Ouch: Disability Talk

Research published by the UK parliament has revealed that talking therapies provided by the NHS, including counselling, are less effective for people from ethnic minorities compared to people from a white background.   Emma Tracey hears the experience of Ayisha, a British Pakistani woman with mental health difficulties. Emma also talks to clinical psychologist Dr Hibah Hassan, who outlines some of the reasons that underly this reduced success rate.   Also on the show, the blind, British model who’s walking down the catwalk at Copenhagen Fashion Week. Lastly, we profile track and field star, Hollie Arnold, ahead of the Paris Paralympics.Presenter Emma TraceyProduction by Daniel Gordon, Alex Collins and Claire BatesRecorded by Dafydd EvansMixed by Ben MundyEdited by Ben Mundy and Beth Rose