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Radio 4,08 May 2012,20 mins

08/05/2012

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Peter White talks to blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng who is currently in a Beijing hospital, recovering from the injuries he received escaping from being held under house arrest in his home town. Guangcheng says he and his wife suffered terrible beatings by local officials during their arrest and he hopes to receive compensation for what he and his family have endured. Lee Kumutat reports New College Worcester and meet students visiting from mainstream schools to compare methods of accessing the curriculum. Prof Mike McLinden from VICTAR, Visual Impairment Centre for Training and Research at Birmingham University explains the strategies behind teacher -training and inclusion in the classroom in both mainstream and single disability schools.

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