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6:04

S2 Ep77: Macular and Me Webinars August Update

RNIB Connect ·

2023/08/03

Time now for our monthly update from the Macular Society and their Macular and Me webinars. David Hogg caught up with the organiser of the webinars Colin Daniels to find out what's in store this month.

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8:43

S2 Ep74: WhatsApp Technical Specialist Drew Mochak

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/31

Tech Talk’s Dave Williams speaks to Technical Specialist Drew Mochak from Meta to hear about his work on the social media application ‘WhatsApp’ and his thoughts on making social media more accessible for everyone. You can hear more from Drew and Dave’s conversation on this week’s episode of Tech Talk, Tuesday at 1pm on RNIB Connect Radio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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6:32

S2 Ep75: New Clothing Store raises money for Sight...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/31

A new store selling pre-loved clothing has opened in Derbyshire, and is donating ten percent of profits to sight loss charities. Partially-Sighted co-founder Tilly Dowler told Amelia about her business, Wanted Wardrobe. You can learn more about Wanted Wardrobe by following them on Instagram and TikTok, and can visit their store on Vinted by searching 'Wanted Wardrobe'. Image: RNIB Connect Radio Bright Green 20th Anniversary Logo

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7:39

S2 Ep73: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update 29 July...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/29

Each week we sit 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 chats with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey about the news that the consultation around the closure of railway ticket offices has been extended by the Train Operating Companies until 1 September, a response to the launch this week by the Government of the Disability Action Plan and then an award for the RNIB sponsored multi-sensory long garden border ‘Seeing

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6:17

S2 Ep72: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - Dirty Dancing - The...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/28

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 Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage as the UK and Ireland touring production visited the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham on Saturday 22 July at 2.30pm with description by professional Audio Describer Anne Hornsby. The

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8:45

S2 Ep71: UK Sight Loss Charity’s Monthly Campaigns...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/28

Each month, RNIB Connect Radio speak with 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 update focuses on the ongoing Railway Ticket Office Consultation. If you’d like more information on campaigns or want to get involved, email campaigns@rnib.org.uk Visit rnib.org.uk/news or call our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 If you like your

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13:05

S2 Ep72: Ben Wilson Joins Extant as Their First...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/28

Ben Wilson is a blind actor, theatre maker and access consultant who has just started in post with Extant the UK’s leading theatre company for blind and partially sighted performers and audiences as their first Trainee Artistic Director. Ben spent five years as the Ramps on The Moon Agent For Change at Sheffield Theatres and co-founded both creative audio description company Hear The Picture and theatre company Brick Wall Ensemble. He recently received a commendation at the National Theatre and

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6:25

S2 Ep69: RNIB Connect Voices Round Up 26 July 2023

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/26

Alice Findlay, RnIB Customer Voice Insight Coordinator 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: RNIB Christmas Survey: If you have a child or children with vision impairment, then we’d love to hear from you! Every Christmas, RNIB sends accessible Letters from Santa – in braille, large print and audio format – to children with vision impairment across the UK so that

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6:42

S2 Ep68: Visionary Update on Ticket Office Closure...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/25

Time to catch up with Visionary about the Rail Ticket Office Closures and how they’re preparing for their annual conference. Amelia talked to Amy Pearman and Nina Chesworth from Visionary to learn more. Go to https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/train-station-ticket-office-consultation/ to have your say before midnight on the 26th July. Go to visionary.org.uk to find out more about Visionary. Image: Visionary UK Logo, a pink and green circle eye shape forming the image of an eye which Visionary in

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8:07

S2 Ep65: Join Graeae's Young Theatre Company

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/25

Theatre company Graeae are looking for young Deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent theatre lovers to join their Young Company. Amelia talked to Creative Learning Director, Jodi-Alissa Bickerton, to learn more. The group is for 6 to 11 year olds, sessions start on the 16th September and there are no fees or auditions. To learn more and express interest call 0207 613 6900, visit graeae.org or email jodi@graeae.org Image: Bright green RNIB Connect Radio 20th Anniversary logo.

