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EPISODE · Oct 16, 2015 · 15 MIN

The disabled man who held a stranger's hand on a bus

from Access All: Disability News and Mental Health · host BBC Sounds

This week a picture of a disabled man hugging a stranger on a bus went viral. The man sat with Robert, who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, for a half hour journey, holding his hand and comforting him. We discuss whether people need to be more compassionate, and what this means for disabled people.

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