Music Lessons, Votes, Concessions

A new development in secret ballots for blind people.

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Supermarket shopping and education in lockdown

A new scheme to help blind and visually impaired people access priority supermarket slots.

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The Impact of Lockdown

Three perspectives on how lockdown has affected blind and visually impaired people

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RNIB failings and Lord Blunkett

The RNIB respond to the damming report produced by the Charity Commission.

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E-scooters, audio description and gaming

Rental e-scooters, audio description and accessible gaming.

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David Rathband and Moorfields Video Consultations

Ten years on from the Rathband shooting and Moorfields Video Consultations.

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Dog passports and online dating

What does leaving the EU mean for taking guide dogs abroad?

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Paraclimbing and Cooking

This week: Paraclimbing and cooking

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Virtual pubs, robot guide dogs and face masks

Face masks, robotic guide dogs and the the virtual pub.

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Blind charities battle back after lockdown; Her Abilities Award

Peter White looks at the efforts some blind charities are making to adapt after lockdown.

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Heading Back To Work; "Blindness" At London's Donmar Warehouse

Peter White discusses the safest ways to return to work post-lockdown.

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Drug Supplies After The Brexit Transition Period Ends; A Photographic Record Of Blind People During Italy's Lockdown

What are the plans to keep drug supplies flowing after the Brexit transition period ends?

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Back To School, Safer Travel On Public Transport

What is been done to keep blind pupils safe and fully involved as they go back to school?

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Paralympic Legend Tim Reddish On The Delayed 2020 Games; Who Were Japan's Goze Performers?

Paralympic legend Tim Reddish looks ahead to the rescheduled games one year from now.

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Fight For Sight Report; England's First Blind Musical Therapist

The call from Fight For Sight for a doubling in eye disease research funding in the UK.

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Glaucoma Treatments; Driverless Cars

Responding to your emails about glaucoma treatments and driverless cars.

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University Special

The visually impaired students facing university life during a pandemic.

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How The Biggest Blind Charities Should Focus Their Efforts; Baluji Shrivastav At 70

Have your say in shaping the way the biggest blind charities focus their work.

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Audio Described Theatre Performances; World Record Runner Sinead Kane

The falling numbers of UK theatres offering audio described performances in recent years.

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Dry AMD; Mona Minkara On Her Global Public Transport Experiences

A new study into dry AMD. Mona Minkara assesses the public transport hurdles she's faced.

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Futsal Star Steve Daley; Blind Actors in TV Ads

Steve Daley on the move to coaching England's partially sighted, 5-a-side "Futsal" team.

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Voting In Elections

Technological changes to how blind and visually impaired people can vote in elections.

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The RNIB Closes Its Giant Print Library; The Disordered Eye On The BBC iPlayer

The RNIB's closure of its giant print library. Richard Butchins on his new TV documentary.

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Covid Restrictions: Care Homes And London Underground

The impact of Covid restrictions on visiting care homes and using the London Underground.

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Freeview Play's New Accessible TV Guide; Calls to Save the RNIB's Giant Print Library

A new accessible TV guide on Freeview Play. Calls to save the RNIB's giant print library.

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Tactile Paving on Railway Platforms; Heading Home from University for Christmas

Calls for the installation of tactile paving on every UK railway platform.

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Accessible Town Centres; A New Guide Dog During The Pandemic

Brisbane's efforts to be accessible. An update on getting a guide dog during the pandemic.

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The RNIB's New Chair Of Trustees Anna Tylor

An interview with Anna Tylor the new Chair of Trustees at the RNIB.

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A Writers' Special

Three visually impaired writers offer their tips for aspiring authors.

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A Paralympics Special

Looking ahead to the rescheduled Paralympics in Tokyo in 2021.

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The New "Passenger Assist" App For Rail Users; Royal Art Works On Show

The new "Passenger Assist" app for rail users. Royal art on show via Zoom sessions.

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It's All About The Apps

A look at some of the apps being used by our reporting team in their daily lives.

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Covid Testing & Vaccinations: What You Need To Know

The latest guidance on accessing Covid testing and vaccinations.

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Covid Vaccination Experiences and RNIB London Move

Getting the Covid vaccination when you're blind. And the RNIB is selling its London HQ.

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Assisted Guidance On London Underground; Audio Description For On-Demand TV

The London Underground's sporadic assisted guidance. Audio description for TV box sets.

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A Legal Battle Over The Accessibility Of Covid Information; The Helen Keller Doubters

Sarah Leadbetter challenges the government over inaccessible pandemic information.

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The Death Of Blind Rail User Cleveland Gervais

What lessons can be learned from the death of blind rail user Cleveland Gervais?

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Testing your vision at home with Moorfield Eye Hospital's app; More tips from writers

Testing your vision at home with Moorfield Eye Hospital's app; more tips from writers.

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Braille library upgrade; Census 2021; Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Braille library upgrade; Census 2021; Charles Bonnet Syndrome.

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Telephone Banking; TikTok Trolls

Telephone Banking; TikTok Trolls

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Accessible Covid Information; Amazon Fresh; Telephone Betting

Accessible Covid Information; Amazon Fresh; Telephone Betting.

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A Transport Special - Buses and Trains; Audio Cookbooks

What the government's National Bus Strategy means for blind or visually impaired people.

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Guide Dog DNA; Blind Mountain Biker

Guide Dog DNA; Blind Mountain Biker

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Habilitation Report; Blind Footballer

Habilitation Report; Blind Footballer

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Missed Appointments; Moving House

Missed Appointments; Moving House

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Applying for Jobs; Going out after Lockdown

Applying for Jobs; Going out after Lockdown

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The Language of Disability

The Language of Disability - how it's changing and why it matters.

