In Touch Podcast
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
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Fight For Sight Report; England's First Blind Musical Therapist
Tue 15 Sep 2020
The call from Fight For Sight for a doubling in eye disease research funding in the UK.
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Paralympic Legend Tim Reddish On The Delayed 2020 Games; Who Were Japan's Goze Performers?
Tue 8 Sep 2020
Paralympic legend Tim Reddish looks ahead to the rescheduled games one year from now.
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Back To School, Safer Travel On Public Transport
Tue 1 Sep 2020
What is been done to keep blind pupils safe and fully involved as they go back to school?
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Drug Supplies After The Brexit Transition Period Ends; A Photographic Record Of Blind People During Italy's Lockdown
Tue 25 Aug 2020
What are the plans to keep drug supplies flowing after the Brexit transition period ends?
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Heading Back To Work; "Blindness" At London's Donmar Warehouse
Tue 18 Aug 2020
Peter White discusses the safest ways to return to work post-lockdown.
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Blind charities battle back after lockdown; Her Abilities Award
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Peter White looks at the efforts some blind charities are making to adapt after lockdown.
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Virtual pubs, robot guide dogs and face masks
Tue 4 Aug 2020
Face masks, robotic guide dogs and the the virtual pub.
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Dog passports and online dating
Tue 21 Jul 2020
What does leaving the EU mean for taking guide dogs abroad?
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David Rathband and Moorfields Video Consultations
Tue 14 Jul 2020
Ten years on from the Rathband shooting and Moorfields Video Consultations.
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E-scooters, audio description and gaming
Tue 7 Jul 2020
Rental e-scooters, audio description and accessible gaming.
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RNIB failings and Lord Blunkett
Tue 30 Jun 2020
The RNIB respond to the damming report produced by the Charity Commission.
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The Impact of Lockdown
Tue 23 Jun 2020
Three perspectives on how lockdown has affected blind and visually impaired people
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Supermarket shopping and education in lockdown
Tue 16 Jun 2020
A new scheme to help blind and visually impaired people access priority supermarket slots.
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Music Lessons, Votes, Concessions
Tue 9 Jun 2020
A new development in secret ballots for blind people.
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Guide Dogs and Guide Runners
Tue 2 Jun 2020
Guide Dogs director Peter Osborne talks waiting lists and lockdown restrictions
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±«Óãtv Schooling and Sirine Jahangir
Tue 26 May 2020
What home schooling challenges face the blind parents of sighted children during lockdown?
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Uber, Eye Treatment and Lockdown Fitness
Tue 12 May 2020
Why Uber is being taken to court by a blind user.
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Lockdown Shopping Update and Keeping Fit
Tue 5 May 2020
New announcements for people needing help with groceries during lockdown.
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Urgent Eye Care in Wales and John Slade
Tue 28 Apr 2020
How does provision of eye care differ across the UK during the lockdown?
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Pressure on sight loss charities; Using video conferencing when you're visually impaired
Tue 14 Apr 2020
Blind charities struggling during the coronavirus crisis. Video calling with sight loss.
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Shopping during lockdown and Braille library closure
Tue 7 Apr 2020
Should blind and VI people be included in the government's list of vulnerable people?
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Coronavirus and Blind Isolation
Tue 31 Mar 2020
As the reality of the coronavirus lockdown hits - how are blind and VI people coping?
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Job Prospects
Tue 24 Mar 2020
A special programme looks at careers for young blind and visually impaired people.
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Coronavirus and Pavement Parking
Tue 17 Mar 2020
What is the impact of coronavirus measures on blind and VI people?
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Schizophrenia and blindness, Hester Poole, and Nicholas Saunderson
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Why does congenital blindness appear to be a barrier to schizophrenia?
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Blind stand-up comedy, accessible apps and a study about touch
Tue 3 Mar 2020
Blind comedian David Eagle, a study about touch and accessible apps.
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Accessible transport, macular disease and would you want your sight restored?
Tue 25 Feb 2020
Blind playwright Mandy Redvers Rowe on her new ±«Óãtv drama 'Second Sight'
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