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Why office treats and commenting on people’s lunch choices can be unhelpful for people with eating problems.
Eleanor Bowes struggled with bulimia at university but now works in an office and, perhaps due to her food related difficulties, has noticed a rise in “cake culture” – where people bring treats in to share.
Because she finds this difficult, and knows others do too, she has put together some tips for supporting people with eating problems at work.
Dave Mercer had been married for three years when he had encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, which changed his personality and relationship forever. He says the illness turned him into a "moody teenager" with behavioural problems. His wife says if she met him now, she would never marry him. During rehabilitation Dave started going to Headway East London, a brain injury charity, and discovered a passion for art that hadn't existed before his illness. BBC Ouch's Beth Rose and Helen Weaver met Dave at the pop-up Submit To Love Gallery in Hoxton where brain injury survivors have been selling their art. Please share this programme on social media, plus rate it and leave comments on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts from. If you want to get in touch, email ouch@bbc.co.uk, tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook.
Find out why we're asking one of our guests the probing question 'But do you still poo?' Plus accessible voting ahead of the general election and social media chat. #tpn #food #learningdisability #disability #mentalhealth #suicide #generalelection #accessibility
Actor Mat Fraser speaks with Ouch's Emma Tracey about his role in Richard III at the Hull Truck theatre starting in May.
The outspoken and hilarious Fraser discusses everything from queuing for a plane through to kickboxing and acting in this wide-ranging conversation. A must listen.
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Two 'mental healthers' hijack Ouch to discuss this week's big news.
Launched by the younger royals, the Heads Together campaign has been all over the media this week with great responses to their calls to smash the stigma and 'talk' about mental health.
Amongst other things, Seaneen Molloy-Vaughan and Mark Brown discuss how some mental health difficulties are less easily understood by the public and so harder to bring out into the open. And they wonder what the next step is after sharing the fact you are having difficulties.
This is the third in a series of seven entertaining and enlightening stories from people who are disabled or have mental health difficulties on the subject of love and relationships.
In this edition, John talks about how he liked to make sure everyone felt just as miserable as he did when he was depressed, until a chance argument over an audition led him to finding the "light in his life" in the form of his long-term girlfriend.
The stories were recorded in March 2017 at an event held by BBC Ouch at the Backyard Comedy Club in London.
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Men rarely talk about male sexual function when it goes wrong. So when Mik Scarlet became impotent after his spine collapsed he fell into depression, didn't talk about it, and wondered how he could possibly have an intimate relationship with anyone. (scroll down to Related Links for a transcript of this programme)
But then, entirely by accident, a solution arose.
You won't be surprised when we tell you this programme contains adult themes. And a big thanks to Mik for being so open about this subject. We hope it'll help others. It's also funny and fascinating.
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We're continuing to broadcast more Storytelling podcasts on this feed and mix them in with our regular shows. Kate and Simon will be back later this week with the hour-long talk show.
This is the second in a series of seven entertaining and enlightening stories from people who are disabled or have mental health difficulties on the subject of love and relationships. In this edition, Ruby - who had never stepped on a stage before this night - talked about a disastrous date which fell foul of her co-ordination due to dyspraxia. The stories were recorded in March 2017 at an event held by BBC Ouch at the Backyard Comedy Club in London. Share this page on social media and pop over to iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts from, and be sure to rate and review the Ouch podcast. Tell us what you think by emailing ouch@bbc.co.uk tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook.
Can deaf people and blind people be friends? Which bits of spoken office gossip do our non-hearing colleagues pick up? And what does "alp" mean?
Deaf TV producer William Mager answers the Ouch team's nosey questions for Sign Language Week. With interpreter Joe Taylor. #BSL #disability #Deaf
Lana Grant has six children and is autistic. She wrote a book about pregnancy and birth and runs the popular Facebook group, Mums on the Spectrum. From making a baby through to the birthing process and social difficulties at the school gate, there's a lot to talk about, and Lana has been drinking-in information about it for years now. (a transcript will appear here shortly) Another of her special interests - what we used to call autistic obsessions - is puberty. She describes how autistic people dislike change and so puberty can be more stressful because of the new "lumps" which appear. Presented and produced by Emma Tracey. If you liked this please subscribe to the podcast, share this programme on social media and rate it on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to get in touch, email ouch@bbc.co.uk tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook.
