Ouch: Disability Talk

Getting tickets to see Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour has been widely reported as difficult. But getting tickets for accessible seats at Wembley has proved even harder and has had to be done the old fashioned way - by phone. Music journalist, Faith Martin made over 2,000 calls to the line before getting through. With much relief, and tickets in hand, she recounts the frustration disabled Swifties have faced. We tell the story of an asylum centre in Essex which exclusively houses disabled people. It's got level floor access but it has no accessible fittings and fixtures, and no care staff which is causing real hardship. We speak to BBC journalist Simon Dedman, Maria Wilby from RAMA, the charity for asylum seekers, and two people living in the facility, to find out what's going on and who is taking responsibility. And Doug Paulley, a disability rights campaigner from Leeds, joins us to talk about his work. He was the man who famously took First Buses to court to ensure wheelchair spaces on buses were prioritised