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Good afternoon Ouch'ers! And a special welcome to those of you who are receiving our weekly round-up for the very first time. Get up to the moment Ouch! related info by following us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bbcouch >> Scroll down for lots of goodies including links to disability related programmes on BBC TV, radio and iPlayer << AUDIO: FULLY SICK RAPPER Christiaan Van Vuuren (aka The Fully Sick Rapper) joins Mat and Liz from a Sydney hospital ward where he's in quarantine for tuberculosis. Much hilarity ensues! http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/interviews/audio_the_fully_sick_rapper.shtml SEANEEN MEETS... KATH LOVELL The award-winning mental health blogger Seaneen Molloy meets the campaigner who promotes art and creativity to help bust myths about personality disorders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/features/seaneen_meets_kath_lovell.shtml *********************************************************** OUCH! TALK SHOW #50 Razor sharp humour, chat, games and music in our 50th birthday edition. Mat Fraser and Liz Carr present. Listen now or download it to your mp3 player. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/podcast/talk_show_50_-_april_2010.shtml *********************************************************** DISABILITY B1TCH HOLDS THE BALANCE Everyone's talking about a hung parliament which DB thinks can only be good for her. The other politicians would have to listen to her if she held the balance of power. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/opinion/b1tch/db_holds_the_balance.shtml VIDEO: THE BUBBLE CLUB Watch Ouch's new film about the London night club for people with learning difficulties and find out about the 'Stay up late' campaign, which aims to give 'learnies' greater independence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/features/video_the_bubble_club.shtml PLAYING THE ACCESS CARD Lack of access is one of the biggest disadvantages and inequalities faced by disabled people, but there are times when Laurence Clark says playing that 'access card' can work in our favour. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/features/playing_the_access_card.shtml WE WILL ADAPT IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE Tom Shakespeare on the cost and annoyance of getting things adapted so that, as a person of restricted growth, he can use them. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/features/we_will_adapt_it_for_you_wholesale.shtml *********************************************************** US5 Ouch! presents Us 5, an accessible interactive video; five contemporary dramas, workshopped by people with learning disabilities. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/play/us_5.shtml *********************************************************** OUCH! BLOG: Where the Ouch! team gets to write about the disability stuff we’ve happened upon along the way. CONTRIBUTORS WANTED FOR 'HATE CRIME' TV DOCUMENTARY http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2010/04/contributors_wanted_for_a_disa.html FILMS BY DISABLED PEOPLE http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2010/04/watch_films_by_disabled_people.html DISCUSSIONS Posts from the ever popular and ever surprising Ouch! Message boards. Shopping list: tea, coffee, mobility aids, shampoo.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/messageboards/F2322273?thread=7463250 Nursing, disability and Gordon http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/messageboards/F2322273?thread=7463125 Any tips for easier gardening? http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/messageboards/F2322273?thread=7458075 Camping with a disability http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/messageboards/F3611783?thread=7333459 See all messageboard discussions here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/messageboards/ (subscribe and join in the debate) DISABILITY NEWS Check out our regularly updated news headlines page here http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/news.shtml STUFF > LISTEN: What are the key pledges being made about disability? Hear what the three main political parties say on a wide range of disability issues in this You and Yours special broadcast on Radio 4, Tuesday 27 April. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00s2p3r > WATCH: BBC Three’s autism season contains a series of programmes about young people on the autistic spectrum. Tonight at 9, watch Louis Theroux’s Autistic Driving School, which charts the progress of young people with autism as they learn to drive. Here’s a link to the entire season. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/pages/autism/ > LISTEN: Radio 4's In Touch, the weekly programme for visually impaired people, asks listeners' questions to representatives of the three main parties in this election special. Listen or podcast it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/intouch > Soon on Ouch! - look out for Simon Minty's 'Disability is everywhere' from Hong Kong and our latest talk show to download or listen to (the most fun you can ever have at work ... and you can justify listening to it too!) The BBC Ouch! Team If you think that anyone else you know would like to receive the Ouch! Newsletter, they can sign up here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/newsletter/
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