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Dan Slipper Dan Slipper | 10:38 UK time, Thursday, 5 May 2011

> Listen - Radio 4 - In Touch
Tony Shearman is the UK's first blind football manager to be recognised by the Football Association. He tells In Touch how he follows the game and manages his team of sighted players.

> Listen - Radio 3 - The Essay: The Father Instinct
Writer and director Lou Stein reveals how his four year old son, who has Down's syndrome, has been a positive influence on his work and life.

> Watch - ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two - Wanna Be A Rockstar
Eight musical tracks recorded live at the Roundhouse with young learning disabled musicians and their backing group.

> Listen - Radio 4 - All In The Mind
This month sees the start of a new support group run by the Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Care for those grieving after the suicide of a loved one.

> Watch - Film Network - Time Goes Nowhere
Carer Janet's time with Tommy, a young man with low functioning autism, is drawing to a close as he transitions into adult services. Janet reminisces over their time together and sees the world through his eyes one more time before realising she needs to let go.

> Watch - Film Network - Floating Is Easy
Alison has devoted the last three years of her life to caring for her mother who has Alzheimer's. When she wakes one morning to find the front door of her house open and her patient gone, Alison fails to raise the alarm. A decision that has grave consequences.

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