Meet the mum with #ADHD whose video rant went viral, the woman who washes her clothes in #cola to help her skin condition, and the chronic illness blogger who has turned her back on clean eating.
Andrea Bell and her two sons have forms of Attention Deficit Disorder - she tells how a diagnosis changed their lives. Now she runs a charity helping others in the same boat and why she sees the disability as a plus.
Australian blogger and podcaster Carly Findlay rounds-up the social media from this month - #DisabledAndCute - and describes living with the rare skin condition ichthyosis.
In order to fix her chronic illness, Natasha Lipman had been obsessive about so-called "clean eating".She was a guest on the programme in 2014 when she ran the Nutriciously Natasha blog and now returns to explain why she now rejects restrictive diets and blames social media for pushing her into an unhealthy lifestyle.
A blind marketing director, a wheelchair using Christmas tree farmer and an entrepreneur with cystic fibrosis share their wisdom and practical tips for building a business. #DisabilityWorks
It's time for the weekly #shop.
Disabled mum Lizzy Gwilliam and the Ouch team have news of some recent developments which might make shopping that little bit easier.
One of the newest hacks includes the wheelchair accessible trolley with space for a baby seat. Please share the link on your social media, and if you rate and review us on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts from, it'll help more like-minded people find us. To tell us your story, email ouch@bbc.co.uk.
How footage taken by guide dog Kika’s wearable camera went viral and the positive change it’s had on owner Amit’s interactions with the public.
Doug Paulley won the wheelchair v buggy case this week. He describes his life in a care home, and why he'll continue fighting discrimination, in this interview from 2014.
… it’s what snow is known as. Like feelable fog on the ground. This week we talk about the surprising ways weather affects blind people and also how it can enhance their navigation. #blind #echolocation #snow #weather #rain #disability
Lost Voice Guy, the comedian who uses an electronic voice to perform, can't say certain things. And the amazing story of Katie Cooke the distance runner with epilepsy who runs, blacks out, then gets up again and continues. #epilepsy #sport #comedy #running #cerebralpalsy #carers
Five-time #Paralympian Hannah Cockroft confesses her winter training is "so boring!" following the vibrant #Paralympic Games in #Rio earlier this year.
The 24-year-old #wheelchair racer also reveals the struggles of securing sponsorship deals compared to some #Olympic athletes and her plans and fears of working with the #UK's up and coming talent.
Presented by Beth Rose.
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How Silent Witness actor Liz Carr has crowd-funded a "ramshackle cabaret" to celebrate the annual UN day. #idpwd #iddp #disability
Hypnosis helps Stuart Thompson manage chronic pain caused by osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bones). A professional hypnotist, Stuart now treats people with similar conditions.
disability #hypnosis #pain
Ouch's Emma has just become a mum. She talks about the steep learning curve she's had as a blind person. First broadcast in August 2015. #blind #disability #children #pregnancy #health #parenting
How having a disabled sibling can change your life. #mentalhealth #autism #epilepsy #disability #family
Listen to our headlines quiz. A bit like Have I Got News for You, if ya like. Listen and share. #disability #quiz
Celebrities are likely to tweet about having “a really great poo”, so maybe it’s not surprising that a growing number are opening up about their mental health issues. Seaneen Molloy-Vaughan and Mark Brown, clever thinkers in the areas of social media and mental health, join us to discuss why so many famous people are “coming out”.
Two people who were in residential care share their unusual life experiences, and we discover how one blind woman makes YouTube videos on her phone.
Meet Matt King, a blind engineer who works at Facebook HQ. He helps to make the social network accessible.
