Rebecca Atkinson — Disability, Imagination & Building New Worlds | Story Islands S2E3

Описание: Rebecca Atkinson joins Story Islands to explore creativity, disability representation, and how childhood imagination can reshape the stories we tell — and who gets to be seen inside them.

🏆 Prix Jeunesse International 2026 finalist

Rebecca’s preschool series Mixmups has been shortlisted for the Prix Jeunesse International 2026 for the episode “The Hurry Up Sandwich,” selected in the Fiction (Up to 6 years) category. The episode is recognised for its innovative use of Ultra Access® technology, offering more than 4,000 ways to watch.

🎥 Watch The Hurry Up Sandwich (interactive episode): https://player.stornaway.io/embed/e46...

This episode is also available as an interactive podcast in Stornaway, where you can choose which Story Island to visit first.

🎥 Watch the interactive Story Islands version here: https://player.stornaway.io/embed/6bd...

Writer, producer and creator of Toy Like Me and Mixmups, Rebecca shares her five Story Islands:

-Blue Peter
-My Step-sister
-My Diagnosis at 17
-Birkbeck University
-Tinkerbell

We talk about:

-Losing sight at 17 and choosing a non-linear life
-The cultural silence around disabled childhood
-Why Tinkerbell with a cochlear implant sparked a movement
-Creativity as building worlds where everyone belongs

🎵 Featured song
Dire Straits — Brothers in Arms
https://open.spotify.com/track/5t3Clp...

Chapters

00:00 Story Islands intro
03:27 Meet Rebecca Atkinson
04:06 The five Story Islands
04:33 Island 3 – My diagnosis at 17
09:44 Island 1 – Blue Peter
15:02 Island 5 – Tinkerbell
23:17 Island 4 – Birkbeck University
28:56 Island 2 – My Step-sister
40:06 Featured song – Dire Straits