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   BBC Ouch! disability newsletter those deaf things, Crohn's comedian, autism season and more..........
Sit back, relax and enjoy a newsletter which is not about the forth-coming UK elections. Oh accept for the Disability B1tch bit. And come and say hi to us if you're at Naidex next week (more on that later) Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bbcouch YOU KNOW YOU’RE DEAF WHEN … Part 1 of Charlie Swinbourne's entertaining list of deaf-only experiences. 13 QUESTIONS: COMEDIAN GARETH BERLINER From Crohn's disease to comedy, Gareth’s story unfolds as he answers our nosey questions DEBATE DISABILITY B1TCH despite the fact she hates the world, she's standing as MP for Cyberspace in the forthcoming general election. This week she sets off on the campaign trail. DEAR DISABLED FRIEND If someone called you the S-word (?), would it be a problem? Andre Jordan's Dear Disabled Friend takes issue with a well-intentioned compliment. OUCH! TALK SHOW #50 YouTube star The Fully Sick Rapper, joins us from his quarantine bed in a Sydney hospital. Plus news, chat, games and music in our 50th birthday edition. Mat Fraser and Liz Carr present. Listen now or download it to your mp3 player. STUFF > Ouch! Towers will be fairly quiet next week as we camp out at a trade show called Naidex in Birmingham's NEC. If you plan to be there, please come and visit our stand or check out one of our seminars, which feature a travel discussion, plus comedy by Steve Day and Gareth Berliner. > GET INVOLVED: April 27, 8:40pm - Radio 4's In Touch, the weekly programme for visually impaired people, will be broadcasting an election special where they'll be asking your questions to representatives of the three main parties. If you have something you're keen to have answered, then email intouch@bbc.co.uk before close of PLAY on Sunday THE 25TH OF April. > WATCH: America’s Medicated Kids. Faced with the challenging behaviour of their kids, more and more parents in America are turning to psychoactive medication to help them cope, even though the drugs, and sometimes the diagnoses, remain controversial. Louis Theroux travels to one of America's leading children's psychiatric treatment centres, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, hoping to understand what drives parents to put their kids on drugs. See it on Sunday the 18th of April, 9 PM. BBC2. > COMING UP: BBC Three’s autism season contains a series of programmes about young people on the autistic spectrum. It start’s on Thursday 22 April with The Autistic Me, One Year On, which follows the fortunes of three young men looking for love, a job and independence. Be careful of volcanoes out there - they're not DDA compliant. Source: The BBC Ouch! Team Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
