

Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
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Weekly podcast about mental health, wellbeing and disabled people.
Life stories and solutions with a friendly touch – for listeners around the world.
Life stories and solutions with a friendly touch – for listeners around the world.
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Sep 11, 2015 • 23min
Inside Ouch – What is ‘normal’?
On this week's edition of Inside Ouch we talk language and labels, including whether it is right to use the term ‘normal’ to describe non-disabled people. Also, where do you stand on the assisted dying dilemma? We examine some of the many difficult facets of the debate.

Sep 4, 2015 • 52min
'Standing out' as a disabled foreigner in Japan
Travel, stigma, work and mental illness as a disabled person in Japan.

Aug 28, 2015 • 16min
Blind mums and counting steps
Being a blind mum and the difficulties of getting fit if you're disabled.

Aug 21, 2015 • 17min
Disabled models and security checks
Are disabled models still a novelty? And how airport security checks can get a bit personal for disabled people.

Aug 14, 2015 • 26min
Inside Ouch: Special Olympics and the inspiration question
A look at the recent Special Olympics. Also, being inspired by other disabled people.

Aug 4, 2015 • 53min
Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte on showbiz and disability
From Los Angeles, Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte chats about his latest role playing a character who, unlike himself, is not disabled, Plus Auti Angel from reality TV's Push Girls, and Gail Williamson disability talent agent. With Kate Monaghan and Shannon Murray.

Jul 24, 2015 • 19min
Summer loving with a disability
Inside Ouch gets very British as we discuss how the weather can affect a disability

Jul 17, 2015 • 17min
Don't miss the thought bus
Mindfulness classes at school. Also, should disabled people have the right to die?

Jul 10, 2015 • 16min
Tattoos and touching faces
Lots of people are getting semicolon tattoos, but why? Also, do blind people really touch other people’s faces to see what they “look” like? The team discuss.

Jul 3, 2015 • 51min
Politics, prose and protest music
Wheelchair-using politician Anne Begg tells us what she plans to do now she has lost her seat in the House of Commons. Plus an author, a musician, and the autistic character in a computer game With Kate Monaghan and Simon Minty.