Access All: Disability News and Mental Health

“Our voices need to be heard” - disabled witnesses at the Covid inquiry


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The latest part of the Covid inquiry, which looks at the impact of the pandemic on the NHS, has heard powerful evidence from disabled people and their relatives for the first time.

BBC Health Reporter Jim Reed — who presents The Covid Inquiry Podcast — shares some of the most poignant testimony that has been shared so far.
Emma Tracey also hears from Rachael Andrews, who is partially sighted and has fibromyalgia, and Lisa Burke, whose son Seth has Duchenne muscular dystrophy about how their lives have been severely impacted by the pandemic.
We also hear from roving reporter Ben Morris who has been to Belgium to learn more about some clever AI solutions for wheelchair users.
Presenter: Emma Tracey
Producers: Daniel Gordon, Alex Collins
Audio recording and mixing: Dave O’Neill
Editor: Beth Rose

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