New research by charity Scope found that two thirds of 18-34 year olds conceal their impairments. Emily Shanahan did because of bullying at school. Here's her story. #EndTheAwkward
Transport for London are trialing a badge which asks passengers to give their seats to those with invisible mobility impairments. Catch what happened when Kate Monaghan wore one on the Tube. #disability #TFL
Innocent bystander Nils Bergstrand lost his leg in a Thailand pub shooting. He has turned his bittersweet experiences into a comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe. #edinburghfringe #comedy #disability #amputee
Blind comedians on the unusual things people say to them #comedy #edfringe #blind #disability
Meet Fred. He's a puppet who needs regular assistance from ... puppeteers in order to remain independent and survive. Sound familiar? Emma Tracey presents #disability #comedy #puppet #theatre
The podcast where Kiruna did a parachute jump, and was rejected for DLA. Archive from 2008. Mat Fraser and Kiruna Stamell present. #disability #comedy #skydiving #benefits
Hellomynameis? Accessible information? What might help make a disabled person's hospital stays go more smoothly? Stacy, who is blind and in kidney failure, and Steph, the mum of a child with complex medical needs, compare notes.
Prime minister Theresa May has type one #diabetes, so how does that affect daily living for her?
It's about checking blood sugar, injecting insulin and watching what you eat and drink, says fellow diabetic Leonie Watson.
How people in wheelchairs can't capture all the Pokémon #disability #pokemongo #gaming #accessibility #wheelchair
Will blind and disabled people be permitted to pilot automated cars when they are legalised? #cars #blind #disability #motoring #travel
"There's these two comedians, one has cerebral palsy and the other is bipolar." #comedy #mentalhealth #bipolar #cerebralpalsy #humour
Tiffany Joiner describes her legs as “80 per cent paralysed” due to a balcony fall six years ago. It took a long time for the former yoga teacher to get "back on the mat but now her Instagram photos and videos have earned the UK-based American a loyal following by disabled "yogis". Her handle is @yogaplegic.
Tiffany joins Kathleen, Damon and Emma to chat about yoga and life in general. Find out why she duct tapes her feet together before practicing, how a year of solo travel around Latin America helped her recovery and what advice she'd give to other disabled people keen to try yoga or another physical activity.
disability #yoga #Instagram
Oscar Pistorius's courtroom appearance raises questions about disability and dignity #disability #southafrica #oscarpistorius
Penny Pepper on how some disabled people have to do physical intimacy in a different way. WARNING: contains discussion of a sexual nature. With Damon Rose and Kathleen Hawkins #sex #disability #love
Meet one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy and Don't Take My Baby actor Ruth Madeley.
Nicholas reveals what he does with his less-able or “little arm” - the one he doesn't make music with.
Ruth was born disabled, but that’s not what she always tells inquisitive strangers. Hear the elaborate tale she told Ouch when she came in on work experience 10 years ago.
Broadcaster and campaigner Mik Scarlet explains why the film of the Jojo Moyes book has caused a stir #disability #film #movies #hollywood #books
George Fielding, 21, has a capuccino coloured chair which suits his 'young but old' image #wheelchair #disability #fashion #transport #uber #nhs #taxis #london
They're amazing, but new owners need to put in the work and may get the occasional bump #disability #dogs #guidedogs
Three foodies thrash out some of the burning questions that arise when it comes to cooking when you're disabled.
Fresh from taking part in Disabled Access Day, the team discuss the pros and cons of accessible venues - including the train enthusiast who didn't stop talking for six hours when taking the BBC's Lee Kumutat on a touch-tour of a transport museum.
And with just over 100 days to go before the #Paralympics begin in Rio, we hear about the highs, lows and dramas of the team trials.
