If you want to find out what's on TV and what is audio described, check out our daily TV Guide podcast from RNIB Connect Radio. Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect (https://audioboom.com/channel/weeklyconnect) - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Conversations (https://audioboom.com/channel/conversations) - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Read On (https://audioboom.com/channel/readonair) - The Au ...
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RNIB Connect Radio is the UK radio station sharing stories of people living with sight loss. Listen to blind and partially sighted people talk about a wide range of topics of relevance to them and join the conversation yourself by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect (https://audioboom.com/channel/weeklyconnect) - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Read On (https://audioboom.com/channel/readonair) - The Audioboo ...
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RNIB Connect Radio is the UK radio station for blind and partially sighted people to find out what is happening in the community. You can also contribute and share your stories by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk (mailto:radio@rnib.org.uk) . Get involved and join the conversation. Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Conversations (https://audioboom.com/channel/conversations) - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Read On (https://audioboom.com/ ...
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If you are blind or partially sighted and have an interest in sport, whether it be as a participant or as an observer, this podcast is for you! Get involved and join the conversation by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk (mailto:radio@rnib.org.uk) Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect (https://audioboom.com/channel/weeklyconnect) - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Conversations (https://audioboom.com/channel/conversations) - Blind and partially ...
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Tech Talk is a podcast and radio show for blind and partially sighted people who are interested in accessible technology. Find out about the latest products from specialist equipment to off the shelf solutions. Get involved or join the conversation by emailing techtalk@rnib.org.uk Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect (https://audioboom.com/channel/weeklyconnect) - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Conversations (https://audioboom.com/cha ...
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A weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios. We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks. Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group. Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and ...
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S2 Ep379: First Sight Loss Council Launches in Scotland
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The first Sight Loss Council is being launched in Scotland, with the help of Sight Scotland, Sight Scotland Veterans, and Visibility Scotland, it’s being funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust, following the successful SLC model that’s been in place for a few years now in England. Hubert has been speaking to the engagement manager from the first Scotla…
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S2 Ep488: Thomas Pocklington Trust DSA Education Select Committee
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Thomas Pocklington Trust were involved in the recent Education Select Committee around Disabled Students Allowance. David Hogg speaks to TPT’s Lucy Merritt to find out moreبقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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510: Tech Talk 510: Nest Smart Doorbell, Smart Healthcare, Spiderman 2
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This week, we hear about some of the latest products from the RNIB shop that could help you look after your health more easily. Callum Stoneman tries out the Nest Smart Doorbell from Google. Plus, Sightless Kombat returns, putting another console video game through its accessibility paces. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at …
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368: Lord Jeffrey Archer & Dr Lin Berwick MBE
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We interview Lord Jeffrey Archer as he records a special introduction to his book Traitors Gate exclusively for RNIB Talking Books, plus as her book 'Nobody Does it Better than Me: The Story of Alma' is recorded for the library, Robert Kirkwood chats to Dr Lin Berwick MBE.بقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep475: Accessible Stadia VI Celtic Fan Jerry McColgan
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What’s it like being a VI match-going football fan? Our David Hogg spoke to Jerry McColgan, a life-long Celtic supporter to find out…بقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep488: DWP PIP Consultation Rosin Jacklin
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The Department of Work and Pensions has launched a consultation into changed to Personal Independence Payment. David Hogg caught up with RNIB’s Rosin Jacklin to learn more about the consultation…بقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep487: RNIB Connect Voices Round Up 1 May 2024
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Clare Aldworth, RNIB Insight Community Manager shares the latest opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to get involved in with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey. Opportunities highlighted this week included: Your experience of website accessibility Tilly is a student studying Media Production at De Montfort University. She is currently…
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S2 Ep483: I-SCREEN - A Project to Revolutionise the Care of Age Related Macular Degeneration
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I-SCREEN is a project being supported by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast which aims to revolutionise the care of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) by developing an artificial intelligence (AI) programme to identify and monitor the early stages of AMD through equipment found in High Street Opticians. Dr Ruth Hogg from the Centre for P…
