Disability activist and commentator Samantha Renke says the law on disability hate speech needs to be strengthened after a podcast discussion about dating someone in a wheelchair goes viral. Also on the show: Actress and comedian Ashley Storrie talks about the autistic character she plays in the new BBC Three comedy drama Dinosaur. The episode was made by Daniel Gordon with Drew Hyndman and Alexander Collins Recorded and mixed by Michael Regaard The editor is Alex Lewis
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”
Wobbling up that hill
Escape plan
"It's happened again" - Frank Gardner left on a plane
'I was scared the guide dog would be electrocuted by the live wire'
Being gay and autistic at Eurovision
‘I used a hairdryer to warm my daughter’s feet’
Ukraine War: 'I think of my wheelchair more than myself now'
The Power of Snow
The lowdown on being disabled in China
‘I often get sepsis, if I get Covid my days are numbered’
Do accessible sex toys exist?
Kate and Holly: Covid finally strikes after all that shielding
Kate and Holly: Covid hits after two years of shielding
Mentally Interesting: The Myth of the Strong Black Woman
Mentally Interesting: What loneliness is
Mentally Interesting: Anxiety or heart attack?
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