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Weekly podcast presented by @emmajtracey
Original disability news stories and features
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'Do you think they don't trust disabled people?'

The government recently published a Green Paper with a consultation on PIP reforms… but why are they making these changes?

Listen to our latest podcast, now
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'I can't see any government department wanting to deal with thousands of people's receipts and reimbursing them'

The government have been suggesting reforms to PIP, in recent days, but is it doable?

That and more in our new podcast
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The latest episode is here!

James Taylor from Scope responds to proposed PIP changes

Pippa shares her tips for living your best life whilst chronically ill

And GCSE’s starting means it’s time to talk about exam adjustments

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'That's something I really love about the Asian Network Motivation show, it's nothing to do about disability!'

The most influential disabled person in the UK, Shani Dhanda tells us why it's so important for disabled people to occupy mainstream spaces
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'I thought I was going somewhere for some care, and in fact it was the very opposite'

Alexis Quinn is autistic and spent nearly 4 years in a mental health hospital

She tells her story, and the support she really needed in our latest podcast
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'You know, disabled people vote too'
In a recent speech, Prime Minster Rishi Sunak announced that he wanted tackle a 'sick note culture' in the UK

We break down what that could mean for disabled people in a crucial election year

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'We're not under-represented, we're over-excluded'

She topped the Disability Power List last year, now she’s fronting her own show on the BBC Asian Network!

Our guest Shani Dhanda gets real about being disabled in the workplace

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We're delighted to launch a series of mini-interviews featuring a British Sign Language interpreter!

Catch our chats with actor Bradley Riches, star of The Traitors, Mollie Pearce, author Bryony Gordon and more!

Check out the videos here: youtube.com/watch?v=a7vk1g…

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New podcast incoming!

Why are so many disabled people in mental health hospitals when they don’t need to be?

What changes to PIP is the PM proposing?

Plus, we chat to the most influential disabled person in the UK, Shani Dhanda!

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'It's my job to make sure that people who are reading it are getting the same experience as those who are listening to it'

Our brilliant transcriber, Alison joined us for our 100th episode

She describes why a transcript is so important to you listeners!
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'Certain words, for example 'elephant', 'colourful' and 'I love you' have exactly the same lip pattern'

Lipreading is way harder than it looks, according to Rose Ayling-Ellis

She tells us why making BSL accessible everywhere is so important
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'Back in the 2000s, we were very much trying to reflect a group of people, disabled people who weren't reflected at all'

From the grass roots to the mainstream, we chat to the Access All team about where it all began

Listen to our 100th episode, now!
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For our 100th episode we asked some disabled celebs to share the best advice they've had from another disabled person.

Here's one from Mik Scarlet!

You can hear more on our latest episode

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'It's nice to be awarded because it does show that people do understand, and I don't need to verbally state everything'

Deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis tells us how theatre is making space for British Sign Language

Listen to our 100th episode now!
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Our 100th episode is officially live! 🥳

We’re so excited to chat to Deaf star Rose Ayling-Ellis

Plus, we take you behind the scenes at Access All HQ… and reveal exactly how we put the podcast together

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“Being an underdog is a very comfortable place” Autistic comedian Ashley Storrie on the pressure of going mainstream

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New pod day is here! 🎙️
Autistic comedian Ashley Storrie chats to
@emmajtraceyabout her new @BBCThree comedy drama Dinosaur.

And a viral clip sparks discussion about prejudice against wheelchair users.

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“I’m not an effing wheelchair, I’m Tom” – the frustrations of being disabled, as conveyed by Tom Shakespeare 🎧 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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“You become invisible” – that’s what Tom Shakespeare says happened to him, as a person of short stature, when he became a wheelchair user late on in life bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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