The team discuss the ups and downs of doing your hair and trimming your beard when you’re blind or can’t reach your head. #disability #blind #SMA
Author Sue Townsend speaks to Liz Carr and Rob Crossan about her long list of disabilities. Sue Townsend died in 2014. #ouch10thanniversary
contributor Ed Green tells of the death of his disabled twin 20 years ago. #Ouch10thanniversary
Liz Carr and Matt Fraser asked an audience of disabled people to share the names they were called at school. #Ouch10thanniversary
Looking back on the first decade of Ouch's podcast, its comedy and its talk #comedy #disability
The team share personal stories about journeys on public transport. #travel #disability #trains #transport
A dip into our archives to hear Mat Fraser and Liz Carr playing the disability parlour game you may want to forget. But was it too politically incorrect? #disability #comedy #radio #podcast
The people who are 'turned on' by disability. And the writer who says capitalism is disabling. #disability #money #sex #economy
The team discuss those big awareness days like International Wheelchair Day or Autism Day. #disability #charity #society
Ahead of World Book Day 2016, the Ouch team discuss their favourite disabled people from books and film. #books #fiction #disability #films #movies
Do you mark the day you became disabled? The BBC Ouch team discuss, with guests Sofia (11) and dad Nick. #disability #meningitis
Having a disability can lead to mental health difficulties for some. Simon Minty and Kate Monaghan chair an important programme which offers ideas and solutions. #disability #mentalhealth
Would it be better if we used an acronym instead of 'disabled' if it works well for other minorities? #lgbt #disability #language
Disabled presenters Mat Fraser and Liz Carr discuss messy eating (from the archive) #disability #food #comedy #humour
On the face of it, this doesn't sound like the best gift in the world. Or could we all be wrong? #blind #disability #humour
Why disabled mums decide to have children despite the extra risks. And why sign language users might sometimes appear a little politically incorrect.
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What happens when your child starts to question or be embarrassed by your disability? The Ouch team discuss.
disability #parentchildrelationship
The Ouch team plays a game of 1980s dilemmas with a #disability theme. #Christmas #boardgames
Kids, crackers and whether you should give disability-related prezzies to that disabled person in your life. #disability #christmas
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.
Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson tells Ouch that society wants to break down barriers to employment and inclusion encountered by people with disabilities.
disabledpeople #JustinTomlinson #Ouchtalkshow
Sandry Lawry decided last year that she would forget her hatred of the internet and get online. Little did she know how life-changing that decision would be.
When Sandra was born doctors had no idea what was wrong with her. She has a rare disease called Niemann Pick B which has caused her liver and spleen to become incredibly large and swollen.
A number of reasons and emotional distress growing up caused Sandra to isolate herself and so she has spent her entire life hiding her illness, lying to her friends and covering up this huge part of her life.
Now, with the help of a community she found online, Sandra is speaking out for the first time.
She came to the BBC to speak to me, and we had a wonderfully honest conversation.
tech #podcast
The protests which led to the #Disability Discrimination Act, 20 years old this month. Letting your family know you've suffered #chronicpain for years. And the minister for disabled people answers some of your questions. #dda
It’s Halloween and disability related costumes are doing the rounds. Is it offensive to dress up as a mental patient, Oscar Pistorius, or a blind stereotype?
Halloween #disability #podcast
Apple has released 150 brand new emojis. The internet is becoming increasingly visual but how do blind people experience these graphics, and is digital communication becoming more inaccessible?
disability #emojis
This week a picture of a disabled man hugging a stranger on a bus went viral. The man sat with Robert, who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, for a half hour journey, holding his hand and comforting him. We discuss whether people need to be more compassionate, and what this means for disabled people.
disability #compassion
Discussion about the woman from North Carolina who chose to blind herself #blind #disability
Footage of John Lennon mocking people with disabilities has caused a stir online, was it offensive or just of its time?
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Travel, stigma, work and mental illness as a disabled person in Japan.
disability #mentalhealth #travel #Japan
Being a blind mum and the difficulties of getting fit if you're disabled.
disability #blind #newmum
Are disabled models still a novelty? And how airport security checks can get a bit personal for disabled people.
A look at the recent Special Olympics. Also, is it ok to be inspired by other disabled people?
disability #SpecialOlympics
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 Wlilliamson #disability talent agent. With Kate Monaghan and Shannon Murray.
Inside Ouch gets very British as we discuss how the weather can affect a disability.
