS1

  <h1>Yenn Purkis</h1> <p>Yenn Purkis is an Autistic and ADHD, non-binary, asexual advocate and author. They also have a diagnosis of atypical schizophrenia and anxiety. Yenn has been a disability advocate since 2005 when their first book, the autobiography Finding a Different Kind of Normal, was accepted for publication.</p> <p>Yenn has worked as Deputy CEO (External Relations) at the Disability Leadership Institute, served as Accessibility Manager for Rebus Theatre, and worked as a public servant for 17 years.</p> <p>A prolific author, Yenn has written or co-authored 18 published books. They have been presenting since 2002 and have delivered...

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  Episode #21

  Kylee Maloneys award winning broadcast with Victoria Maxwell - Crazy for Life

  Feb 28, 202630 minS1

  <p>In this special edition of the Disability Disrupters podcast, Kylee Maloney presents her award winning broadcast, interviewing Victoria Maxwell about Victoria's one woman show called Crazy for Life. Kylee was February 2026's podcast guest, so check her episode, Episode 20, after this one.</p> <h1>Victoria Maxwell</h1> <p>Victoria Maxwell, BFA, BPP*  is a sought-after international (and funny) keynote speaker, performing artist and workshop leader. She uses her personal story of recovery from mental illness to increase awareness, transform negative beliefs and ignite powerful conversations about mental health.</p> <p>Blending 30 years as an actor, and 15 as a wellness w...

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