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Electronic voices: How Hawking let me talk too
Comedian Lost Voice Guy tells Ouch that the late Stephen Hawking made it more acceptable for people like him, who speak using a voice synth.
Also, sh…
8 years, 6 months ago
Ouch takeover: Inspirational speakers
Inspirational speaking and work has long been a part of the disability landscape. But how do you inspire without sounding like a cliché? It’s a conf…
8 years, 6 months ago
Off-piste at the Paras #9: Ghost town
Two 19 year old women brought home all seven medals for Great Britain from the Winter Paralympics.
On the last day, Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide J…
8 years, 6 months ago
Off-piste at the paras #8: Scott Meenagh: Losing my legs in Afghanistan was "a bad day at work"
Could you cover 60km on difficult terrain using just your arms?
British Nordic Sit-Skier Scott Meenagh has attempted that this week in the Biathlon an…
8 years, 6 months ago
Off-piste at the paras #7: Ice-hockey
It’s the biggest crowd draw – the ice-hockey – and the locals came out in force to watch South Korea take on Canada.
It was a match full of Mexican wa…
8 years, 7 months ago
Back to school
We’re going for a younger sound in this week’s podcast. As part of BBC School Report day 2018, three disabled schoolchildren give us their take on l…
8 years, 7 months ago
Off-piste at the Paras #6: The fixers
More limbs are broken at the Paralympics than any other sporting event - prosthetic limbs to be precise. But the athletes need not fear, Ottobock …
8 years, 7 months ago
Off-piste at the Paras #5: Snowboard Monday
From DJs to cheerleaders and a Gangnam Style dance off, the Paralympic snowboard cross competition was the place to be in PyeongChang.
Three members o…
8 years, 7 months ago
Off-piste at the Paras #4: Snowboarder Ben Moore
Not often, I imagine. But for Plymouth snowboarder Ben Moore that’s exactly how he made it on to the first ever ParalympicsGB snowboarding team, afte…
8 years, 7 months ago
Off-piste at the Paras #3: First day
From the stunning scenery to the unusual way the blind athletes measure their downhill performance, Beth Rose and Chris Osborne present this podcast …
8 years, 7 months ago