Lucy Edwards is a broadcaster, journalist, and one of the most recognisable blind content creators in the world. In this episode, she opens up about losing her sight at 17, building a career online, and why she proudly says, “I love being blind now.”

We talk about the grief of going blind, how she found confidence through storytelling, and her latest venture: launching the accessible beauty brand Etia London. Lucy also shares her IVF journey and the decision to screen for the gene that caused her blindness—a deeply personal and nuanced choice.

This is a powerful conversation about disability, identity, and what it means to take control of your narrative.

Connect with Lucy Edwards

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lucyedwards

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucyedwardsofficial/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lucyedwardsofficial

Website: https://www.lucyedwards.com/about

Book: https://blindnotbroken.cmpgn.page/LGZ6f6

Makeup brand: https://etialondon.com

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Instagram: @petahooke
Website: www.icantstandpodcast.com
Email: icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

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In this episode, Peta speaks with model, actor and advocate Amelia Tang about what life looks like when illness reshapes everything. Amelia shares their experience of becoming disabled as a teenager, the long periods they spent bedbound, and how community kept them connected when they could barely tolerate light or sound.

They talk about modelling with a feeding tube, navigating friendships through chronic illness, and the daily realities of fatigue management. Amelia also speaks about their work supporting disabled people in group homes through the Young People in Nursing Homes National Alliance, and why accessible housing is essential for independence.

A thoughtful and generous conversation about identity, energy, and rebuilding a life at a different pace.

Connect with Amelia

Book Amelia: https://www.zbdtalent.com

Tenant Voice project for NDIS participants living in SDA/SIL: https://ypinh.org.au/tenantvoice/

Kit’s fundraiser: https://ko-fi.com/mutualaidkit

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Instagram: @petahooke
Website: www.icantstandpodcast.com
Email: icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

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Ed Roberts is often called the father of the independent living movement, but many people have never heard his story. This week, I’m joined by Professor Scot Danforth, author of An Independent Man, to explore Ed’s life, from contracting polio at fourteen and living in an iron lung, to becoming a key figure in disability rights.

We talk about the moments that shaped his activism, the power of the Rolling Quads, the curb cut revolution, and why Ed’s ideas on independence and attitudes still matter today.

If you want to understand where disability pride and modern disability culture began, this conversation is a meaningful place to start.

Connect with Scot
University website: https://www.chapman.edu/our-faculty/scot-danforth.aspx

Buy the book: www.booktopia.com.au/an-independent-man-scot-edward-danforth

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Instagram: @petahooke
Website: www.icantstandpodcast.com
Email: icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

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