BBC - Ouch! (disability) - articles in the "Features" section

The real Santa

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Dig deep into historical literature and you might find that the red-robed legend from the North Pole might not be all he seems. Tom Shakespeare reclaims the jolly fat man.

Subtitles for life

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0000

What if there were some glasses that transmitted subtitles straight to the retina. Charlie Swinbourne investigates this new gadget which could help deaf people.

Where disability meets climate change

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0000

As the Copenhagen summit opens its doors, Kate Ansell looks at how disabled people in the developing world are affected by climate change and how the challenge is being met.

Listen With Father

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

It's all whistles and bells as Charlie Swinbourne's young daughter Martha goes for her eight month hearing test with the audiologist.

Antonio Gramsci: the dead man on holiday

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A hero to the left but rarely thought of as a disabled role model. While in sardinia this summer, Tom Shakespeare visited the childhood home of the famed political theorist.

Independent Living At University

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Adam Hyland, Disability Officer for the National Unions of Students (NUS), talks candidly about the realities of independent living while at university.

Text 999

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:59:53 +0100

Texting 999 trial set to become a reality for people who register for the emergency service. Find out how you can sign up for Emergency Text and make it viable.

David Proud Photo Gallery

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Check out our gallery of photos actor David Proud (Adam Best in EastEnders). Here's pictured here in Desperados, Mischief, The Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Special People.

The shame of wearing hearing aids

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A deaf sales rep causes Charlie Swinbourne to reflect on what it is that makes people with hearing difficulties reject hearing aids.

Audio: The Clothes Clinic

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Wheelchair using fashion designer Louisa Somerfield and blind beauty writer Claire Jennings answer listeners questions and give advice in the Talk Show clothes clinic.