Robot guide dogs to help blind people

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In this episode, we’re checking out access in Japan. How does it compare to the UK? Nikki and Emma talks to influencer Lucy Edwards ahead of her two-part documentary on the country and tells us about the robot guide dog she got to try out.

There’s more debate around the proposed railway ticket office closures with disability organisations giving evidence about how it could negatively affect disabled people. The government and rail companies say we no longer need constantly staffed offices if people mostly buy tickets online. Access All finds out more.

Newly released figures show that since 2020 the proportion of disabled people in science, tech, engineering and maths jobs has fallen dramatically. Research Scientist in Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the University of Manchester, Hamied Haroon, is a mentor for the Lightyear Foundation which helps young disabled people get into science. Access All also talks to Paul Murdin, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University - the man who first identified a black hole. Both scientists are disabled.

Access All is hosted by Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey. It’s recorded and mixed by Dave O'Neill and this week’s producers were Drew Hyndman and Jack Taylor. The editor was Damon Rose, with senior editor Jonathan Aspinwall.

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