Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
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Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
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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A Question of Support - Festive Disability Quiz
Do you know anything about disability beyond your own? We test three well-known disabled people.
Featuring BBC Chief North America Corre...
"Seeing my first goal in years made me teary"
When Crystal Palace play Manchester City on 14 December, Neale Ormston will become the first visually impaired commentator of a premier league footbal...
It's International Day of People with Disabilities - let's celebrate!
It's 3 December, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). While everyone chooses to mark it differently - from focusing on leveling...
What Rachel Reeves didn't say about Motability in the Budget
The Autumn Budget was pronounced today and, as expected, it came with some changes to VAT exemptions on higher-end Motability cars and the types avail...
‘She said things without the sense of embarrassment’ - Alice Wong's disability legacy
We pay tribute to US writer and community-builder Alice Wong who died this week at 51. Known for her Disability Visibility project and #CripTheVote, w...
'My heart exploded' - Cariad Lloyd on neurodivergent comedy show
Comedian and author Cariad Lloyd says her "heart exploded" when she was invited to take part in her latest TV project, Playtime.
The show sees n...
How do you sign BSL and cut hair at the same time?
After a summer of discontent and rebellions around welfare reform, the government has announced how it will look into the future of Personal Independe...
'They're not free cars!' - Motability myth-busting
There have been lots of rumours and speculation around Motability recently, especially when it comes to eligibility and price rises. The scheme enable...
No driving licence, no problem - self driving cars coming to London
The first driverless taxis are coming to London in 2026 courtesy of Google's sister company, Waymo. They'll be on trial in the capital, but will they...
Chris McCausland won Strictly - What happened next?
Since appearing on Strictly Come Dancing last year, and winning, comedian Chris McCausland tells Access All that he's "more open" and hadn't appreciat...
Why are black people more likely to be sectioned?
Black people are four more times likely to be sectioned compared to white people, according to the mental health charity, Mind. That number is rising,...
John Davidson: 40 years of living with Tourette syndrome
John Davidson has been the poster boy for Tourette syndrome since 1988, when a documentary about him called ‘John’s Not Mad’ aired on BBC One. It show...
The President's Paracetamol speech
It's not often the BBC has to debunk announcements made by presidents for public health reasons - but that's the case this week after President Trump...
Why singer Abigail thinks autism is 'gorgeous'
Disabled people are reporting that their Access To Work grants are being cut back, and at a time when the government is encouraging disabled people to...
Will the new DWP chief revisit benefits reform?
An impromptu cabinet reshuffle last Friday has seen Pat McFadden take the reigns at the Department of Work and Pensions, DWP. But who is he? And could...
Fighting for accessibility in Parliament
Emma Tracey speaks to one of the only visibly disabled MPs Marie Tidball, who has been fighting for parliament to be more accessible. She's been looki...
Is the DNA of people with ME different?
For years, many people living with ME and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have battled to have their experiences of ill health heard and validated.
Sarah lost her voice to MND, 25 years later she’s got it back
When Sarah Ezekiel was 34 and pregnant with her second child she was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). She lost the use of her hands and all...
Facing exam results day stress with a neurodivergent brain
Be kind to yourself, GCSE and A-Level results are on the horizon and some of us get much higher doses of anxiety and stress than others
Emma Tr...
Finding the funny in mental health at Edinburgh Fringe
Access All’s Emma Tracey chats to three comedians taking to the stage at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.
Joe Tracini has been bat...
Extra episode: Interview with the disability minister
Disability minister Sir Stephen Timms talks to Access All's Emma Tracey a month after the government climbdown on benefits changes.
They discus...
35 Years of Rights in the USA
It's 35 years this week since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) came into being. In the UK we waited a further five years until we got an equi...
Christine McGuinness: Why first dates can be a sensory nightmare
Presenter and model, Christine McGuinness, has thrown herself into dating for the first time since discovering she is neurodivergent. She reveals to A...
'An angry perpetual heckler in my head' - Robin Ince on having ADHD
Comedian Robin Ince speaks with Emma Tracey about his relatively new diagnosis of ADHD.
He has written a book to try and help neurodiver...
Controversial benefits change passes Commons
After weeks of debate and political rebellion, proposed changes to the health element of Universal Credit have cleared the House of Commons.
The...
The 'not the welfare bill' episode
This week, the programme is about cute disabled kids, how attitudes to disabled people are different in New York, kettles, faces, headlines, hackathon...
Emergency episode: 'Bittersweet' welfare reform bill waved through
It's been a fast-moving day in the House of Commons as MPs voted to send the welfare bill on the next stage of its journey through parliament, but it'...
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 to...
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 some...
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 thei...
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 proces...
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 u...
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...
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”.
‘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...
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 h...
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 blin...
"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 h...
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 experienc...
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 chi...