The week's ´óÏó´«Ã½ disability highlights
| 14:42 UK time, Friday, 23 July 2010
Every week, the Ouch! Newsletter has a Stuff section, where we draw the reader's attention to disability related programmes, either coming up or available to watch on iPlayer. Here's what made it in to this week's edition.
The Blind Me, which is part of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three's Adult Season, is a one-off documentary following four blind young people as they make some important life decisions.
Coming up on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three, Small Teen Big World, follows the relationship between Jasmin and her mum, who both have an undiagnosed form of dwarfism.
The first in a new series of Word of Mouth, originally broadcast on Radio 4, discusses the different ways in which deaf people communicate. Features an interview with Charlie Swinbourne.
Sound Waves from the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Film Network, follows two families, both with children who are deaf. One has decided to give their son a cochlear implant, the other has not. Why?
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Comment number 1.
At 23rd Jul 2010, Chris_Page wrote:I was rather impressed by The Blind Me - what did you think of it, Emma?
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Comment number 2.
At 24th Jul 2010, OldTone27 wrote:I agree with Chris. Unusually for a program featuring people with disabilities it portrayed them as ordinary people with the same concerns as everyone else. Nothing 'brave' or 'inspiring' just getting on with life.
I thought it did show, in a rather understated way, some of the particular difficulties VI causes but without labouring the point. Best of all the participants spoke for themselves and not through some expert narrator.
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