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Emergency episode: The welfare reform climb-down
Just after the clock struck midnight in Westminster all of the rumours and rumblings around the government's welfare reform plans to save £5bn came t…
1 year, 3 months ago
What's the secret to a happy ADHD child?
Financial journalist and author Jessie Hewitson was amused when her five-year-old came home from school and declared he has DHD. She thought he'd som…
1 year, 3 months ago
What can disabled people get away with?
From benefits to AI, Emma Tracey looks through the headlines with BBC tech reporter Paul Carter, as well as sharing a few unexpected stories from the…
1 year, 3 months ago
Q&A: The welfare reform bill is out, what does it say?
The much-awaited government bill introducing benefits changes has been published today and officially introduced to parliament, kicking off the proce…
1 year, 3 months ago
How do you go open water swimming if you’re blind or in a wheelchair?
Emma Tracey explores how accessible beaches are if you are a wheelchair user, and how inclusive open water swimming is if you can't see. Some really …
1 year, 3 months ago
Ringside seat on a therapy session
Ever wondered what other people's therapy sessions are like? We meet a counsellor with her client and talk about the why and the how of building back…
1 year, 3 months ago
Writer Jack Thorne among 100 slamming benefit cut plans
More than 100 influential disabled people have signed an open letter to Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, calling £5bn worth of benefit cuts, “cruel”.
Scr…
1 year, 4 months ago
‘My life is on the line’: Why disabled people protest
On both sides of the Atlantic disabled people are protesting, despite the sometimes tricky logistics.
In the UK, a mass lobby event was held on 21 May…
1 year, 4 months ago
Disabled Labour MP can't support benefits cuts
Labour MP for Nottingham East, Nadia Whittome, cannot support the announced benefits changes and speaks to Emma Tracey about the experiences she has …
1 year, 4 months ago
Braille and me
The dotty medium of Braille has just turned 200 years old. Famously invented by French boy, Louis Braille, it spread worldwide and became the way bli…
1 year, 4 months ago