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How young disabled people are feeling about Laneway + the Israeli activist calling for peace

How young disabled people are feeling about Laneway + the Israeli activist calling for peace22 okt31 min

Heaps of people are pumped about Laneway next year, but not everyone - some are nervous after the accessibility issues of the 2026 festival. Laneway has announced a new disability inclusion plan that they say has taken on the feedback. So what's changing, and how are young people in the disability community feeling about attending?

Plus, how do you turn the biggest trauma of your life into something positive? Activist Yonatan Zeigen was on the phone to his mother during the Hamas-led attacks that killed her on October 7. He tells hack how his mother’s death generated a new voice in him.

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01:03 – Laneway accessibility

08:41 – Yonatan Zeigen

Guests:

Yonatan Zeigen, activist

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