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BBC Ouch! disability newsletter - 11 Feb 2010

This week the Ouch! Team is mostly excited about Velcro-free hospital gowns and the arrival of talk show #48.You?

TALK SHOW #48

Simone and Paul from BBC Three reality show Dancing on Wheels, a blind jazz singing teen and the most appropriately named Veg contestant ever. All joining Mat Fraser and Liz Carr on this month's talk show. Listen on the web or download for later from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/podcast/ouch_talk_show_47_-_january_2010.shtml

THE DATING ETIQUETTE QUIZ

One for the ladies. Don't get your knickers in a twist. Play our quiz, tackle some 'real life' disability dating dilemmas and find out what your personal dating style really is.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/play/the_dating_etiquette_quiz.shtml

BLIND AND VI MOBILE PHONE BUYER'S GUIDE

Blind or visually impaired? Take this handy guide with you when buying a mobile phone in order to get the most out of talking, texting and mobile internet.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/features/blind_and_vi_mobile_phone_buyer_s_guide.shtml

DISABILITY B1TCH VS HOSPITAL GOWNS

Fashion hits in the most unlikely of places. This week DB is a bit peeved she has to look good after surgery now.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/opinion/b1tch/db_hospitalgown.shtml

13 QUESTIONS: SIGN SINGER AND ACTRESS CAROLINE PARKER

Caroline took time out from touring the UK with her show, Signs of a Star Shaped Diva, to answer our nosey questions.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/interviews/13_questions_caroline_parker.shtml

ANDRE JORDAN: Dear Disabled Friend #57

Love is in the air sweet valentine, and Andre's mysterious disabled friend receives some dodgy dating advice.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/play/dear_disabled_friend/andre_jordan_dear_disabled_friend_57.shtml

HAITI, DISABLED PEOPLE AND DISASTERS

Disabled people fare particularly badly in disaster zones, says Tom Shakespeare.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/features/haiti_a_disaster_for_disabled_people.shtml

BLOG ENTRIES

Name that tool: the forthcoming 'BBC Accessibility Settings Tool' needs you.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2010/02/name_that_tool_forthcoming_bbc.html

DISCUSSIONS

Posts from the ever popular and ever surprising Ouch! Message boards. Sorting out my funeral.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/messageboards/F2322273?thread=7291968

S*x [we couldn't put the E in the middle or your email would bounce)]

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/messageboards/F3611783?thread=7288655

See all messageboard discussions here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/messageboards/

DISABILITY NEWS

Check out our regularly updated news headlines page here http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/news.shtml

STUFF

COMING UP: Dancing On Wheels

This eagerly awaited reality show starts tonight, at 9pm on BBC Three. The official site is now live, with Ouch! hosting the show's message board.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00qsw3m/Dancing_on_Wheels_Episode_1/

LISTEN: TAKING A STAND

The programme features Barbara Harris, whose organisation pays addicted women to get sterilised.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00qhmfm/Taking_a_Stand_09_02_2010/

WATCH: Kim Jong-Il's Comedy Club(parental guidance necessary).

Featuring a disabled Danish actor playing comedian Jacob on a cultural exchange trip to North Korea.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qpk0g

WATCH: WHY DO YOU HATE ME?

On Monday the 15th at 8 PM. Panorama will broadcast a report, originally shown in Wales, about disability hate crime. The programme follows a number of disabled people as they experience it first hand.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qykm2

GET INVOLVED: THE BBC'S 2012 APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME

The BBC 2012 - London Apprenticeships scheme is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start a career in the media. You will work at the BBC for a year and study at Westminster Kingsway College, ultimately gaining a Creative and Digital Media Apprenticeship Level 3. Follow the link below to find out more.

Please read from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/apprenticeships/

LISTEN: PODS AND BLOGS

The Radio 5Live offering talks about accessibility this week, speaking to some of the top names in the field. Click below to listen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/podsandblogs/2010/02/haiti_bil_and_accessibility.shtml

Mail from: Frank Mulcahy

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When: 7/2/2014