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Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 and Nicky Campbell on 5 Live both explored the furore surrounding the use of the word 'mong' by actor Ricky Gervais on Twitter.

Ricky wanted to reclaim the word and use it in his way, saying that it wasn't a shortening of mongoloid, and that he felt it no longer referred to people with Down's Syndrome. He later apologised. But callers to the two shows had lots to say.

Other highlights:

Listen - Radio 4 - Woman's Hour
The programme asked what happens next for school leavers with autism?

Listen - Radio 4 - All In The Mind
Claudia Hammond discovered how a good night's sleep can improve memory, why hysteria is not a thing of the past, and met the carers getting involved in mental health research.

Listen - Radio 4 - In Touch
Guide dogs took one step forward after being allowed to use London Underground escalators, but it was one step back for users of the latest Amazon Kindle as there will be no text to speech facility.

Watch - ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two - See Hear
As part of Black History Month, Ahmed Mudawi found out how black people in the deaf community identify themselves and what BHM means to them.

Listen - World Service - The Forum
Writer Diana Athill, poet Paul Muldoon and surgeon Pauline Chen contemplated how to prepare for death.

Watch - ´óÏó´«Ã½ Alba - Bipolar and Me (In Gaelic)
Rhoda Meek talked to others who have experienced mental health problems and tried to learn how they managed to cope.

Watch - ´óÏó´«Ã½ Parliament - Disability Living Allowance Committee
Recorded coverage of the Work and Pensions select committee on the Government's plans to replace Disability Living Allowance with the Personal Independence Payment.

Listen - Radio 4 - You & Yours - Weekdays at noon
The consumer affairs programme which regularly includes disability issues.

Watch - Cbeebies - Something Special
Entertaining regular educational series for four to seven year old children with learning difficulties.

Catch up with disability radio and TV programmes on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ every Wednesday on this blog.