From fresh-water wells flooded by salty sea water, to avoiding inaccessible emergency shelters, we hear from Ari in Somalia and Melvina in the Solomon Islands about the impact climate change is having on their very exposed corner of the world. It comes as COP28, the UN summit which convenes annually to try and solve the climate crisis - draws to a close in Dubai. This year’s event was meant to be the most inclusive ever – but was it really? The European Disability Forum’s Gordon Ratray, who attended, gives us his lowdown along with Jodie Santos from The Disability Justice Project who is based in Massachusetts, USA. With Christmas party season under way, presenters Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey give their best tips for accessible fashion, with help from a couple of YouTubers. And world-renowned poet Raymond Antrobus joins the duo to talk about poetry, getting his work on the GCSE syllabus and his children’s book Can Bears Ski? About his deaf experience it has been turned into a theatre show that he can’t wait to take his son to see. Recorded and mixed by Dave O’Neill. Produced by: Beth Rose, Emma Tracey, Damon Rose, Alex Collins and Betty Douglas. The editor is Damon Rose, senior editor Sam Bonham. “Alexa, ask the BBC for Access All” plays the latest edition of the programme. Follow us on X, formerly Twitter, @BBCAccessAll and on email we’re accessall@bbc.co.uk.
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“People have turned off their fridges to save money”
From three carers to none
The mystery of the missing disability minister
Anne Hegerty: ‘Quizzing is easy, household tasks are the hard bit’
The battle for BSL
Family of six share a one-bed flat while new house is made accessible
'Wet wipes and dry shampoo get you a long way'
‘Half my income goes on energy bills’
The summer catch-up
The integrated games
Locked away in Ukraine’s orphanages
'My leg amputation was the best day of my life'
‘I was stuck in my flat for 12 days in the searing heat’
Staying cool in heatwave hell
The actress and the stolen photos
'Dad had to carry me up stairs to the LGBT party'
Hitting the mosh pit in my wheelchair
"100 miles from home, no one could visit me”
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