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"Giving birth is like a quick introduction to disability"
There's a bit of a parental feel about this week's podcast. Two mums from Nottingham were categorised in a hospital computer system as having learn…
1 year, 5 months ago
Doing it differently: Tips on how to get a job if you're disabled
This week we bring you inspiration and strategies for getting a job if you're disabled, with tips from two disabled people who have heaps of experien…
1 year, 5 months ago
Blind influencer Lucy Edwards on writing and IVF
Lucy Edwards, well known influencer and star of TV shampoo commercials (among many other things), joins Emma Tracey to talk about her new book for ch…
1 year, 5 months ago
Disability minister on controversial benefit cuts
Sir Stephen Timms, the minister for Social Security and Disability talks to Emma Tracey about the proposed £5bn worth of welfare cuts the government …
1 year, 5 months ago
MP John McDonnell’s ‘shock and anger’ at benefit cuts
Suspended Labour MP, John McDonnell, talks to Access All about the distress he feels over the benefit cuts outlined in March's Spring Statement. Havi…
1 year, 6 months ago
'I used to hear tormenting voices day in, day out'
Nigel has lived with paranoid schizophrenia for decades, navigating "tormenting voices" and spending time in secure units and prison. He talks to E…
1 year, 6 months ago
Amputee F3 racer Billy Monger: "You think nothing serious will happen to you"
Billy Monger's ambition to become a professional racing driver looked like it had come to a serious and tragic end when a crash on the track aged 17 …
1 year, 6 months ago
Benefits reforms: Emergency episode
What will the welfare reforms announced by the government on Tuesday mean for disabled people who claim benefits?
In this emergency episode, Emma Trac…
1 year, 6 months ago
“I lost my benefits at 16 for saying I could cook”
BBC research has revealed that nearly a third of child claimants of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) have been rejected for adult benefits when they…
1 year, 6 months ago
The novelist who changed the world with her foot
Polly Crosby opens up about living with the life limiting condition cystic fibrosis. As a newborn, she was the first person in the world to test posi…
1 year, 6 months ago