In Touch Podcast
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
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Lovers not Carers
Tue 23 May 2017
Kirsten Hearn and Red Szell discuss the issues arising from lovers being seen as carers.
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The Braille Legacy Musical, International Blind Tennis
Tue 16 May 2017
The writer of a musical on Louis Braille's life, and the first blind tennis tournament.
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Andrew Bastawrous, Bristol blind running club
Tue 9 May 2017
Andrew Bastawrous CEO Peek talks about his work screening people for eye disease in Africa
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RNIB library services, Football commentary
Tue 18 Apr 2017
Tracy Pearson on the RNIB Library's services, and Tom Walker reports on football access.
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Sitarist Baluji Shrivastav OBE and Corinna Bauer, Harvard research
Tue 11 Apr 2017
Sitarist Baluji Shrivastav and Corinna Bauer from Harvard on new brain research.
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Acting CEO of Guide Dogs interview and the future of Pingo the guide dog
Tue 4 Apr 2017
Peter puts questions to Steve Vaid, the acting CEO of the charity Guide Dogs.
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Stem cell research and AMD
Tue 21 Mar 2017
Professor Pete Coffey reacts to the recent case of failed stem cell treatment in the US.
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Job-seeking discrimination and accessible gyms
Tue 14 Mar 2017
Ian Brooks was refused an interview due to his guide dog. Tom Walker goes to the gym.
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Benefits for visually impaired children, New scheme for journalists with disabilities
Tue 7 Mar 2017
James Harding, 成人快手's director of news, on a new 拢1m fund to recruit disabled people.
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Blind man mistakenly tasered. Returning a Guide Dog
Tue 28 Feb 2017
Why was a blind man mistakenly tasered. Red Szell on returning his guide dog.
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Dr Tanvir Bush, Gough, Gary O'Donoghue on Tim Gebbels
Tue 21 Feb 2017
Tanvir Bush talks about her novel, and Australian film-maker Gough talks about his work.
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RNIB's acting head on the charity's future plans
Tue 14 Feb 2017
RNIB's Acting CEO Sally Harvey talks to Peter White about the charity's future plans.
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Leadership at GDBA and RNIB, Personal safety
Tue 7 Feb 2017
Media commentator Kevin Mulhern gives his view on the current leadership at RNIB and GDBA.
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NHS England Information Standards; guide dog owner sues taxi driver
Tue 31 Jan 2017
Olivia Butterworth on NHS Accessible Info Standard and GDO Charles Bloch on taxi access.
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Employment statistics and a chance to feed into the green paper on Work, Health & Disability
Tue 24 Jan 2017
RNIB's Geoff Fimister comments on the government's green paper on work and disability.
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In Touch from Northern Ireland with Tom Walker
Tue 17 Jan 2017
Tom Walker presents a special edition of the programme recorded in Northern Ireland.
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Canute Brailler and Amit Patel's camera-carrying guide dog
Tue 10 Jan 2017
Canute is the latest development in renewable Braille, and Amit Patel's videoing guide dog
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In Touch in Turkey and their first guide dog association
Tue 3 Jan 2017
In Touch visits Istanbul and meets the people behind Turkey's first guide dog association.
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US report on employment for visually impaired people, Charles Bonnet in pictures
Tue 13 Dec 2016
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
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Access To Work, access to 成人快手 online content and Red Szell
Tue 6 Dec 2016
Why some 成人快手 content is inaccessible, Mark Fulcher on Access to Work and Red Szell.
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Look's 25th and blind mums
Tue 29 Nov 2016
The charity Look on 25 years supporting parents of blind children for 25 years.
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Mobile Phone Answering Service, Gary O'Donoghue
Tue 22 Nov 2016
A mobile phone answering service reviewed. Gary O'Donoghue with updates from Washington.
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Guide dog waiting lists, Watches, Blind parenting
Tue 15 Nov 2016
We look at Guide Dog waiting lists, accessible watches and Joy Addo talks about parenting.
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Richard Leaman to step down and Ffion Miles steps out
Tue 8 Nov 2016
Richard Leaman is to leave his job as CEO of Guide Dogs & Ffion Miles leaves for Australia
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Fight For Sight and review of accessible speaker
Tue 1 Nov 2016
Including Fight for Sight's CEO Michele Acton and a review of an accessible smart speaker.
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Chief Executives Cathy Yelf, Macular Society and Neil Heslop, Leonard Cheshire Disability
Tue 25 Oct 2016
Peter White is joined by charity CEOs Cathy Yelf and Neil Heslop.
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Monica Vasconcelos, OrCam reading device
Tue 18 Oct 2016
Monica Vasconcelos talks about losing her sight and Tom Walker reports on the OrCam reader
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Guide dog owner refused hotel room - GDBA CEO Richard Leaman responds
Tue 11 Oct 2016
Guide dog owner refused hotel room - GDBA CEO Richard Leaman responds. Red Szell column.
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