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Mindfulness classes at school. And should disabled people have the right to die?
disability #mindfulness #righttodie
Lots of people are getting semicolon tattoos, but why? Also, do blind people really touch other people’s faces to see what they “look” like? The team discuss.
disability #blind #mentalhealth
Wheelchair-using politician Anne Begg tells us what she plans to do now she has lost her seat in the House of Commons. Plus an author, a musician, and the autistic character in a computer game With Kate Monaghan and Simon Minty. #disability #politics
When it comes to disability is it best to look “different” or “normal”?
disability #prosthetics #blind
Do you know your PRM from your DBK? Disability acronyms discussed. Also new research says disabled people who travelled on a plane in the last year feel confident about it, but the majority still don't.
disability #dog #flying
Leah Washington had her leg amputated after an accident at Alton Towers, but what happens after surgery? Also Ouch journalist Lee Kumutat had her phone taken from her hand last week. She had her guide dog with her at the time and describes the impact this has had.
disability #amputee
We explore the links between #comedy and #mentalhealth with funny people Felicity Ward, Stuart Goldsmith and also Harriet Dyer, who's starting a club night for comedians with mental health difficulties. Ade Adepitan and Kate Monaghan present.
This week: the new fashion line which wants you to disclose your mental health difficulties by wearing tell-tale slogans - tweet @bbcouch #disability #fashion #mentalhealth
This week we discuss post-election news. Plus, the disabled woman who received an abusive note on her windscreen for not displaying a parking badge.
On this month's show: Podcaster and rapper Scroobius Pip talks about his speech impediment and how he believes it made him more creative. Plus TV presenter and entrepreneur Sophie Morgan on setting up a members club for disabled gig-goers. Other guests include Blaine Harrison of the band Mystery Jets. #disability #music #mentalhealth
Stephen Hawking maintains this could be true, but does this mean we're non disabled in other universes, asks the Ouch team. #disability #science
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.
A glimpse under the bonnet at how the Ouch team get along, and do you disclose your disability on dating sites?
disability #amputee #dating
Meet the man who was in prison three years ago and now hopes to reach the Rio #Paralympics. Will #blind and severely #disabled people ever be able to travel independently in driverless cars? Plus the male student who says having cerebral palsy led to #anorexia. With Rob Crossan and Kate Monaghan.
After a Twitter campaign secured a man with Down’s syndrome his first paid job, the Ouch team chats about the unique barriers people with disabilities face when entering the world of work.
There are at least three disabled entries in this year’s Eurovision song contest. Damon, Emma and Kathleen explain who they are and speculate whether one of them might win.
Deaf blogger Charlie Swinbourne on how the community has reacted to an Islamic State sign language video, plus disability chat from the Ouch team.
They’re in the news this week but what are disabled people’s biggest toilet-related gripes? And should others be cut some slack for nipping in when the facility is free? With Damon, Emma and Kathleen, otherwise known as the Ouch team.
Alika Agidi-Jeffs was filmed on the London Underground singing loudly to himself. 2.5 million people chuckled at it on YouTube but it emerged he was unwell. Hear his story as told to BBC Ouch. #mentalhealth #disability
The "tricks" actors use when playing a disabled character as told by Lawrence Carter-Long. #oscars #films #disability (Part of Ouch show 116)
Should non-disabled actors play disabled roles? And the man with mental illness who got YouTubed by fellow commuters #films #oscars #mentalhealth #disability
Author and academic Tom Shakespeare pays tribute to his friend Stella Young, the disabled Australian comedian and activist who died suddenly last December.
Low aspirations from parents and teachers of disabled children are a problem, says Tracey Abbott, a recruitment advisor for the Business Disability Forum Also features academic Tom Shakespeare and fashion blogger Emily Davison.
