Ouch Podcast #32 - listen now!

Sparks fly when Mat and Liz meet the highly excitable Mikey and Darnell from Big Brother 9, pure magic when disabled punk band Heavy Load play live, Rob Crossan's unique take on the month's disability news and you won't believe what happens during Veg, Veg or Veg. It's all here on the unmissable Ouch October Podcast!

Day Centres in the Sun

Laurence Clark and his wife wanted a romantic sun holiday. Find out what happened when they visited a resort designed for disabled people.

Andre Jordan: 'Dear Disabled Friend' #41

The weather is cold and grey, so Andre and his disabled friend have jetted off to sunnier climes. But our cult doodler wants a quiet word about an incident at the airport ...

Disability Bitch vs the credit crunch

DB thinks the government has been bailing crips out for years with tax payer's money. Now the banks are getting in on the act by being nationalised and she is not impressed.

13 Questions: Adrian Carter

Disabled due to a motorbike accident, Adrian Carter now runs a catering business and voices 'Ozzy the Owl' on the latest Creature Discomforts ad campaign. Will Ouch's probing questions give him food for thought?

We can be heroes

Whatever you do, don't call wheelchair-using columnist Tim Rushby-Smith a hero. He protests that he's just an ordinary guy, unlike all those Paralympic athletes ...

The sign of the fat man

When Charlie put on a bit of weight, he was confronted by deaf mates who were less than subtle about telling him so. Were they just being rude? Or do 'deafies' have a more direct way of speaking their mind?

They tried to make me go to rehab, I said Yes! Yes! Yes!

It's been a bad month for Ouch columnist Tom Shakespeare. Previously he had no difficulty walking, now he faces a possible permanent paralysis. Tom puts fingers to keyboard to share his feelings. We wish him well.

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