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Date/Time 26 Dec 2014 4:37:32am
I had to turn it off as work was about to get in they way, therefore I only heard the first 10mins or so and will finish listening later today. However, I was gobsmacked to hear the interviewer asking Trev about his abilities, then quickly answering (?'for him'?) in a way that was clearly putting her long sentences and big words into his mouth. She asked him about his 'disabilities', His answer "...long pause....yeah" She had already established his level of communication ability. We don't know what he understood from what she asked. I would have liked to hear Trev's answer after being asked about himself and his life and abilities! This is a pretty old fashioned, negative and uneducated way of looking at the issue of different abilities. I was really disappointed to hear it aired on my favourite radio channel- Fran, RN
