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Ouch Talk Show, Sep 2010: Reasons to be cheerful

Fri, 03/09/2010 - 12:00am

Reasons To Be Cheerful The Musical, Jo Langston from the Orpheus Centre and the usual naughtiness. Liz Carr and Simon Minty present.

Disability Bitch hates freaky paralympians

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 12:00am

Just two years to go until the London 2012 Paralympic Games starts. The TV coverage has already begun but that's not going to change the mind of DB. Read and leave comments.

Audio: music by The Mariana Hollow

Thu, 26/08/2010 - 12:00am

The bassist of alternative metal quintet The Mariana Hollow faced some quick fire questions on the Ouch! talk show and introduced the first track from their debut album.

Disability Bitch loves silver linings

Thu, 26/08/2010 - 12:00am

Every cloud has a silver lining: scientists now say that if you have arthritis, you have some protection against alzheimers. DB's imagination goes wild after hearing this.

Roshni: the blind christian who turned to islam

Wed, 25/08/2010 - 12:00am

Roshni Hafeez explains her decision to adopt the muslim faith and the attitudinal barriers she has faced as a blind person.

Disability Bitch gets a bit of hot action

Thu, 19/08/2010 - 12:00am

With talk of benefits cheats high up on the agenda, now we find newspapers are telling their readers that disabled people spend public money on prostitutes and holidays!

13 Questions: comedian Mackenzie Taylor

Wed, 18/08/2010 - 12:00am

The comedian with Bipolar Schizoaffective disorder took time out from performing his Edinburgh show, No Straitjacket Required, to answer our 13 nosey questions.

Disability is everywhere: brothers, bond and Dubai

Mon, 16/08/2010 - 2:22pm

It's incredible to think that some people think they don't come into contact with disabled people. But they're wrong, so wrong. Just scratch the surface and you'll see.

Deaf country life v deaf city life

Mon, 16/08/2010 - 12:00am

Should Charlie Swinbourne move out of deaf-friendly London to give his children a more free and idyllic life in the country? Read and leave your comments.

Disability Bitch can't run and can't hide

Thu, 12/08/2010 - 12:00am

The rhetoric against benefits scroungers steps up a-pace as 'Bounty Hunters' are employed to track down potential fraudsters. DB is in lockdown.

Audio: Blind Football World Cup 2010

Wed, 11/08/2010 - 12:00am

From blindfolds to ball bearings, England players Dave Clarke and Simon Hill explain the ins and outs of this entriguing sport ahead of the 2010 world cup at RNC in Hereford.

Ouch! Talk Show #54 - August 2010

Thu, 05/08/2010 - 12:00am

The blind world cup is in Hereford this month ... ahh bet you didn't know. Plus music from The Marianna Hollow and beware of cures! Gary O'Donoghue and Liz Carr present.

Dragging accessible computer games into the 21st century

Thu, 05/08/2010 - 12:00am

Tech correspondent Adrian Higginbotham bemoans the fact that accessible computer games are 20 years behind their mainstream equivalents and says it's just not good enough!

Disability Bitch makes cuts

Thu, 05/08/2010 - 12:00am

Our professional whinger has created a handy list of money-saving ideas for disabled people everywhere. (we didn't realise cut backs could be so 'cutting' - Ed)

The crip, the tip and the crying waiter

Thu, 29/07/2010 - 12:00am

As Laurence Clark found out on a recent trip to the US, tipping a waiter when your disabled can quicly turn from a good will jesture to an awkward and anxt-ridden affair.

Disability Bitch hates the DDA

Thu, 29/07/2010 - 12:00am

DB can't quite believe the high profile celebrations on the anniversary of the Americans with disabilities Act. And get what they're proposing!

Dis Connected

Mon, 26/07/2010 - 12:00am

Trisha Goddard, Cerrie Burnell, Cara Readle, Gail Porter, Blaine Harrison, John Horan, Tanni Grey-Thompson and now Baroness Jane Campbell completes our interview chain.

Disability is everywhere: Lady Tanni and Little People of America

Thu, 22/07/2010 - 12:37pm

Our man in the world of disability is just back from Nashville where he attended the annual Little People of America convention.

13 Questions: indian campaigner Anita Ghai

Thu, 22/07/2010 - 12:00am

A polio surviver, psychologist, academic and tireless activist for the rights of disabled women in India, Dr. Anita Ghai answers 13 Questions.

Disability Bitch changes society

Wed, 21/07/2010 - 12:00am

Another week, another plan from the new government. Db gets into the spirit of the Big Society initiative that will see everyday folk running local services.