Access All: Disability News and Mental Health Podcast
Weekly podcast about mental health, wellbeing and disabled people.
Life stories and solutions with a friendly touch 鈥� for listeners around the world.
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Mental health campaigners want government to give up "unhealthy benefit war rhetoric"
Wednesday
Mental health campaigners fear strategy will focus on "unhealthy benefit war rhetoric".
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鈥淥ur voices need to be heard鈥� - disabled witnesses at the Covid inquiry
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Disabled people give testimony in phase three of the Covid inquiry
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Coalition of 350 disability organisations against Assisted Dying Bill
Wed 13 Nov 2024
More than 350 disabled organisations form a coalition against the Assisted Dying Bill
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Paul Whitehouse and Dr Mine Conkbayir on ADHD
Wed 6 Nov 2024
Dr Mine Conkbayir and her comedy actor husband Paul Whitehouse on ADHD
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What does Rachel Reeves' Budget mean for disabled people?
Wed 30 Oct 2024
The Budget is done and dusted and the US elections about to start.
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Gareth Gates and Ed Balls on stammering
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Pop Idol star Gareth Gates and ex-politician Ed Balls on navigating life with a stammer
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鈥業 just want a job鈥�: The challenge facing young disabled go-getters
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Why is the transition from education to work so hard for young disabled people?
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LGBTQ+ eating disorders on Heartstopper and Tom Gates author, Liz Pichon
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Heartstopper and LGBTQ+ eating disorders plus Tom Gates author, Liz Pichon
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Inside MI5 with an autistic intelligence officer
Tue 1 Oct 2024
A rare insight into the working life of an autistic MI5 intelligence officer
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Why did 2,000 Essex mental health patients die?
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Relatives speak at inquiry into mental health patient deaths in Essex
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The 40-year-olds who are in bed by 5pm
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Why does the quality of life for some people with learning disabilities decline at 40?
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Alison Lapper on life, art, parenting and grief
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Artist Alison Lapper reflects on her life - and the life of the son she lost.
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Paralympics 2024: The Prosthesis Menders
Fri 6 Sep 2024
The final part in a series of special episodes recorded at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
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Paralympics 2024: The gold edition
Thu 5 Sep 2024
The second in a series of special episodes recorded at the Paralympic Games in Paris
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Paralympics 2024: Where do you keep your medal?
Wed 4 Sep 2024
The first in a series of special episodes recorded at the Paralympic Games in Paris
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Preparing for the Paralympics with sweat Hoovers and heat chambers
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Preparing for the Paralympics with sweat Hoovers and heat chambers
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Stephen Fry: The mental scars of Ukraine's war
Fri 23 Aug 2024
How is the war in Ukraine impacting the country鈥檚 mental health?
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Live at the Edinburgh Festivals: Adam Hills and Dan Tiernan
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Comedians Adam Hills and Dan Tiernan join Emma and a live audience in Edinburgh
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Live at the Edinburgh Festivals: Matt Forde and Abby Cook
Wed 14 Aug 2024
Political comedian Matt Forde and Blue Peter鈥檚 Abby Cook join Emma in Edinburgh
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鈥淭herapists are scared of getting it wrong on race鈥�
Wed 7 Aug 2024
Why some people from ethnic minority groups benefit less from counselling.
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Accessible housing: 鈥業 lived in a hotel for 17 months鈥�
Tue 30 Jul 2024
Disability activists demand more accessible housing.
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鈥業 was desperate鈥�: The ads for unlicensed ADHD meds getting banned
Wed 24 Jul 2024
The move to ban adverts for unlicensed ADHD meds and bestselling author, Jack Jordan
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鈥業t felt really unfair鈥�: The disabled migrants turned away from Australia
Wed 17 Jul 2024
The challenges of relocating Down Under for disabled people and their families
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Disability hate speech in football
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Access All examines ableist abuse amongst sports fans
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Election Q&A: Employment, cost of living and Carer鈥檚 Allowance
Tue 2 Jul 2024
Employment, cost of living and Carer鈥檚 Allowance 鈥� the election topics you asked for
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Election interviews: The Green Party, Reform UK and Plaid Cymru鈥檚 disability policies
Fri 28 Jun 2024
We speak to the Green Party and Plaid Cyrmu and hear about Reform UK鈥檚 plans
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Election interviews: The Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party鈥檚 disability policies
Thu 27 Jun 2024
We speak to Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Marion Fellows from the SNP
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Election interviews: The Labour Party鈥檚 disability policies
Wed 26 Jun 2024
We speak to Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the Labour Party
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Election interviews: The Conservative Party鈥檚 disability policies
Wed 26 Jun 2024
We speak to Mims Davies, from the Conservative Party
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Election Q and A: mental health, children and housing
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Election topics suggested by our audience: mental health, children, housing and COVID.
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