Access All: Disability News and Mental Health - Staying cool in heatwave hell

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As the UK braces for record temperatures how do disabled people cool down in a heatwave?

Jo Southall talks about the "body armour" she wears to keep her core cool while Dr Katherine Fletcher says the UK's infrastructure needs to be improved to cope with rising temperatures.

Tim Renkow, comedian and writer of BBC Three's Jerk, talks to us about his character who likes nothing better than winding up non-disabled people - big time.

With Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey

Produced by Beth Rose, Keiligh Baker and Emma Tracey
Recorded and mixed by Dave O'Neill
The editors were Damon Rose and Jonathan Aspinwall

Published on Friday, 15th July 2022.

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