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Voting; Extreme Sports

Voting; Extreme Sports

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A Technology Special

A Technology Special

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Electric Scooters; Fans Return to Stadia

We assess the impact of e-scooters almost a year since trials began across the UK.

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A Genetics Special

A Genetics Special - the role of genetics in treating sight loss.

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Lighting in the Home; E-scooters Pt 2

Lighting in the home; E-scooters Part 2

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Accessible Covid Testing; Working from Home

Accessible Covid Testing; Working from Home

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Isolation; Echolocation

Isolation; Echolocation

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Further Education Support; Braille versus Assistive Technology

Further Education Support; Braille versus Assistive Technology

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Wheelie bins; Becoming a new parent

Wheelie bin obstructions and becoming a new parent when you're blind or visually impaired.

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Tactile paving at train stations; Braille and assistive technology

Tactile paving at train stations; Braille and assistive technology.

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Photo ID At Polling Stations; Network Rail On Tactile Paving

Photo ID At Polling Stations; Network Rail On Tactile Paving.

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A Paralympics Special

There's just under a month to go until the Tokyo Paralympic games.

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Assistive Technology For Pupils; Comedian Jamie MacDonald

A new scheme is aiming to provide assistive technology to visually impaired school pupils.

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Audio Description; Goalball Classifications

Audio Description; Goalball Classifications

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Disability Strategy and Employment

We speak to the minister for disabled people about the new disability strategy.

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Paralympic Games; The Art of Blind Photography

The 2020 Paralympic Games are underway! We bring you coverage from Tokyo.

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Gold! At The Tokyo Paralympics; Gyms Doing Good Things

Our visually impaired athletes are winning medals galore over at the Tokyo Paralympics!

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Social Media Special

Social Media is a powerful tool, but how accessible is it?

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Ofcom on Audio Description; Audio Only Video Games

We hear from Ofcom about their current recommendations for audio description.

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The Return to University

In this special, we speak to visually impaired students about the new university term.

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AI Macular Degeneration Detection; New Money For Blind Sport

A new AI algorithm that rapidly detects a common cause of blindness has been developed.

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Banks and ATMs; Assistive Tech for Work

Numbers of bank branches and cash machines are declining, but what does this mean for you?

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It's our 60th Birthday!

It's our Diamond Anniversary - 60 years of In Touch!

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Social Care

A Social Care Special.

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Channel 4's Audio Description Problems; Combining Sustainability and Inclusion

Channel 4's accessibility services including audio description are down. We find out why.

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It's All About The Music!

Music and stories from three visually impaired musicians.

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Touch Screen Card Machines; Your Emails

We're asking: just how accessible are touchscreen card machines?

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Gender Identity

Three visually impaired people tell us about their experiences with gender transition.

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Your Questions Answered

We investigate your problems; from access to TV and art, to English subtitles on the news.

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National Clinical Director for Eye Care; Two Mayors, Same Household

Parliament are planning to recruit a National Clinical Director for Eye Care.

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Accessibility at Further Education Colleges; Guide Dog Retirement Age

New research reveals that 8 out of 10 colleges are not compliant with accessibility laws.

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Citizenship; Tactile Art Exhibition

We explore access requirements when applying for British citizenship.

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In Touch at Christmas

Join our virtual Christmas party, with music and lots of stories.

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Former British Army Soldier; then and now.

Craig Lundberg lost his sight when serving in Iraq in 2007.

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The Lives of Youngsters

We discuss the things that matter to three visually impaired young people.

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Audiobooks

A discussion about three audiobooks; different genres and differing opinions.

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Drag Queens and Kings

We hear all about the glittering world of drag from two drag performers.

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Retinal Vein Occlusion; Reading the Room

We answer your questions about retinal vein occlusion with a consultant ophthalmologist.

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Highway Code Changes; Young Animator

There have been some amendments to the Highway Code - what this means for you.

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The Elections Bill; Hearing the Universe

The Elections Bill is going through Parliament, with potential changes to the way we vote.

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Representation in Casualty; Should People Explain What They Look Like?

We discuss representation in TV and whether people should tell you what they look like.

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Software & Technology Within the Workplace

An in-depth discussion about access to work-based software and technology.

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Tactile Paving Updates; Accessible Lateral Flow Tests

We speak to the Office of Rail and Road and Network Rail about tactile paving updates.

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Book Share; Winter Paralympics 2022

We discuss the Marrakesh Treaty; the international agreement to share accessible books.

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Visually Impaired in Ukraine

We hear about what it is like to be visually impaired in war-torn Ukraine.

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European Blind Union on Ukraine, what3words

We speak to The European Blind Union about their aid for visually impaired Ukrainians.

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Enhanced Audio Description; Strawberry Field Exhibition

Enhanced audio description is designed to make TV and film a more immersive experience.

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Education - Proposed Improvements

We hear about proposed improvements to the way that visually impaired pupils are taught.

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Wellness

We speak to visually impaired wellness practitioners; within yoga, reiki & sound healing.

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Ukrainian Stories from Poland

We speak to a visually impaired Ukrainian couple who have evacuated to Poland.

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Elections Bill - The Final Decision; Accessible Opera

Amendments to The Elections Bill have now been passed, we discuss what this means for you.

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Guide Dog Refusals at Indoor Establishments; NaviLens

We discuss the law surrounding guide dog refusals in indoor spaces: restaurants, shops etc

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