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"It's happened again" - Frank Gardner left on a plane
After the BBC's Frank Gardner was left on a plane at Heathrow Airport waiting for his wheelchair to be returned to him upon landing - we ask, why doe…
4 years, 4 months ago
'I was scared the guide dog would be electrocuted by the live wire'
The number of blind and visually impaired people who say they have fallen from train station platforms onto rail tracks is shocking, and something Ac…
4 years, 4 months ago
Being gay and autistic at Eurovision
When he was a child, Australian singer Sheldon Riley was diagnosed with autism and says he was never expected to talk. But next week he’ll be competi…
4 years, 5 months ago
‘I used a hairdryer to warm my daughter’s feet’
In the very first episode of Access All, Nikki Fox meets the families with disabled children who rely on specialist medical equipment and are facing …
4 years, 5 months ago
Ukraine War: 'I think of my wheelchair more than myself now'
Wheelchair user Tanya fled Ukraine for Poland, worried she couldn't evacuate from her fourth floor flat in an emergency. And an autistic journalist…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Power of Snow
The Winter Paralympics are under way in Beijing, featuring a host of daredevils who ski, board and sometimes crash down mountains. A large portion …
4 years, 6 months ago
The lowdown on being disabled in China
As the Winter Paralympics begin in Beijing, join us on a whistle-stop tour of disabled life in China.
Jia, a 26-year-old student who uses a wheelchair…
4 years, 7 months ago
‘I often get sepsis, if I get Covid my days are numbered’
Our guests were all told to shield at the start of the pandemic. Gareth has Crohn's disease and receives nutrition through a line in his chest leav…
4 years, 7 months ago
Do accessible sex toys exist?
In 2020 the global sex toy market was valued at more than £24bn by industry experts* – but does it cater enough to disabled people?
Curious? Explore t…
4 years, 7 months ago
Kate and Holly: Covid finally strikes after all that shielding
Our reality podcast continues. Kate has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and is recovering from a hysterectomy when, after managing to avoid it for almost two …
4 years, 7 months ago