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Disability academic Tom Shakespeare: Why I've started writing novels with a disabled hero
Tom Shakespeare is Access All presenter Emma Tracey's special guest for an Easter spectacular edition of the podcast.
He talks about becoming a noveli…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bradley Riches: autism, Celebrity Big Brother and me
Heartstopper star Bradley Riches lifts the lid on how he coped with having autism as a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother.
Also on the show: the inv…
2 years, 2 months ago
UK government questioned on commitment to disabled people’s rights
The UN in Geneva questions the UK government on its commitment to disabled people. We speak to two people who followed the proceedings - disability r…
2 years, 2 months ago
What was in the budget for disabled people?
In this episode, Emma Tracey gets reaction to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spending plans from Fazilet Hadi of Disability Rights UK. Plus Stephen Kingdom…
2 years, 2 months ago
I can’t work without my ADHD meds
The ADHD medication shortage is still not over – and promises made by the main manufacturer and the government to fix the problem by April are being …
2 years, 2 months ago
I’m a disabled student about to leave college, what next?
Emma Tracey speaks with 20-year-old disabled student Laith , who fought for a good accessible education at the National Star specialist college in Gl…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bryony Gordon and the conjoined twin ‘warriors’
Journalist and mental health advocate, Bryony Gordon, joins Emma Tracey in the studio to talk about her new book, Mad Woman. It’s all about her OCD, …
2 years, 3 months ago
To holiday or not: Can Direct Payments be used for short breaks?
Nathan Lee Davies had spent years carefully managing his Direct Payments to save up for a six-day short break to Florida. But when Nathan, who has a …
2 years, 3 months ago
The Disability Action Plan Explained
After being consulted on, the government's long-awaited Disability Action Plan is now out there. New Disability Minister Mims Davies says that it's…
2 years, 3 months ago
Mollie from The Traitors
Mollie Pearce joins us to talk in-depth about those final moments in BBC One's hugely successful reality show, The Traitors. She was one of three d…
2 years, 4 months ago