Access All: Disability News and Mental Health

Weekly podcast about mental health, wellbeing and disabled people. Life stories and solutions with a friendly touch – for listeners around the world.

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"Seeing my first goal in years made me teary"
The Disability Law Service turns 50 and actor Mat Fraser on a brand new arts archive
10 Dec 2025,33 mins
It's International Day of People with Disabilities - let's celebrate!
And Hollywood star Adam Pearson on the perils of AI with a facial difference
03 Dec 2025,35 mins
What Rachel Reeves didn't say about Motability in the Budget
And why are neurodivergent people more likely to be scammed?
26 Nov 2025,31 mins
‘She said things without the sense of embarrassment’ - Alice Wong's disability legacy
.... and TikTok pranksters targeting disabled people for fun
19 Nov 2025,39 mins
'My heart exploded' - Cariad Lloyd on neurodivergent comedy show
...and disability consultant Simon Minty with job tips and tricks
12 Nov 2025,34 mins
How do you sign BSL and cut hair at the same time?
...and disability minister, Sir Stephen Timms, reveals plans for the review into Pip
06 Nov 2025,34 mins
'They're not free cars!' - Motability myth-busting
...and what's Purple Tuesday and the six-second rule?
29 Oct 2025,27 mins
No driving licence, no problem - self driving cars coming to London
...and meet the Carer of the Year
22 Oct 2025,38 mins
Chris McCausland won Strictly - What happened next?
And how some feel Access to Work is 'Access to nowhere'
15 Oct 2025,29 mins
Why are black people more likely to be sectioned?
…and the disabled dancers giving an insight into Ellie Goldstein’s Strictly journey
08 Oct 2025,35 mins
John Davidson: 40 years of living with Tourette syndrome
… and the new film, ‘I Swear’, made about his life
30 Sep 2025,32 mins
The President's Paracetamol speech
and the Welsh influencer who found herself being made fun of by Borussia Dortmund
24 Sep 2025,33 mins
Why singer Abigail thinks autism is 'gorgeous'
... and we report on a growing Access To Work concern
17 Sep 2025,43 mins
Will the new DWP chief revisit benefits reform?
And halting avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities
10 Sep 2025,35 mins
Fighting for accessibility in Parliament
…plus the niche disability board games
03 Sep 2025,42 mins
Is the DNA of people with ME different?
And high heels make some disabled people walk better
27 Aug 2025,41 mins
Sarah lost her voice to MND, 25 years later she’s got it back
An astonishingly feel good story about AI
20 Aug 2025,24 mins
Facing exam results day stress with a neurodivergent brain
And your feedback on what the disability minister told us
13 Aug 2025,37 mins
Finding the funny in mental health at Edinburgh Fringe
We chat to Joe Tracini, Juliette Burton and Harriet Dyer
06 Aug 2025,27 mins
Extra episode: Interview with the disability minister
On Access To Work, collaborating with disability groups, and more
01 Aug 2025,22 mins
35 Years of Rights in the USA
And the wheelchair user going to 100 gigs
30 Jul 2025,32 mins
Christine McGuinness: Why first dates can be a sensory nightmare
And is Stevie Wonder the most famous disabled person in the world?
23 Jul 2025,38 mins
'An angry perpetual heckler in my head' - Robin Ince on having ADHD
The Infinite Monkey Cage comedian on his 'normally weird' life
16 Jul 2025,34 mins
Controversial benefits change passes Commons
Access All: MPs vote in controversial benefits change
09 Jul 2025,20 mins
The 'not the welfare bill' episode
And how Paul Carter almost made the Paralympics
03 Jul 2025,41 mins
Emergency episode: 'Bittersweet' welfare reform bill waved through
Emergency episode: 'Bittersweet' welfare reform bill waved through on government vote
01 Jul 2025,18 mins
Emergency episode: The welfare reform climb-down
What concessions have the government made to their welfare reform plans?
27 Jun 2025,21 mins
What's the secret to a happy ADHD child?
And how to survive a festival when you're neurodivergent
25 Jun 2025,38 mins
What can disabled people get away with?
And Rosie Jones on Pushers, her new sitcom
19 Jun 2025,29 mins
Q&A: The welfare reform bill is out, what does it say?
Emma Tracey, Michael Buchannan and Jasmine Andersson answer your questions
18 Jun 2025,18 mins