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   BBC Ouch! disability newsletter - 29 March 2010
One of our columnists has found herself a new pastime which is both exciting and accessible. And we'd also like to congratulate the winners of the Dancing On Wheels competition James O'Shea and celebrity partner Caroline Flack who went on to represent the UK at international level in Tel Aviv, Israel. GEOCACHING THE ACCESSIBLE WAY Armed with a portable GPS device, Liz Carr sets out to discover whether the virtual treasure hunting phenomenon is the fun new wheelchair friendly game it appears to be. DISABILITY B1TCH HATES PLANET EARTH DB is full of admiration for Prince Harry's charitable work, but it's news of a British space station being established that's got her all of a quiver. INTERVIEW: BROADCASTER JOHN BLADES Aussie John Blades' radio feature on the physical and emotional needs of disabled people caused a stir when broadcast and is still being downloaded regularly. He answers our 13 Questions. ************************************************************ Talk Show #49: Razor sharp disability chat and great guests. Listen online or on your mp3 player. Mat Fraser and Julie Fernandez present. ************************************************************ DISCUSSIONS Posts from the ever popular and ever surprising Ouch! Message boards. How accessible is your local polling station? Getting a wheelchair. When is it time? Is the word 'Crip' offensive? See all messageboard discussions here: DISABILITY NEWS Check out our regularly updated news headlines page here http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/news.shtml STUFF Ouch's next podcast is shaping up to be a good one. We recorded it Friday - as you may have seen if you're a subscriber to our Twitter feed - and it'll be on the site just after Easter. LISTEN: BETWEEN OURSELVES, RADIO 4 Olivia O'Leary presents the series which brings together two people who have had profound and similar experiences. In this edition, two women who went completely blind in a matter of weeks tell their stories. WATCH: SEE HEAR The show takes to the skies with one of the UK's few deaf pilots to find out about the obstacles he overcame in order to pursue his childhood dream. LISTEN: IN TOUCH The implications for visually impaired travel and independence if wayfinder, the cheapest sat nav access system, is discontinued. GET INVOLVED: ELECTION ISSUES BBC News are interested in hearing about the issues that will affect how you vote in the General Election. What policies would make your life better. Have your say here. JOBS: BBC DISABILITY TRAINEE SCHEME OPEN All the information you'll need about Extend: the BBC’s work placement scheme for disabled people. Look at the positions on offer and find out how to apply. The closing date is 6th April so get going. Our newsletter is a few days later than usual due to operational reasons. Apologies for this. We're back up to speed now. The BBC Ouch! Team If you think that anyone else you know would like to receive the Ouch! Newsletter, they can sign up here: Look out for the many RSS feeds we have on the site so you can read Ouch! In the way you want. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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