1. Kevin meets Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson

02/17/25 • 20 min

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All 4 Inclusion presenter Kevin Daws catches up with Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson.

Kevin started interviewing people in written form to celebrate Disability History Month for All 4 Inclusion in October 2024. Following the success of these Interviews it was decided that we would continue these using our podcast and YouTube channel to present them.

You will also be able to catch up with them on our website too.

Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson has won 16 Paralympic medals, 11 of which are gold and won the London Marathon 6 times.

She played a big part in bringing London 2012 to reality for Paralympians.

Some may argue some of her biggest challenges have been away from sport. Battling society as a wheelchair user.

Born with Spina Bifida, Tanni had parents that pushed her to become the best version of herself that she could be and in turn encouraged her to help other disabled and non disabled people where possible.

Catch up with more All 4 Inclusion News on our website www.all4inclusion.org

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All 4 Inclusion presenter Kevin Daws catches up with Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson.

You will also be able to catch up with them on our website too.

Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson has won 16 Paralympic medals, 11 of which are gold and won the London Marathon 6 times.

She played a big part in bringing London 2012 to reality for Paralympians.

Some may argue some of her biggest challenges have been away from sport. Battling society as a wheelchair user.

Catch up with more All 4 Inclusion News on our website www.all4inclusion.org

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The All 4 Inclusion Pod - 1. Kevin meets Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson

Transcript

Kevin Daws (00:00)
Tanni tell us a little bit about yourself. I know you've got a big backstory but just tell us a little bit about yourself.
Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson (00:06)
So I was born with spina bifida and I could walk a little bit when I was young but my legs never really developed properly because of the damage to my spine and then as I grew my spinal cord collapsed and my vertebra severed my spinal cord. So I ended up with scoliosis and having to have a couple of operation