Emily Davison, a blogger with sight loss, on understanding body shape plus colours and style. #fashion #clothes #blind #disability
Lively discussion with guests Tom Shakespeare, #fashion blogger Emily Davison, and recruitment advisor Tracey Abbott. #disability #blind #jobs
A quiz question from our Christmas show. Do you know the answer? Listen to the whole show via bbc.co.uk/ouch or on audioBoom #disability
What is a Hoople? Why do we kiss under the mistletoe? How many disabled people are there in the world? Answers to these questions and more in our quiz. With Rob Crossan and Kate Monaghan.
Aussie comedian Stella Young recently gave a TED Talk in which she humorously discusses what she calls "inspiration porn" - where a disabled person does something they believe to be entirely normal yet is held up as inspiring for doing so.
It got over a million views, but as she told Rob and Kate on the latest Ouch talk show, reaction wasn’t universally positive
Listen to Ouch disability talk show 113 in full here https://audioboom.com/boos/2660268-talk-show-113-did-you-say-inspiration-porn
Comedian Stella Young doesn't want to be considered an inspiration just for being disabled, and Bad Education star Jack Binstead on setting up his own YouTube channel. With Rob Crossan and Kate Monaghan
inspire #disability #YouTube
Blogger Natasha Lipman says her nutritious diet keeps allergies, PoTS and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome at bay, and she no longer takes meds. #eds #food
The nutriciously popular blogger who swapped medication for a plant-based diet and how social media can help people with mental health difficulties. #disability #mentalhealth #chronicillness #blind #pride
we look at Guide Gods, a show about how different faiths think about disability. And, with the Scottish referendum nearly on us, we ask two disabled Scots, one in the yes camp, one in the no, how independence might affect disabled people.
disability #inderef #icebucketchalenge
Ever been nasty to someone just trying to help? Laurence Clark has. Also: self defence, the blind man with a gun licence, Tourette's Hero and weeing on a plane. #disability
Do disabled people have a ready-made excuse not to diet or exercise if they have limited movement? We talk to a mobility impaired woman who has lost four stone after changing her lifestyle.
Disabled occupational therapist Liz Hodges asks this question, and describes what her job entails, on the latest talk show.
You could join Liz as an Ouch correspondent. Email details of your specialist subject to ouch@bbc.co.uk
disability #therapy
The story of the big #disability protests in the #90s, and the disabled child adopted by a single disabled woman, aided by her personal assistants. With Rob Crossan and Kate Monaghan.
Meet The Vacuum Cleaner, also known as artist and activist James Leadbitter. He talks about the time he wrote his own mental health act then sectioned himself under it. Also: Mik Scarlet joins us for topical chat. Rob Crossan and Kate Monaghan present.
disability #arts #mentalhealth
A clip from January 2010's Ouch Talk Show where Townsend also talks about being blind and a wheelchair user. A tribute to the satirical author.
Photo shows Sue Townsend, with Denis Norden and Peter White.
Diesel, Gap and the New York catwalk: #Fashion Correspondent Cat Smith updates us. #disability
The man in his 30s who lives in a care home and takes companies to task for disability discrimination. Why do some disabled people hate being called inspirational? Cooking with no sight, and why might you choose an assistance monkey over a dog? Rob Crossan and Kate Monaghan present.
disability #inspirational
Jocelyn in Vancouver brings us all the cures news. If you want to be an Ouch correspondent email ouch@bbc.co.uk and tell us what you could report on.
The alternative politics of #Asperger #comedian Don Biswas and the pending trial of #paralympian #Oscar #Pistorius.
Our citizen journalists report on animals and cures, plus the student whose path-altered when she became disabled in the first week of her Dance A-level. Also, the alternative politics of Asperger comedian Don Biswas and the pending trial of #paralympian #Oscar #Pistorius.
Heather Mills is out of the Winter #Paralympics. What do you do when your care role ends? And why do we say the #disability pound is purple? With RobCrossan and Kate Monaghan.
On this month's show: Three real life Grinches, Paralympian Hannah Cockroft talks about wheelchair dancing on Strictly, and are disabled people in need of better sex education?
Rob Crossan and Kate Monaghan present
disability #Christmas #autism #Paralympics #bipolar #education #Fynnjan
Future technology that's already here, video blogging your mental health and disability comedy talk.
