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Radio 4,02 Oct 2018,19 mins

Guide dog refusals, Deafblind signing

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Stories about guide dog owners being refused entry to businesses and taxis are depressingly common. But the MP Alex Chalk has been raising awareness about a discrepancy which sees taxi drivers who don't know the law being treated differently to the owners of bricks and mortar premises like restaurants. We hear from Dr Amy Kavanagh about her campaign to urge people to ask before manhandling blind and visually impaired people who they think need help. And Emma Boswell tells us about a world record attempt with her employers Sense and Mazars - to create the biggest half hour-long deafblind manual signing lesson. Presented by Peter White Produced by Kevin Core

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