Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
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Weekly podcast about mental health, wellbeing and disabled people. Life stories and solutions with a friendly touch – for listeners around the world.
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Tales from the train
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
03/24/16 • 19 min
The team share personal stories about journeys on public transport
Para-bobsleigh champ: ‘Rollercoasters have become boring’
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
02/19/25 • 29 min
Corie Mapp, a double leg amputee, is fresh from winning gold at the Para-bobsleigh World Championships in Switzerland. Corie took up the sport after he was injured in Afghanistan and says “going down an ice chute in a bath tub” has given him a fresh perspective on disability and risk. Also on this episode, a suicide charity which runs the UK’s only 24-hour phone line staffed by trained, paid, call handlers, says it’s desperately short of funding. Emma Tracey talks to Francesca, a long-term user of Papyrus who credits the service with saving her life, and CEO Ged Flynn. And Chantal Nasseri, the Access Coordinator for the Hollywood film Wicked, describes how she made every aspect of the production accessible, from transport to costumes. Presenter: Emma Tracey Producers: George Sharpe, Daniel Gordon, Alex Collins Recorded and mixed: Dave O’ Neill Editors: Beth Rose, Ben Mundy
The questions kids ask
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
01/08/16 • 11 min
What happens when your child starts to question or be embarrassed by your disability?
Tangles with trains
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
11/16/15 • 17 min
What's it like to step off a station platform into thin air, instead of on to a train? Three blind journalists tell their tales of travelling on trains when you can't see.
What will 2025 bring for disabled people?
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
01/01/25 • 33 min
Our expert panel looks ahead to what 2025 is likely to bring for disabled people and mental health service users. On the panel are: John Pring, founder and editor of Disability News Service; Richard Taylor of the disability equality charity Scope and Lucy Schonehevel of Rethink Mental Illness.
They discuss ongoing issues which are likely to carry on making headlines in 2025 – such as the Assisted Dying Bill and changes to disability benefits. We also hear from disabled BBC correspondents in the worlds of sport and entertainment on what’s coming up.
Presenter: Emma Tracey Producers: Daniel Gordon, Alex Collins Editors: Farhana Haider, Beth Rose Recorded and mixed by Dave O’Neill
On this special day
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
03/07/16 • 21 min
The team discuss those big awareness days like International Wheelchair Day or Autism Day
Don't miss the thought bus
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
07/17/15 • 16 min
Mindfulness classes at school. Also, should disabled people have the right to die?
Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte on showbiz and disability
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
08/04/15 • 52 min
From Los Angeles, Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte chats about his latest role playing a character who, unlike himself, is not disabled, Plus Auti Angel from reality TV's Push Girls, and Gail Williamson disability talent agent. With Kate Monaghan and Shannon Murray.
Who will buy me a wheelchair?
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
04/21/15 • 15 min
Using donation sites to buy whizzy wheelchairs and what the world is saying right now about disability on Twitter. A weekly short podcast from the Ouch team: Damon, Kathleen and Kate.
Coalition of 350 disability organisations against Assisted Dying Bill
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
11/13/24 • 29 min
More than 350 disabled people’s organisations have formed a coalition to oppose the Assisted Dying Bill.
The bill proposes that anyone aged over 18 in England and Wales who has a terminal illness with six months or less to live should be allowed assistance to end their lives. Safeguards within the proposals include two doctors and a high court judge approving the request.
The new coalition is being led by Disability Rights UK, which despite having long held a neutral stance on the issue has now announced it opposes it.
Emma Tracey speaks to DRUK Policy and Campaigns Officer, Bethany Bale and Professor Tom Shakespeare, who was one of eight disabled academics and campaigners to sign an open letter to MPs calling on them to support the bill.
Also on the show – Strictly Come Dancing insider, Reece Finnegan-Knight, comes on to spill all about blind contestant Chris McCausland and THAT blackout performance.
Reece himself is blind and works as an assistant producer on the show. He also runs popular TikTok account, Blind and Blonde, with his wife, Sophie, and during the interview reveals the inspiration behind their viral videos like “My Blind Boyfriend - the Stereotype edition”.
Presenter: Emma Tracey Producers: Daniel Gordon, Alex Collins Editor: Beth Rose Sound recording and mixing: Dave O’Neill
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How many episodes does Access All: Disability News and Mental Health have?
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health currently has 586 episodes available.
What topics does Access All: Disability News and Mental Health cover?
The podcast is about News and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Access All: Disability News and Mental Health?
The episode title '‘Imagine that, disabled and black!’' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Access All: Disability News and Mental Health?
The average episode length on Access All: Disability News and Mental Health is 32 minutes.
How often are episodes of Access All: Disability News and Mental Health released?
Episodes of Access All: Disability News and Mental Health are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Access All: Disability News and Mental Health?
The first episode of Access All: Disability News and Mental Health was released on Sep 6, 2007.
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