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Disability Bitch hates David Beckham

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

So it's been revealed that David Beckham has a disability - asthma, but Disability Bitch is sick of hearing about his medical conditions and proposes an amnesty.

13 Questions: Liz Crow

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Disabled film-maker, Liz Crow's latest installation, showing in Liverpool, explores T4, the Nazi programme which ordered the killing of disabled people during the Holocaust.

Us 5

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Ouch! presents Us 5, an accessible interactive video; five contemporary dramas, workshopped by people with learning disabilities.

The Staring Stalemate

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

We all know that hospital appointments can be dull, but Liz Carr has found a solution. Find out how staring at people and and being stared at in return helps pass the time.

Disability Bitch v surveys

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Have you seen the facially disfigured newsreader on Five's lunchtime news this week? DB has ... but she also saw a related survey which is causing her heart-wrenching grief.

13 Questions: Steve Light

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Steve Light felt robbed of a fulfilling life because he was gripped by social anxiety. He set up Leading Light to help others who were affected by the condition.

Will 3D make TV and films less accessible?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

3D film and TV has never caught on but now might be here to stay. Ouch editor Damon Rose is visually impaired and gives a personal history on how it never worked for him.

Staff Benda Bilili: African disability beats hit the UK

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

A talented, fun and high energy 8 piece band from Democratic Republic of The Congo, with 5 disabled members, Staff Benda Bilili are making big waves on the world music scene.

Disability Bitch hates ice

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Some say there's no disability community but one thing unites many of us: falling over. This week DB is heartened to hear the NHS has a unique solution to wintry icy slip-ups.

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.