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In Touch: 08/05/2012

08/05/2012

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Peter talks to the blind Chineese dissident Chen Guangcheng in a Beijing hospital

Peter talks to blind Chineese dissident Chen Guangcheng who is in a Beijing hospital. He tells Peter that he hopes to go to America with his family to study.

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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