“ We used to get the vaccination on a sugar lump “
The BBC’s Chief North America Correspondent @bbcblindgazza tells us the only things he knows about polio in our disability quiz. Luckily one of them is close to his speciality subject
OK disability quizzers ...
Some anti-depressants are known as SSRIs - what do those four letters stand for?
Hear comedian Juliette Burton's thought process. Will she know the answer?
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@Cici_cringey got the confirmation email that i was one of the people selected for the stranger things one last adventure exclusive event in london but i don’t have a passport or $2000 😍 i will likely have to relenquish my spot but i am determined to try anyways
Jenn’s Gym is specially designed for people with disabilities and neurological conditions. Jennifer Smyth set it up after a gymnastics accident left her paralysed. Listen to Access All for more: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
“My right leg does the work that my left leg is unable to”
Adventurer Jonny Huntington on becoming the first disabled person to reach the South Pole unaccompanied
Owen Tooth is the first ever wheelchair user to direct an episode of EastEnders
He already has his first “duff duff” moment under his belt - here's how it went
Another door opens on the Access All advent calendar - behind it you will find:
Times columnist Melanie Reid on giving up her column about living with an acquired disability
And Paralympian James Brown on being denied his access needs in prison bit.ly/49tkytf
What's been your disability moment of 2024? Chris McC on Strictly? A Paralympic event? Something that happened to you?
Share it with us - we'll fit as many as we can in a special episode to round off the year
Reply here Insta or WhatsApp 03301239480 starting with the word ACCESS
"We need a plan" - what Lisa, who cares for her disabled son Seth, wants the COVID inquiry to draw up for people like him if there's another pandemic
Rachael, who has fibromyalgia and missed out on care for excruciating pain during the pandemic due to COVID restrictions, agrees
Really interesting result of Twitter's thumbnail compression here: when you see this tweet on your timeline, a lot of the lines appear green; when you expand the tweet, there are fewer; and when you expand the image itself, you discover that there are no green lines at all