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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.
15 Sep 2020,19 mins
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.
08 Sep 2020,19 mins
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?
01 Sep 2020,19 mins
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?
25 Aug 2020,19 mins
Heading Back To Work; "Blindness" At London's Donmar Warehouse
Peter White discusses the safest ways to return to work post-lockdown.
18 Aug 2020,19 mins
Blind charities battle back after lockdown; Her Abilities Award
Peter White looks at the efforts some blind charities are making to adapt after lockdown.
11 Aug 2020,19 mins
Virtual pubs, robot guide dogs and face masks
Face masks, robotic guide dogs and the the virtual pub.
04 Aug 2020,19 mins
Paraclimbing and Cooking
This week: Paraclimbing and cooking
28 Jul 2020,19 mins
Dog passports and online dating
What does leaving the EU mean for taking guide dogs abroad?
21 Jul 2020,19 mins
David Rathband and Moorfields Video Consultations
Ten years on from the Rathband shooting and Moorfields Video Consultations.
14 Jul 2020,19 mins
E-scooters, audio description and gaming
Rental e-scooters, audio description and accessible gaming.
07 Jul 2020,19 mins
RNIB failings and Lord Blunkett
The RNIB respond to the damming report produced by the Charity Commission.
30 Jun 2020,19 mins
The Impact of Lockdown
Three perspectives on how lockdown has affected blind and visually impaired people
23 Jun 2020,19 mins
Supermarket shopping and education in lockdown
A new scheme to help blind and visually impaired people access priority supermarket slots.
16 Jun 2020,19 mins
Music Lessons, Votes, Concessions
A new development in secret ballots for blind people.
09 Jun 2020,19 mins
Guide Dogs and Guide Runners
Guide Dogs director Peter Osborne talks waiting lists and lockdown restrictions
02 Jun 2020,19 mins
Home Schooling and Sirine Jahangir
What home schooling challenges face the blind parents of sighted children during lockdown?
26 May 2020,19 mins
Social distancing
What are the effects of social distancing?
19 May 2020,19 mins
Uber, Eye Treatment and Lockdown Fitness
Why Uber is being taken to court by a blind user.
12 May 2020,19 mins
Lockdown Shopping Update and Keeping Fit
New announcements for people needing help with groceries during lockdown.
05 May 2020,19 mins
Urgent Eye Care in Wales and John Slade
How does provision of eye care differ across the UK during the lockdown?
28 Apr 2020,19 mins
21/04/2020
Eye Appointments during Lockdown
21 Apr 2020,19 mins
Pressure on sight loss charities; Using video conferencing when you're visually impaired
Blind charities struggling during the coronavirus crisis. Video calling with sight loss.
14 Apr 2020,19 mins
Shopping during lockdown and Braille library closure
Should blind and VI people be included in the government's list of vulnerable people?
07 Apr 2020,19 mins
Coronavirus and Blind Isolation
As the reality of the coronavirus lockdown hits - how are blind and VI people coping?
31 Mar 2020,19 mins
Job Prospects
A special programme looks at careers for young blind and visually impaired people.
24 Mar 2020,19 mins
Coronavirus and Pavement Parking
What is the impact of coronavirus measures on blind and VI people?
17 Mar 2020,19 mins
Schizophrenia and blindness, Hester Poole, and Nicholas Saunderson
Why does congenital blindness appear to be a barrier to schizophrenia?
10 Mar 2020,19 mins
Blind stand-up comedy, accessible apps and a study about touch
Blind comedian David Eagle, a study about touch and accessible apps.
03 Mar 2020,19 mins
Accessible transport, macular disease and would you want your sight restored?
Blind playwright Mandy Redvers Rowe on her new BBC drama 'Second Sight'
25 Feb 2020,19 mins