Author Archives: Tim Abbott

About Tim Abbott

Producer, journalist, individual, #spoonie.

Technical Difficulties Series 2, Episode 1

Tim Abbott discusses the DLA consultation with Broken of Britain‘s Bendy Girl.

Join the discussion on Google + Facebook and Twitter . Wear your scars with pride, and remember. We all have Technical Difficulties.

Technical Difficulties 1:13 – 2010 Review

In the last programme in the first series, Tim Abbott and Disability Lib‘s Stephen Lee Hodgkins looked at some of the big decisions of the year in the disabled world and some of the people that made them. A full transcript is available here

Technical Difficulties will be back on air in the first week of February 2011. Between now and then, the government is asking for responses to the DLA consultation. Go to http://www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2010/dla-reform.shtml and take part.

Join the discussion on Google + Facebook and Twitter . Wear your scars with pride, and remember. We all have Technical Difficulties.

Technical Difficulties 1:12 – December 3rd (Intl Day of Disabled People)

Friday 3rd of December is International Day of Disabled People. This year the Technical Difficulties crew were on-air during the day with a round-up of event links and views from the disability world about the day and progress around the world.

The transcript is here
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Technical Difficulties 1:11 – 26 November 2010

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Playlist:

Watercolour – Baluji Shrivastav , Senseability – Caro Snatch , Suitcase – Laurence Amery

Viva Belice – Daddy Antogna y Los de Helio,  Don’t Cry (uncut) – Seal

Technical Difficulties 1:10 – 19th November 2010

Tim Abbott hosts this weekly look at issues relating to the notion of disability. This week, Marlo Donato makes her return to the show as the two discuss beauty and disability through the prism of Marlo’s experience as a manager for high end fashion labels before and during her experiences of Multiple Sclerosis.

The show is transcribed at http://www.scribd.com/doc/51100602

Join the discussion on Google + Facebook and Twitter . Wear your scars with pride, and remember. We all have Technical Difficulties.