Access All: Disability News and Mental Health

How footage taken by guide dog Kika’s wearable camera went viral and the positive change it’s had on her owner Amit’s interactions with the public. With Amit Patel, Daniel Gordon, Kathleen Hawkins, Emma Tracey and guide dogs Kika and Verona.Please share the link on your social media, and if you rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts from, then it'll help more like-minded people find us.To tell us your story, email ouch@bbc.co.uk.

The wheelchair v buggy case winner on life in a care home and fighting discrimination.Here’s an interview we did with Doug Paulley in 2014 for the Ouch talk show. In it, he describes an ”average Doug day” and the toll that fighting disability discrimination cases has had on his mental and physical health. Rob Crossan and Kate Monaghan present.Please share the link on your social media, and if you rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts from, then it'll help more like-minded people find us.Have you fought disability discrimination and won? To tell us your story, or anything else, Email ouch@bbc.co.uk, tweet @bbcouch and find us on Facebook.

It has been snowing widely in the UK in recent days. But other than it being colder and slippier, what other ways does it affect people who can't see? On this edition of Inside Ouch, Emma Tracey and Damon Rose are joined by sound artist Amie Slavin to discuss how weather can radically affect the sound of the environment around you. All three are blind. Find out why rain can be incredibly helpful when you are trying to orientate yourself. Why is wind so bad? And, other than drifting and slip hazards, how else does snow get in the way of those who can't see? Clue: echolocation plays a part here. Please share the link on your social media, and if you rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts from, then it'll help more like-minded people find us.Tell us about your weather experiences and what you think we should do on the programme next week. Email ouch@bbc.co.uk tweet 'bbcouch and find us on Facebook.

Katie Cooke is a distance runner who has epilepsy. She runs, she blacks out, then she gets up and continues. Find out why she puts herself through this strain on Ouch's hour-long talk show where she is joined by Lee Ridley, also known as Lost Voice Guy, a comedian who performs using a speech synthesizer on his iPad (pictured here). Presented by Simon Minty and Kate Monaghan, produced by Emma Tracey.If you want to contact us email ouch@bbc.co.uk tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook. Rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts from, it helps people to find the show. Also please like us and share our programme on your social media.

Punk band, Electric Umbrella, join us in the studio to talk about their new single Christmas As A Punk.The musicians, from the organisation of the same name, have learning disabilities and collaborate with professional musicians to combat social isolation. Lead singer Lawrence, percussionist Robbie and Tom Billington, who co-founded Electric Umbrella, came in to chat and we played their new single.With Damon Rose, Emma Tracey and Beth Rose.To contact us, email ouch@bbc.co.uk, tweet @bbcouch or look us up on Facebook.Please subscribe for free on iTunes, or your favourite podcast service, to receive this on your device in podcast form. Rate and review it and tell your pals too.

On this hour-long show, we meet disabled people living in the Canadian Arctic and the Australian outback. Does cold, ice, snow, heat and remote living mean that these places are too inaccessible for them to function independently? Or do the communities rally-round in different ways to those connected towns and cities where access and independence might seem better? We hook up with a visually impaired couple who live in the icy city of Iqaluit by the Arctic Ocean. And, in remote Australia, we speak to a man in Berrigan who setup a "shed" where men can congregate and talk as they toil, in order to combat isolation and mental health problems. Contributors include: Holly Lane, Kelly MacDonald, Samantha Jenkinson of People with Disabilities WA, Tony Taylor from Men's Shed, Jo Russell, Mike Stopkaand and wife Jenna. With thanks to AMI Audio in Toronto, Canada and 720ABC Perth, Australia. Presenters are Kate Monaghan and Simon Minty. The producer was Damon Rose. Get in touch with us and tell us where you are listening to us from and what you do while you listen. email ouch@bbc.co.uk tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook. Also, tell your friends about the programme, rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts - it helps people who would appreciate this programme to find it.

Five-time Paralympic medallist Hannah Cockroft confesses her winter training is "so boring!" following the vibrant Paralympic Games in Rio earlier this year. The 24-year-old wheelchair racer also reveals the struggles of securing sponsorship deals compared to some Olympic athletes and her plans and fears of working with the UK's up and coming talent. Presented by Beth Rose. To contact us, email ouch@bbc.co.uk, tweet @bbcouch or look us up on Facebook. Please subscribe for free on iTunes, or your favourite podcast service, to receive this on your device in podcast form. Rate and review it and tell your pals too.

Silent Witness actor Liz Carr has crowd-funded what she calls a "ramshackle cabaret" to celebrate this year's UN International Day of People With Disabilities (IDPWD). She did it because, along with her social media pals, she was upset when she had no focus for fun on the day last year. She explains it all in this week's podcast from Ouch and the fact it's happening in a venue which is significant to the disability movement. (Scroll down to find a transcript of this programme in the Related Links section of the page)Find out more about it, and how you can attend if you like, by listening to the programme. With Damon Rose, Beth Rose and Emma Tracey. To contact us, email ouch@bbc.co.uk, tweet @bbcouch or look us up on Facebook. Please subscribe for free on iTunes, or your favourite podcast service, to receive this on your device in podcast form. Rate and review it and tell your pals too.

Hypnosis has helped Stuart Thompson manage the chronic pain he experiences due to osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bones). A professional hypnotist, Stuart now treats people with similar conditions.With Emma Tracey and Beth Rose

What's it like bringing a new child into the world when you can't see? Ouch's Emma Tracey had a baby last year and has been learning how to do it ... and how things are a bit different for blind mums. In this podcast from August 2015, we caught up with her when her son was just 16 weeks old. The conversation then turns to keeping fit and trying to keep the weight off which is that bit more difficult if you're disabled. With Emma Tracey, Damon Rose and Kathleen Hawkins.If you want to get in touch, email ouch@bbc.co.uk tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook. Please rate and review us on iTunes or your preferred podcast provider. And do like the podcast and share it with your pals. Doing this helps to flag up the podcast to other like-minded people who might appreciate listening to a programme where we talk about disability with that relaxed and often humorous Ouch style.