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“chop your left palm and say alp” and other sign language insights.
I have a long-lasting relationship … with my psychologist
comic Sofie Hagen on the relationships she has with her therapist, friends and food
‘My date was derailed by dyspraxia’
The man taught to have sex by lesbians
After Mik became impotent he had to learn new ways of getting intimate
From mental health meltdown to finding love
John Servante, who has depression, found love after a chance argument over an audition.
Behind the scenes
Two playwrights and a musician give behind-the-scenes access to their works.
My brother taught me how to laugh
Georgie's brother played a prank on her - and taught her how to laugh again.
How not to teach your girlfriend about being deaf
How not to train your girlfriend about being deaf
The love triangle which ended in a police cell
Let's talk about mental health ... but then what?
Two 'mental healthers' hijack Ouch to discuss this week's big news.
Richard III: "A disabled guy gets cast as the disabled guy"
A colourful conversation with Mat Fraser who's about to play Shakespeare's king in Hull
Are people with learning difficulties allowed to vote?
With the general election imminent, Ouch's podcast investigates access to voting
'My brain injury turned me into a teenager'
Dave Mercer had been married three years when a brain injury changed everything.
‘Is that all you’re having?’
Podcast: Why office treats and commenting on people’s lunch choices can be unhelpful
Deaf Poets Society
Poet Raymond Antrobus on playground taunts, deaf identity and what sounds he can hear
To Switzerland or not
Mental health, MS, and private Facebook groups for disabled people.
When going blind is funny
Comedian Tom Skelton turns his personal sight loss story into a show
Why one deaf man didn't vote until his 40s
Plus, parliaments disabled MPs and how hashtag #CripTheVoteUK performed.
Alternatives to the job interview
The chief exec of Mencap on how more people with learning disabilities could be working
The only MP who wears a t-shirt in parliament
Meet Jared O'Mara, the only male MP who doesn't have to wear formal shirts in the Commons
Growing up with disabled parents
Two grown-up kids who have a different kind of independence
Dr Hannah: 'I often get to emergencies first because of my speedy wheelchair'
Dr Hannah Barham-Brown on crowdfunding her wheelchair and working in a busy hospital.
What happens to my disabled son when I die?
Mark hopes his 'death plan' will keep son Steven out of an institution
“I saw you on stage, you’re definitely bipolar”
When psychologists watched a comedian perform they ended up diagnosing him with bipolar.
Gin, sushi and disability
The visually impaired refugee with a world class degree and a gin and sushi habit.
Rationing energy - and other chronic illness life hacks
Tips for managing day-to-day life with pain, fatigue and limited energy.
Storytelling Live: Tales of the Misunderstood
A badly timed dislocation and the wheelchair who stunned a praying nun by walking.
Drunk people ask the most awkward questions
Lost Voice Guy uses an iPad to speak and is an expert handler of awkward questions.
The woman who experiences pain as red and rectangular
Rachel reveals how she can see and hear her own pain
Love, sex and cotton buds (replay)
How one girl learnt about the birds and the bees at a boarding school for disabled kids
Behind bars with a mental illness
Ria set light to her house when she was in it, and found herself in custody