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4:56

S2 Ep67: VICTA's Upcoming Events For Young People

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/25

There are new opportunities for young people to get active and to get out of their comfort zone, Hywel Davies hears about the latest from VICTA. For more information on VICTA's Self-Advocacy course and trip to see 'Wicked' in London, visit - VICTA Activity Calendar | Browse our current activities | VICTA

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5:29

S2 Ep64: New RNIB Campaign Group for Young People in...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/24

Blind and partially sighted young people can join a new group in Yorkshire to campaign for causes they care about. Amelia talked to Ross Meegan from RNIB Campaigns about the launch. The group is open to 18 to 27 year olds, the first online meeting takes place at 6.30 pm on the 8th august and the first in-person meeting takes place in Leeds at 10.30 am on 12th August. To learn more email campaigns@rnib.org.uk or call 0303 123 9999 and ask for the Campaigns team. Image: RNIB Connect Radio Bright

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7:07

S2 Ep66: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update 22 July...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/22

As RNIB’s Chief Executive Matt Stringer was away for this week’s update recording RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Vivienne Francis RNIB’s Chief Social Change Officer. Vivienne began by talking about how the new Marks & Spencer accessible greeting cards and first ever Braille gift cards are showcasing how innovation is helping to drive social change around sight loss. Also how connecting with the media with the many articles featuring the RNIB around the closure of railway ticket

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6:19

S2 Ep63: Sento Showdown Gaming Tournament

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/20

Time to put on our black belts and talk fighting games. Amelia spoke to blind gamer Carlos V about The Sento Showndown, a gaming tournament where blind and partially sighted players are battling it out in Mortal Kombat. Learn more by visiting their website www.thesentoshowdown.com Image: Bright green RNIB Connect Radio 20th Anniversary logo.

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10:34

S2 Ep62: Bob’s Box, a Box of Useful Resources for...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/20

Becky Wych, a Nurse from the South West, has recently set up the pilot of Bob’s Box at the Royal United Hospital in Bath to make the hospital experience a bit more friendly and less scary for blind and partially sighted people who might be in hospital on their own. The idea for Bob’s Box came from the hospital experience that Becky’s late visually impaired Farther Bob had on his own during the Covid pandemic. Becky felt that on Bob’s ward there were not that many resources for visually

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8:40

S2 Ep61: Sight Village Central 2023 - What's New From...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/19

Sight Village Exhibitions are a great place to find out more about the latest technology, equipment and support services available to people who are blind or partially sighted. Dave Williams is in Birmingham for this year’s Sight Village Central, where he caught up with Stuart Lawler from ‘Sight and Sound’.

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9:02

S2 Ep60: Sight Village Central 2023 - Catching Up...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/18

Sight Village Exhibitions are a great place to find out more about the latest technology, equipment and support services available to people who are blind or partially sighted. Dave Williams is in Birmingham for this year’s Sight Village Central, where he caught up with Charlotte Carson, CEO of UK charity ‘Look’.

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11:52

S2 Ep58: Leah King on finding new purpose and...

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/18

Leah King was a fencing athlete for Great Britain who lost her sight overnight due to a Brain Tumour. After adjusting to life as a deaf blind woman, she's become a mother, a poet, a co-author, business woman and helps to support other mothers in her work with All Change Arts. Amelia learned more about her sight loss story and what motivates her. You can find Leah on Instagram and YouTube as @theblindmum Image: Bright green RNIB Connect Radio 20th Anniversary logo.

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8:36

S2 Ep59: Find A Sensory Walk Near You

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/17

If you’d like to find a new way to connect with nature, then a sensory walk might be just the thing. Hywel Davies finds out about one of the best ways to find sensory walks in your area. For more information on mapped sensory walks or led sensory walks and training: Sense website (list format of mapped routes): Find a sensory walk near you - Sense Sensory Walk Google Map (includes mapped routes and led walks in map format): Sensory Walks Map Sense’s Activity Finder (Sensory Walks training):

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5:12

S2 Ep76: Toby Addison Blind TikToker

RNIB Connect ·

2023/07/17

David Hogg chats to blind Tik Tok star Toby Addison about his sight loss, his TikTok content and getting into blind football.

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