Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
BBC Sounds
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.
Episodes
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Oct 26, 2011 • 14min
Ouch! Podcast Extra: Mat Fraser in Japan
Mat Fraser is live on the line from Japan. Includes disability only wrestling and how disabled people are coming together to support each other following the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear incident.
Oct 7, 2011 • 60min
Ouch! Talk Show 77: Japan, mental health in pictures, Paralympics
How disabled peole are faring after the Japan disasters earlier this year, mental health illustrated, atheism versus autism, Paralympic fun and more. With guests: Bobby Baker, Nicky Clark, Tony Garrett, Mat Fraser, Kayla Kavanagh; Liz Carr and Rob Crossan present.
Sep 16, 2011 • 53min
Ouch! Talk Show 76: What to watch at the Paralympics, disabled twins, life changing injuri
Wheelchair-using model Shannon Murray and recently paralysed blind adventurer Mark Pollock join hosts Mat Fraser and Liz Carr.
Aug 19, 2011 • 55min
Ouch! Talk Show 75: say it again... and again
How many times can you legitimately ask someone with a speech impairment to repeat themselves?
Our vegetable quiz returns and we're all about disabled golf. Liz Carr and Rob Crossan present.
Jul 29, 2011 • 33min
Ouch! Talk Show 74: Laurence Clark is a health hazard
"We used head pointer gadgets before you ever did", Laurence Clark's Edinburgh Fringe show and The Kids of Widney High are our unsigned musicians. Mat Fraser and Liz Carr present.
Jul 11, 2011 • 27min
Ouch! Talk Show 73: Jazz and Bev from Small Teen Bigger World
Who should we ban from accessible loos? Plus the star of Small Teen Bigger World, Jasmine Burkitt and her mother Bev. Mat Fraser and Liz Carr present.
Jun 28, 2011 • 38min
Ouch! Talk Show 72: social media and what's wheelchair tennis?
The Quadfather - aka world no. 2 quad tennis champ Peter Norfolk - joins us to explain wheelchair tennis ahead of red button coverage of Wimbledon on the BBC this weekend. And we're all about social media with a roundtable discussion on how disabled people are using it. Kiruna Stamell and Rob Crossan present.
Jun 10, 2011 • 33min
Talk Show 71: pizza champs and Glastonbury
Dublin based social entrepreneur Caroline Casey joins us and we take a look at the disabled bands appearing at the Glastonbury festival, plus lots of the usual chat. Rob Crossan and Kiruna Stamell present.
May 26, 2011 • 41min
Ouch! Talk Show #70: difficult job choices, disability documentaries, Captain Angelo
Which job would you put your disability politics aside for if the price was right? Jono Lancaster and Sophie Morgan discuss the pros and cons of being a disability documentary star and there's music from aspie indie folk ensemble Captain Angelo.
May 13, 2011 • 32min
Ouch! Talk show 69: first dates and learning disabled radio
Being subjected to disability abuse while on a first date. Might there be drugs in our drinking water? And, meet the rather funny learning disabled hosts of the Shut Up and Listen radio show. Presented by Kiruna Stamell and Rob Crossan.
