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The Kaye Adams Programme: Gender-neutral toilets and Ask the Animal Behaviourist.

18/07/2017

Gender-neutral toilets and Ask the Animal Behaviourist.

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, Gender-neutral toilets and Ask the Animal Behaviourist.

Are gender neutral toilets the way ahead? Ask the Animal Behaviourist and Name the Place.

Kaye Adams gets to the heart of the news. Are gender neutral toilets the way ahead, and is there anything wrong with children being shy?

According to editorial in The Times, a new consultation by the Scottish Government has rewritten guidance setting out minimum standards for school buildings to include the approval of gender neutral toilets. 
A number of schools in Scotland adopted unisex toilets several years ago.
Are they the way ahead? Should we have gender neutral toilets everywhere?

Every fortnight, we give you the opportunity to ask all your burning questions regarding our animal friends.
As our resident vet Ross Allan is on holiday this week we have a little change to the recipe this week and we'll be joined by Animal behaviourist Roger Mugford.

Samantha Smithies, from Peterhead, was born with her organs on the 'wrong side' of her body. It's a condition called Situs Inversus Abdominus and just one in every 10,000 people suffer from it. 

Prince George and Princess Charlotte capture many of the front pages this morning on their visit to Poland and Germany. Much of the emphasis is placed on Prince George appearing to be shy - is there anything wrong with children being shy?

We're in the middle of holiday season right now but for people with disabilities and complex needs and their carers, holidays can be little more than a pipe dream. What are the options for getting a break as a family when you or your loved one have care needs? 
Mairi O'Keefe is the CEO for Leuchie House, Phil Scott is Managing Director at Can Be Done, specialist tour operators for Disabled Travellers, Marion Davidson, carer for her husband Stuart and Barbara Dalziell has MS. 


Can you Name The Place?
CLUE 1: Most place-names are descriptions of places, but some are metaphorical rather than literal.
One half of today's place-name seems to be metaphorical, but isn't. The other half doesn't seem to be metaphorical, but is.
CLUE 2: "Rest and Be Thankful" is a beauty spot between Glen Kinglas and Glen Croe in the Scottish Highlands. Today's place-name is in a different part of Scotland, and might be thought to mean "Taste and See".
CLUE 3: The place-name is from the language that developed into Older Scots.
CLUE 4: It has something in common with Aberdeen and Inverness. 
CLUE 5: Bertha moved here in 1997.
CLUE 6 It has a wall that shares a name with an Irish town.

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