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RNIB Conversations

RNIB Connect Radio

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 - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Read On - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading. Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted

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S1 Ep662: A Year In Lockdown Usha Mistry

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/17

Ellie speak to Usha Mistry a partially sighted academic from the South Bank university about her experience of teaching through lockdown… Image: RNIB Connect Radio logo

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S1 Ep662: A Year In Lockdown Lorna Davies

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/17

Ellie talks to Lorna about her experience of losing her dad at the start of lockdown and being grateful for the family time lockdown created. Image: RNIB Connect Radio logo

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S1 Ep662: A Year In Lockdown Chloe Tear

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/17

Ellie talks to Chloe who shares her experiences of lockdown being at home with her family, and her worries for when lockdown ends… Image: RNIB Connect Radio logo

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S1 Ep661: A Year In Lockdown Dave Heeley

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/16

Blind Dave Heeley chats to RNIB Connect Radio's Barry Snell about how his life has changed since lockdown first began in March 20202. From being awarded an OBE to contracting Coronavirus it's certainly been a period of his life he will never forget. {image: 'RNIB' written in bold black letters, with the words 'See differently' written underneath. There is also a striking pink line underneath the RNIB logo. It's set against a white background}

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S1 Ep660: City of Threads Podcast

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/15

Rachel and Holly discuss the creation of their new Podcast, City of Threads, in which the listener is taken on an immersive journey through the streets of Bristol. Created by a team of both sighted and partially sighted creatives and based on the experiences of blind and partially sighted people. Available to listen on streaming services from 25th March 2021

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S1 Ep659: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder Podcasts

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/12

Charlotte Lewis and Sam Irving have made 3 podcasts, featuring rivers, the coast and mountains, as a love letter to the Welsh outdoors, for anyone who is unable to experience the real thing. Image is of a beach, with rocks and the white foam of the sea, under a cloudy, grey sky.

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S1 Ep654: Documenting His Journey As A Blind-Dad-To-Be

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/09

Nathan Edge, will soon, for the very first time ever, become a dad, a journey he's been documenting on his YouTube channel 'Blind Dad and Family'. As the weeks slowly tick off and May draws closer and closer, RNIB Connect Radio's Paulina Kuchorew caught up with Nathan to hear how him and his family are doing. Follow Nathan on YouTube and Facebook at 'Blind Dad and Family' or on twitter @NathanEdge94 Image shows Nathan and Emma in an explosion of blue confetti, the floor covered in blue and

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S1 Ep655: VocalEyes - The Interval 9 March 2021

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/09

Since the first lockdown in March 2020 with many theatres going dark and many museums, galleries and heritage sites having to close their doors, VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people, started up a weekly email newsletter titled The Interval to share up-coming online accessible events for blind and partially sighted people. In this week’s VocalEyes - The Interval here on RNIB Connect Radio Toby Davey is joined again by

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S1 Ep658: International Women's Day - Marvel Opara

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/08

We're celebrating international woman's day with Marvel Opara a partially sighted woman who challenged herself to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Ellie Marsh found out what drives and inspires her.

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S1 Ep657: International Women's Day - Sarah

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/08

We're celebrating international woman's day here on RNIB Connect Radio and Ellie Marsh has been finding out what some of the challenges are for blind an partially sighted women from all walks of life, including Sarah who is a partially sighted doctor.

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S1 Ep656: International Women's Day - Racheal Andrews

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/08

Celebrating inspiring blind and partially sighted women on RNIB Connect Radio is a lady who invoked change at the highest level in the form of a high court judicial review. Ellie Marsh found out what happened and how all blind and partially sighted women can feel empowered to hold power to account. Here's Racheal Andrews, talking to us on international woman's day here on RNIB Connect Radio.

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S1 Ep653: Covid Vaccination Passports, Anti-Vaxxers...

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/03/05

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey checked in with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Live Pharmacy in Glasgow to talk about the possible introduction of Covid vaccination passports, dispelling some of what Anti-Vaxxers have been saying and how the take up of the flu jab last autumn has had an affect on the number of cases of flu this year. To get in touch with Elizabeth Roddick email elizabeth.r@newlifepharmacy.co.uk or for more information visit https://newlifepharmacy.co.uk. Image: Picture

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S1 Ep651: Amy Morris, Project Manager of Ffolio, a...

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/02/23

Amy Morris is the project Manager of Ffolio, a platform for new creative talent in Wales. If you are interested in creating a new audio project, which could be on BBC Sounds, Amy Morris has all the information you need to apply. Image is the Ffiolio logo with the word Ffolio in organge on a black background and upside down in black on an orange background.

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S1 Ep650: Home Schooling During Lockdown as a Sighted...

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/02/19

Due to all the Covid lockdowns many visually impaired young people have been and are still being schooled at home by their parents. Here at RNIB Connect Radio we wondered what home schooling might be like for a sighted parent of a visually impaired young person during lockdown. Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Karen Newell from York who has been, as Karen puts it, ‘remote schooling’ with her 10-year-old son Fred. Karen explained how she and her son Fred have been coping during the

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S1 Ep649: VocalEyes - The Interval 19.02.21

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/02/19

Since the first lockdown in March 2020 with many theatres going dark and many museums, galleries and heritage sites having to close their doors, VocalEyes the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people started up a weekly email newsletter titled The Interval to share up-coming online accessible events for blind and partially sighted people. In this week’s VocalEyes - The Interval here on RNIB Connect Radio Toby Davey is joined again by

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S1 Ep648: A Film Immersion Into The Sonic & Visual...

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/02/18

In December Manchester International Festival launched a new initiative titled: 'Festival in My House…and Yours', their popular micro-festival series reimagined for the virtual era, which we're all finding ourselves in these days. With all events streamed for free via their YouTube channel, from Thursday 25th of February we'll get the chance to experience a unique film immersion into the sonic and visual experiences of visually impaired people under lockdown. The short documentary titled 'Playing

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S1 Ep647: Covid Vaccinations - Debunking Some of the...

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/02/18

Today we're debunking some of the myths around Covid-19 vaccinations with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick. If you have been unlucky to have had Covid should you have the vaccination? What if you are on blood thinning medicines or have any allergies - is it OK to have the vaccine? And finally is Brexit having any affect on medicines coming into the UK? To get in touch with Elizabeth Roddick email: elizabeth.r@newlifepharmacy.co.uk or for more information visit

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S1 Ep646: Rees Dale Film About Blind Judo in India

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/02/17

Cardiff born film director, Rees Dale, talked to RNIB Connect Radio about the film he is making, featuring a group of young blind women in central India, whose lives have been changed by taking part in judo. Rees talks about the impact the sport has made on their lives but begins by talking about the sight loss in his own family. Image is of a group of young Indian women pracitising judo in pairs, outdoors.

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S1 Ep645: Living With Charles Bonnet Syndrome

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/02/16

Coronation Street recently became the first UK soap to portray a character living with Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS), a common condition among people who have lost their sight. RNIB Connect Radio presenter Roger Cole, has also been living with CBS for a number of years and he shares his own experience with producer Barry Snell.

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S1 Ep644: Air Pollution Linked To Eye Disease

RNIB Conversations ·

2021/02/09

RNIB Connect Radio’s Barry Snell chats to ophthalmologist Parul Desai, to find out more about a recent survey which highlights a link between air pollution and irreversible sight loss, specifically age related macular degeneration (AMD).

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