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S2 Ep486: The EziDrops Applicator Makes Eye Drops More Accessible
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If you use eye drops regularly then you’ll know just how hard it can be to administer them yourself. There’s a new product in the RNIB shop that could make taking care of your eye health much easier, it’s even had approval from the experts in Dragons Den, as Hywel Davies has been finding out. You can find more information on the EziDrops applicator…
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S2 Ep483: Lloyd Coleman on The Colour of Dinosaurs
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Have you ever wondered what a dinosaur might do in a day? What they actually really looked like? What colour were they? Well, these and many more questions will be answered in The Colour of Dinosaurs, a rip-roaring, prehistoric science pop gig for curious humans of all ages at the Polka Theatre in London from 11 May to 9 June 2024 with an audio des…
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S2 Ep474: Film Review: Gregory's Girl (1980)
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We’ll travel back to high school crushes and chippies with friends in the 1980 film Gregory’s Girl. Amelia and Allan had a laugh reviewing the Scottish coming of age comedy film, here they are with more. Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with th…
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S2 Ep474: Sight Support West Of England
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Are you based in the west of England? Sight Support West of England supports blind and ps people in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Amelia talked to Sight Loss Advisor Team Manager, Marc Gulwell, to learn more. Image shows Sight Support West of England logo. Font is dark blue and 'West of England' is inside a white eye shape with a da…
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S2 Ep476: Ensemble - An Accessible Audio Only Exhibition for Everyone…
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Now for an exhibition of art works where audio description is the only way for everyone to experience and explore the work on display with Ensemble at APT Gallery, Deptford, south London 2-26 May 2024. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Hettie James and Stephanie Farmer the Curators of Ensemble to find out more about this audio only, aud…
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S2 Ep482: New Play Explores Wales' Hidden History
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Tickets are available now for a new audio-described play in Cardiff. Hywel Davies has been finding out about the historical drama which examines Wales’ colonial past. For more information about 'The Women of Llanrumney', and to buy tickets, visit the Sherman Theatre website - The Women of Llanrumney | Sherman Theatre…
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Our David Hogg chats to Jessica Whyte from Birmingham City University following a Commons Committee about how the application and funding system around Disabled Students Allowance can be simplified…بقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep481: Film Review: Kicking and Screaming
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Film review time now as our Toby and Kris reminisce about their studying days and review the 1995 comedy film ‘Kicking And Screaming’. Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'Connect Radio' underneath.…
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S2 Ep473: Mental Health Challenges As A Blind Mum
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Up to one in five women experience mental health challenges during pregnancy and up to one year after birth. The 29th April to the 5th of May is Maternal Health Week and Amelia heard from mother and CYPF Support Officer Jenny Molinuex about her own maternal health challenges. If you want to talk or get advice on mental health challenges and/or pare…
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S2 Ep473: RNIB Add Part 2 To VI Parenting Guides
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RNIB have just added a part 2 to their parenting guides. This guide shares information, advice, resources and support from blind and partially sighted parents across the UK. Amelia talked to Lisa Billington and Jenny Molinuex from the RNIB Children, Young People and Families Team to learn more about the challenges VI Parents experience. If you want…
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S2 Ep480: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update 27/04/2024
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Each week, RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell sits down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity. This week Matt talks about better employment prospects for blind and partially sighted people, Parliamentary work on several topics and a big thank you to the 100 runners who raised money…
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S2 Ep476: Expressionists - Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider at Tate Modern
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‘Expressionists - Kandinsky, Münter And The Blue Rider’ is a major exhibition at Tate Modern that tells the story of the international circle of friends who came together in the early 20th century to transform modern art. From celebrated artists like Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, Franz Marc and Paul Klee, to previously overlooked figures like…
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S2 Ep476: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - I Should Be So Lucky, AD Theatre Review
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RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews. This week we have all those Stock Aitken Waterman hit factory songs from the 80s and 90s as Vidar was review…
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S2 Ep478: New Recommended And Legal Changes To UK Audio Description Provision
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The UK regulator Ofcom has published new guidelines around the provision of audio description for TV. This also compliments new legal regulations, Media Bill, which is making its way through Parliament. RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Helen Shaw, from Ofcom, and John Paton, from RNIB, to discuss the changes. If you'd like more info on a…