Schizophrenia #depression #technology #comedy
Future technology that's already here, video blogging your mental health and disability comedy talk.
Schizophrenia #depression #technology #comedy
When pretend friends exploit vulnerable people, Katharine Quarmby and Mike Smith discuss. #disability
The Channel 4 funny-man tells how he accidentally got on the GB rifle shooting squad and his subsequent disability angst. #paralympics #comedy #disability
Many say it's the only really great perk disabled people have. This and other discussions with Rob Crossan and Kate Monahan. #disability #Disney
How does a young man go about losing his virginity when his arms and legs don't work? What's it like to be both gay and disabled? And is falling in love with your careworker ever a good thing?
Disabled panelists Asta, Daryl and Kirsty take a tough conversation to the next level in our sex and relationships special. Rob Crossan and Kate Monaghan present.
sex #disability #love #care
Lee Ridley has no voice, so his standup comedy is spoken via an iPad app. In his first ever interview for a talk show, the comedian known as Lost Voice Guy chats about heckles, his meteoric rise to comedy fame and why disability plays such a big part in his new edinburgh show. #edfringe #comedy #disability
From Ouch talk show 99. Photo by Caroline Briggs.
Improv at Edinburgh Fringe, disabled volunteers and invalid stout. With Rob Crossan and Kate Monaghan.
disability #edinburgh #ramadan #volunteer
A Swedish charity has launched cerebral palsy beer to take disability messages to new audiences. We ask, Could UK charities learn from them about creating awareness? Featuring a drinking straw campaign idea from comedian Laurence Clark. #beer #disability #paralympics #charit
Cerebral palsy beer, sex and safety for girls on the autism spectrum, and "I hate the word disability" says dyslexic author of Maggot Moon. #dyslexia #disability #autism #aspergers #books
"I want a rounded life and a bit of variation" - wide-ranging interview where Claire Lomas also discusses how she found her partner through online dating after becoming disabled. #disability #paralympics #londonmarathon
Glasgow mum Laura can't pick up her child. Find out how she encourages him to crawl from room to room instead #disability #parenting
To get people talking, journalist John Pring has posted a list on his website. Here John and fellow disabled journalist Sean Dilley discuss it with presenters Rob and Liz on Ouch's May talk show #disability #power
Visually impaired Paralympic skier Kelly follows the dayglo orange bib of her guide who helps her race safely down the slopes. #paralympics #winterparalympics #disability
Profoundly deaf William Mager recently had a device fitted that lets him hear. Day one was the worst day of his life, now he's drumming on things in his house to see what they sound like.
Some graphic surgical detail. This audio is taken from the Ouch talk show. William speaks via BSL interpretor. #deaf
CochlearImplant #disability
When Caroline says "stop", the dog is trained to run in front of her son and lie down, blocking his path to danger.
The wheelchair user with arthritis goes on to chat about other cool stuff assistance dogs can do, in this clip from the Ouch! Talk show.
disability #dogs
Disabled artist Liz Crow is to exhibit herself lying in bed for 48 hours in an art gallery, and online, to show that life is more complicated than the capable public face people mostly see. Also, Nazi disability holocaust #disability #bed #benefits #art
"My cleaners won't have a job, the local taxi companies [now won't] get a lot of business from me" the hidden effect of benefit change according to our talk show guests blogger Emma Round and cartoonist Hannah Ensor. A clip from Ouch's April talk show available from www.bbc.co.uk/ouch #disability #benefits
How long have they been going? Where did they start? How many gold medals has GB won there? #Paralympics #WinterParalympics #disability
"You can't start fights otherwise you get sent to the sin bin, you can't punch people ... but there's nothing wrong with you going in with your shoulder and into somebody and knocking them flat off their sled." - Rob Gaze, Sledge Hockey goalie for GB's Winter Paralympics team speaking on the Ouch! talk show. #Paralympics #WinterParalymppics #SledgeHockey #Disability