John Rolls: What If Inclusion Worked Better Than Quotas

About this episode

Tony Mantor talks with John Rolls about the Gremlin Club’s open mic and the importance of real inclusion for autism and mental health.

Send us Fan Mail We talk with John Rolls about the Gremlin Club’s Sunday open mic in Camarthen and how it grows from a rehearsal night into a welcoming community where people leave their troubles at the door. We dig into what real inclusion looks like for autism, mental health, and disability when the room treats everyone as equal and still makes space for what people need. • how the Gremlin Club open mic starts as a Welsh Factor practice night • why the night becomes about ...

People in this episode

Host: Tony Mantor

Guest: John Rolls

Topics covered

• inclusion
• autism
• mental health
• disability
• community
• open mic

Keywords

• inclusion
• Gremlin Club
• open mic
• autism
• mental health
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gremlin Club

Places: Camarthen

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