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   BBC Ouch! disability newsletter: Blaine rocks, Indian inspiration, Big Society
Disabled rock star Blaine Harrison, inspirational campaigner from India, The Blind Me on BBC Three and DB’s take on the Big Society. It’s all here. DIS CONNECTED: GAIL PORTER MEETS BLAINE HARRISON Access to gigs can be tricky if you're a disabled punter but how difficult is it if you are a jobbing musician with a mobility impairment? Gail Porter talks to Mystery Jets front man Blaine Harrison (swoon). DISABILITY IS EVERYWHERE: TANNI AND LITTLE PEOPLE OF AMERICA From the House of Lords to the Little People of America convention, Simon Minty proves once again that disability is never far away. 13 Questions: Dr. Anita Ghai The academic, psychologist and campaigner for the rights of disabled women in India answered 13 Questions while on a recent trip to Manchester DISABILITY B1TCH CHANGES SOCIETY DB wonders what the Government’s Big Society idea will mean for disabled people OUCH! TALK SHOW #53: JULY 2010 BBC's Frank Gardner, the Little People of America annual get-together, Veteran blind TV producer Kevin Mulhern with news and Glasto music. Liz Carr and Simon Minty present. *********************************************************** DIS CONNECTED VIDEO INTERVIEW SERIES Trisha Goddard, Cerrie Burnell, Cara Readle, Gail Porter, Blaine Harrison and next week lawyer John Horan. All disabled in some way ... and all sharing their knowledge and experience in these intimate discussions.
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