Letterbox is the game show for everybody with no physical games and no tricky quiz questions. Pairs of contestants go head-to-head as they attempt to crack a series of passwords. For each password solved, you’re awarded clues that will help later in the game. The more clues you have, the better your chances are of moving through the game and ... Read More »
The A Word is the latest TV programme to broadcast autism. It’s a highly watchable drama written by Peter Bowker about a family coming to terms with five-year-old Joe’s autism. It features more than just autism, it tackles love, lust, family, relationships and rivalries. The A Word is set against the beautiful scenery of the Lake District and plays out ... Read More »
The involvement of World Cup star Jamie Roberts coupled with the return of live BBC coverage meant the Varsity Match received more publicity than usual this year, but the Oxbridge rugby event also proved a great success off the field. With Leonard Cheshire Disability selected as official charity partners for the game, a fundraising target of £40,000 will go towards ... Read More »
BBC People with Disabilities in Tech Event Thursday 17 December 2015 | 15:00-19:00 Quay House, MediaCityUK, Salford This free event – which offers a great opportunity to take a behind the scenes look at the various applications of technology at the BBC – is aimed particularly at those who have tech skills, qualifications or experience and whom also ... Read More »
A blood test can determine whether prostate cancer patients are likely to respond to drugs, scientists say. Tests on 97 men, described in Science Translational Medicine, were able to tell whether tumours were already resistant to the drug abiraterone. Doctors at the Institute of Cancer Research in London will now trial the test to see if it can extend lives. ... Read More »
A woman with multiple sclerosis (MS) says her symptoms improved so dramatically she was able to walk again after being prescribed HIV drugs. Shana Pezaro, 36, from Hove, East Sussex, was given antiretroviral drugs after fearing she may have contracted HIV. Within days, Miss Pezaro noticed an easing of her MS symptoms. When a doctor saw her walking up stairs ... Read More »
Young children who have a pet dog in the home are less likely to go on to develop asthma, a large Swedish study has found. Exposure to a dog in the first year of life was linked to a 13% lower risk of asthma in later childhood among the 650,000 children the authors tracked. The findings, in JAMA Pediatrics, support ... Read More »
Hurrah for Clarissa Mullery. If you’re not familiar with Silent Witness, Clarissa Mullery, played by Liz Carr, is a fantastic forensic scientist. She is clever, witty, insightful and very good at her job – oh yes, and she happens to be a wheelchair-user. Thankfully, Clarissa is no stereotype – she is a well-rounded, believable character, and crucially her disability doesn’t ... Read More »
When Cerrie Burnell joined CBeebies in 2009 as a regular presenter, a small number of parents contacted the BBC to complain that her missing right hand and forearm was frightening their young children. Newspapers picked up on the story and were universally horrified. Burnell used the opportunity to turn a negative into a positive by championing matters of inclusion. Also being ... Read More »
Incase you weren’t already aware, the BBC have a fantastic blog specifically for disability news and issues. Read More »
The corporate owners of private hospitals dealing with NHS-funded patients are to be subject to tests to check if they are “fit and proper” persons to be involved with healthcare. The tests would be part of reforms to ensure there was no “repeat of the abuse uncovered” by the BBC last Read More »
In a year when disabled people are in the spotlight like never before, Total Permission is a ground-breaking new documentary on The Space, the new digital arts service (developed by Arts Council England in partnership with the BBC) to provide a unique platform for artists and arts organisations to showcase their work. Read on to watch documentary… Read More »
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