On this month's Podcast...

• Rob Crossan - Brings us this week's hot disability news. Including 'Down's Syndrome Dolls' and the 'Disability Darwin Awards' featuring only the most audacious disability benefit fraudsters.
• Interview - We interview Jo Stewart, Paul Payne and Iain Smith from the online soap Haddon Street, which features actors with learning disabilities.
• Questionnaires - We read out some of the best responses to the Podcast Questionnaire. Find out if our listeners love or hate the environment, or indeed their carers.
• Disability Wars - Our explosive new quiz pits contestants impairment against impairment, answering general knowledge questions to find out which of their difficult to pronounce disabilites will emerge victorious.
• Discussion - Liz has been reading a burning thread on the Ouch messageboard, which brings out a delicate discussion about sex and personal hygiene - have your say with the vote on this page. Meanwhile, Mat has a present for Liz to celebrate the Podcast's 30th show.
• End Song - We play out with this week, with the track you voted for, Doctor Who by Dele Fakoya which is taken from the CD Sounds of the Disabled Underground

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Highlights

Listen to Rob Crossan clip Rob Crossan - brings us the news that disabled girls were 'shooed out' of a beauty salon. But even Rob has been scared by a disabled person. Probably not the best idea though for a visually impaired bloke to try an escort a blind person across the road...

Listen to Disability Wars clip Our Disability Wars contestants get ready to play by shouting their disabilities Arthrogryposis and Dystonia, which will be their buzzers for the competition.

Behind the scenes...

Jo Stewart from the Haddon Street soap (click to view full-size image)   Rob Crossan in his full summer gear (click to view full-size image)   Paul Payne from Haddon Street - hats were in vogue! (click here to view full size image)

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