Access All: Disability News and Mental Health

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Jul 17, 2015 • 17min

Don't miss the thought bus

Mindfulness classes at school. Also, should disabled people have the right to die?
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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.
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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.
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Jun 26, 2015 • 17min

Aesthetics and prosthetics

When it comes to disability is it best to look “different” or “normal”?
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Jun 19, 2015 • 20min

Flying guide dogs

Do you know your PRM from your DBK? Disability acronyms discussed. Also new research says disabled people who travelled on a plane in the last year feel confident about it, but the majority still don't.
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Jun 12, 2015 • 16min

Losing a leg, and being mugged

Leah Washington had her leg amputated after an accident at Alton Towers, but what happens after surgery? Also Ouch journalist Lee Kumutat had her phone taken from her hand last week. She had her guide dog with her at the time and describes the impact this has had.
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Jun 3, 2015 • 55min

Not 'tears of a clown'

We explore the links between comedy and mental health with funny people Felicity Ward, Stuart Goldsmith and also Harriet Dyer, who's starting a club night for comedians with mental health difficulties. Plus, there's a new campaign to promote disabled toys - we talk to one of the people behind it, Rebecca Atkinson. Ade Adepitan and Kate Monaghan present.
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May 19, 2015 • 13min

Wear your label

This week: the new fashion line which wants you to disclose your mental health difficulties by wearing tell-tale slogans - tweet @bbcouch
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May 19, 2015 • 14min

New disability minister and angry notes on cars

This week we discuss post-election news. Plus, the disabled woman who received an abusive note on her windscreen for not displaying a parking badge.
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May 6, 2015 • 55min

Gigging, stuttering, men's mental health

This month: Podcaster and rapper Scroobius Pip talks about his speech impediment and how he believes it made him more creative. Plus TV presenter and entrepreneur Sophie Morgan on setting up a high profile accessible members club for disabled gig-goers. Other guests include Blaine Harrison of indie band Mystery Jets, and Jane Powell from CALM, a men's mental health charity. With Kate Monaghan and Simon Minty

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