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S2 Ep477: UK Sight Loss Charity’s Monthly Campaigns Update
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Each month, RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell is joined by some of the RNIB Campaigns Team to discuss some of the big projects they’re involved in and ask for your input to bring positive change to the lives of blind and partially sighted people, throughout the UK. This month’s topics include accessible voting and making streets safer and easier t…
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S2 Ep472: VI Cricket 2024 Season Preview – Somerset
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The penultimate piece in our VI Cricket 2024 season preview series, as Hubert speaks to Somerset Cricket Club.بقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep475: RNIB Finds Schools Failing Children With Sight Loss
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RNIB is calling on the government to provide better funding for young people in education with sight loss. Hywel Davies has been hearing about the latest education report from England. You can read more about RNIB's Freedom of Information Reports here: Freedom of Information Reports | RNIBبقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep474: Accessible Stadia Celtic FC Disability Access Officer
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RNIB’s Accessible Stadia Guide aims to make blind or partially sighted match-going fans have as stress free a time as possible supporting their team. David Hogg spoke to Alexis Dobbin from Celtic to find out what’s on offer at Parkhead.بقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep472: RNIB And Cadent Join Forces To Fight Cost Of Living Worries
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UK sight loss charity and energy provider Cadent, have joined forces to provide grants to help blind and partially sighted people who are struggling during the current cost of living crisis. RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Dominic Milne, from RNIB's Legal Rights Service, to hear more about the grants and how people can apply. If you'd l…
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S2 Ep471: New Healthcare Products From The RNIB Shop
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RNIB’s Products For Life Store has a wide range of products to help you look after your health and wellbeing. Tech Talk’s Dave Williams has been hearing about some of the latest additions to the RNIB Shop. For more information about the products discussed, visit the RNIB Shop: Talking Thermometer - Talking Ear And Forehead Thermometer | RNIB Talkin…
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S2 Ep470: Tips For Hosting Accessible Murder Mystery Parties with The BCA
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The Braille Chess Association (BCA) host murder mystery parties at their residentials. Julie Leonard gave Amelia some tips on hosting a frightfully fun and accessible party. Learn more by visiting their website braillechess.org.uk Image shows five BCA members standing up and holding paper scripts and ipads to act out a murder scene.…
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S2 Ep471: VI Cricket 2024 Season Preview – Northamptonshire
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Time for another preview for the 2024 season of VI Cricket, this time Hubert chats to Northamptonshire who have been promoted back to division 1.بقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep378: What’s On Offer at Your Local Community Pharmacy These Days…
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If you have walked in to your local Community Pharmacy recently or even over the last couple of years you may have noticed that there is a lot more on offer than just picking up your prescriptions and some general medication like headache tablets. So for this week’s check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick we find out about how your…
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509: Tech Talk 509: Access AI Demo, Cobalt Accessible Air Fryer, Reading Devices
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This week, Callum Stoneman will be testing out the new ‘Access AI’ feature from Aira which gets AI to explain your images. Hubert Pawelkiewicz tries out the Cobolt Talking air-fryer. Plus, we’ll be hearing about the latest range of reading devices available from RNIB’s Products For Life Store. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday…
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S2 Ep377: Dave Heeley Recognised For Fundraising Excellence
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Barry Snell caught up with blind Dave to talk about his latest charity fundraiser, an exciting job offer, Plus some unexpected recognition from the English Football League Learn more about Dave and his many fundraising challenges #RNIBConnect Image Shows RNIB Logoبقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep470: Yahya Pandor Runs Manchester Marathon
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Yahya Pandor, an RNIB See Sport Differently Ambassador recently completed the Manchester Marathon becoming the first person with sight loss to complete a marathon without being tethered to their guide. He spoke with our David Hogg.بقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep470: Mark Rogerson Runs Six Marathons for RNIB
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Mark Rogerson has done something no European with sight loss has done before, he’s run all six of the world’s major marathons and raised 25 thousand pounds for RNIB. Following his final marathon in Boston, he spoke to our David Hogg.بقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep469: New Housing Survey In Wales From Tai Pawb
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A new survey in Wales is aiming to improve the experience of blind and partially sighted people who live in privately rented or social housing. Hywel Davies has been finding out more. Learn more about the work of Tai Pawb here - Home - Tai Pawbبقلم RNIB Connect Radio
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