Emma Tracey

Video: Meet Fred interview

What do puppets and disabled people have in common? Quite a lot as it happens. In a play about a two-foot-tall cloth puppet Fred, threatened cuts to his Puppetry Living Allowance mean he loses one of his three puppeteers and can no-longer live independently.

Emma Tracey caught up with Fred at the Edinburgh Fringe and heard about his troubles at the job centre ... and why he isn't fond of the Muppets.

The amputee who impersonates celebrities with her stump

An amputee who dresses her stump up to resemble celebrities says it helps her "own" her disability.

Did you hear the one about the blind comedian?

Blind comedian Jamie MacDonald tells BBC Ouch how he makes jokes about losing his sight and the sticky situations he finds himself in.

Asperger's makes stand-up easier than office work

The man with Asperger's syndrome who finds being a professional stand-up comic easier than any office job.

Amy Conachan: Starring in a disability sex comedy

Amy Conachan is a rising young star of Scottish theatre, who's starring in a new stage comedy about the sometimes awkward reality of sex and disability.

Amy Conachan: Starring in a disability sex comedy

Amy Conachan is a rising young star of Scottish theatre, who's starring in a new stage comedy about the sometimes awkward reality of sex and disability.

Lee Ridley aka Lost Voice Guy: communication revolution

Lee Ridley, 31, has cerebral palsy. His day job is as a member of the media team at Sunderland City Council, but you might be more familiar with his stand-up comedian name, Lost Voice Guy.