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Election interviews: The Labour Party’s disability policies
Emma Tracey interviews representatives from all the major parties to find out what they are pledging when it comes to disability and mental health, a…
2 years, 3 months ago
Election interviews: The Conservative Party’s disability policies
Emma Tracey interviews representatives from all the major parties to find out what they are pledging when it comes to disability and mental health, a…
2 years, 3 months ago
Election Q and A: mental health, children and housing
Another episode dedicated to election-related topics suggested by you, the audience.
This time round, we look at mental health, Special Educational Ne…
2 years, 3 months ago
Election: Why is it so hard for blind people to vote in secret?
BBC Scotland political reporter Ian Hamilton joins Emma Tracey on this week’s podcast. Both of them are blind and they discuss why they and other bl…
2 years, 3 months ago
Election Q+A: PIPs, social care and voter ID
We asked what was on your mind ahead of the General Election and you answered in your droves.
Despite an estimated 16 million people being disabled in…
2 years, 3 months ago
Living with a disability in Gaza and Ukraine
We hear what it’s like to live with a disability in a war zone.
Boshra is an 18-year-old woman who lives in Gaza and has muscular dystrophy. She and O…
2 years, 4 months ago
Will AI be helpful or ableist towards disabled people?
The launch of Chat GPT-4o is already making it easier for blind and visually impaired people to live independent lives, and promises to open up acces…
2 years, 4 months ago
Paralympics boss Dave Clarke: the unwitting trailblazer
The boss of Paralympics GB joins us, with just over 100 days to go until this summer’s Games in Paris. From studying politics to a spell in banking –…
2 years, 4 months ago
Mims Davies MP: “My dad was disabled for twenty-five years”
Mims Davies knows first-hand about disability having been a carer for her dad after he sustained a head injury. But how is the Minster for Disabled p…
2 years, 4 months ago
Liz Carr talks to us about her new documentary about assisted dying
Activism has been a part of Liz Carr’s career since the start, particularly when it comes to assisted dying, also known as assisted suicide. She’s …
2 years, 4 months ago