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05/05/2015

Dinosaurs and Dogs

BBC Radio 4 - In Touch, Dinosaurs and Dogs

With Prof Paul Upchurch, palaeobiologist, and Steph Read and her dual-assistance dog.

Palaeobiologist Prof Paul Upchurch talks to Peter White about the impact his visual impairment has on his work. Lee Kumutat meets Steph Read and her dual-assistance dog, Vegas.

Professor Paul Upchurch is a Palaeobiolgoist at London's UCL. His interest in dinosaurs and the living world began when he was a small boy and he now regards his hobby as his work. Paul is registered blind and talks to Peter about the way his visual impairment impacts on his work and his personal life.

Lee Kumutat has travelled to Torquay in Devon, to meet Steph Read. Steph has the hereditary connective-tissue disorder known as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and she uses a wheelchair. Steph has a dual assistance dog, called Vegas, to help her with both her visual impairment and her physical disability and she talks to Lee about the difference Vegas makes to her daily living.

Producer: Cheryl Gabriel.

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