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RNIB Connect Radio

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. Get involved and join the conversation. Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Read On - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading. Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially

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S2 Ep484: Gift-Giving - Roundtable

RNIB Connect ·

2024/05/06

Are you always wondering what to buy, or how to find the perfect present? Or do you have the gift of gift giving? We brought together Campaigner, music-lover and tandem cyclist Ken Reid, Assitive Tech Advisor and Tiktoker Alison Bates, and RNIB Connect Radio's own Hubert Pawelkiewicz to talk all things gift-giving. Follow Alison on Tiktok @blindalison Follow Ken on X @kenreid59 Listen to Hubert on The Lunch Break from 12 noon to 1pm on Weekdays from May 13th, Sounds of The Silver Screen and

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8:53

S2 Ep491: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/05/04

Each week, RNIB Connect Radio 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 possible changes to Personal Independent Payments from the government, accessible voting, plus the recent Lived Experience Conference. If you, or someone you know, would like information on the support and services available from RNIB, go to www.rnib.org.uk You can also call our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or ask Alexa to call

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S2 Ep492: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - Minority Report, AD...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/05/03

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 Vidar was reviewing an action packed theatrical experience with David Haig’s stage adaptation of that iconic sci-fi thriller, Minority Report at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. About Minority Report: In 2050, neuroscientist Dame Julia Anderton is

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7:45

S2 Ep493: RNIB's Travel Well With Tech Project

RNIB Connect ·

2024/05/03

A new project from RNIB is hoping to learn about experiences of blind and partially sighted travellers and also work to improve those experiences. Tech Talk’s Dave Williams has been finding out more.

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4:53

S2 Ep489: New members join haggeye

RNIB Connect ·

2024/05/02

Two new members have just joined Haggeye, RNIB Scotland's award-winning youth forum. Amelia talked to Jemima and Luke about the group and what they’re looking forward to most. Learn more about Haggeye on the RNIB Website https://www.rnib.org.uk/nations/scotland/youth-engagement-haggeye/ Follow @Haggeyefamily on Twitter and Facebook. Image shows the Haggeye Logo of a cartoon haggis wearing a red tartan kilt and hat with black shoes on.

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8:29

S2 Ep488: Thomas Pocklington Trust DSA Education...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/05/01

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 more

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S2 Ep488: DWP PIP Consultation Rosin Jacklin

RNIB Connect ·

2024/05/01

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…

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5:24

S2 Ep487: RNIB Connect Voices Round Up 1 May 2024

RNIB Connect ·

2024/05/01

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 undertaking research on website accessibility. Tilly is particularly interested in the experiences of users who have a visual impairment, but she’s

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8:58

S2 Ep483: I-SCREEN - A Project to Revolutionise the...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/30

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 Public Health at Queen’s University Belfast who is leading the project joins RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey to explain more about I-SCREEN. Dr Ruth

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6:59

S2 Ep486: The EziDrops Applicator Makes Eye Drops...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/30

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 here: Ezidrops Eye Drop Applicator | RNIB

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11:54

S2 Ep474: Film Review: Gregory's Girl (1980)

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/30

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 the words 'Connect Radio' underneath.

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6:29

S2 Ep474: Sight Support West Of England

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/30

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 dark blue circle behind it.

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S2 Ep483: Lloyd Coleman on The Colour of Dinosaurs

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/30

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 described performance on Friday 31 May 2024 at 2.30pm. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Lloyd Coleman, Composer, Musician and Associate

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11:43

S2 Ep476: Ensemble - An Accessible Audio Only...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/29

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, audio described exhibition. Hettie and Stephanie explained how they and the Artists worked with Audio Describer Anne Hornsby on the descriptions of the

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S2 Ep482: New Play Explores Wales' Hidden History

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/29

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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S2 Ep485: DSA Jessica Whyte

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/29

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…

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S2 Ep481: Film Review: Kicking and Screaming

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/29

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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15:40

S2 Ep473: Mental Health Challenges As A Blind Mum

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/29

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 parenting, contact the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or by saying “Alexa, call RNIB Helpline” on Alexa-enabled devices. Follow this link for RNIB's VI

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S2 Ep473: RNIB Add Part 2 To VI Parenting Guides

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/29

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 to talk or get advice on mental health challenges and parenting, contact the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or by saying “Alexa, call RNIB Helpline” on

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S2 Ep480: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/04/27

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 for RNIB at the London Marathon. If you, or someone you know, would like information on the support and services available from RNIB, go to

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