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Gene therapy on the NHS, The RNIB Reading Service, Blind architecture
A new gene therapy which can restore some sight becomes available on the NHS.
18 Feb 2020,19 mins
e-scooters, Nicola Naylor and a blind bride
What might the legalisation of new e-scooters on our roads mean for blind pedestrians?
11 Feb 2020,19 mins
Red Button Reprieve and Working Overseas When You're Blind
The BBC pauses the closure of the Red Button text service; VSO work for blind volunteers.
04 Feb 2020,19 mins
Sjogren's Syndrome and Blind Surfing
The blood donors who save sight. And one of the UK's top visually impaired surfers.
28 Jan 2020,19 mins
Talking Buses and A New Way To Read
The expansion of talking bus technology and the app which aims to help keep you reading.
21 Jan 2020,19 mins
Help On Your Doorstep?
Peter White looks at the role smaller charities play in helping blind people.
14 Jan 2020,19 mins
Funding Research Into Blindness; Blind Physios
Calls for more research funding into blindness. And the blind physio still working aged 90
07 Jan 2020,19 mins
A ‘melodious’ New Year
In which four blind musicians share their stories.
31 Dec 2019,19 mins
A very ‘music’ Christmas
Four visually impaired musicians share anecdotes and play some tunes
24 Dec 2019,19 mins
A Festive Farewell
Tips on present wrapping, festive fashion and a farewell.
17 Dec 2019,19 mins
Voting Advice, DJ Lucy Edwards and Doping
As Britain goes to the polls, what help can blind voters expect in the polling booth?
10 Dec 2019,19 mins
RNIB care home employee speaks out about sale
RNIB care home employee says staff weren’t warned it was set to be sold.
03 Dec 2019,19 mins
RNIB sells care homes and colleges
RNIB CEO on plans to sell its care homes and colleges
26 Nov 2019,19 mins
Love Stories
How you met your match, and children needed for sleep research.
19 Nov 2019,19 mins
The man who helps actors 'blind up'
Consultant on a new series helps actors look blind
12 Nov 2019,19 mins
Textbook tangles and accessible elections
Why are many digital textbooks still inaccessible to blind students?
05 Nov 2019,19 mins
Can a volunteer sue a charity for discrimination?
Can a volunteer sue a charity for discrimination? 100 years of blind physiotherapists.
29 Oct 2019,19 mins
What's on telly tonight?
Freeview TV's new way of finding your favourite shows.
22 Oct 2019,19 mins
Scotland bans parking on pavements
Scotland’s pavement parking ban, and the sound of our streets at night.
15 Oct 2019,19 mins
Finding a safe meal
Managing food allergies with no sight.
08 Oct 2019,19 mins
MP Marsha de Cordova’s fight for disability support
A visually impaired MP's fight for help at work and how tech could help talking newspapers
01 Oct 2019,19 mins
Putting Your Face On
Applying your makeup when you can’t see.
24 Sep 2019,19 mins
Tribunal finds eye surgeon put 'money before patients'
Tribunal to sanction eye surgeon for misconduct.
17 Sep 2019,19 mins
Two Visually Impaired Opera Singers
Two visually impaired opera singers tell us their stories.
10 Sep 2019,19 mins
Lego’s ‘Accessible Instructions’ Pilot
What 12-year-old Hester thinks of Lego’s new accessible instructions?
03 Sep 2019,19 mins
The politics of power and blindness – part two
How do you manage your power when you are blind?
27 Aug 2019,19 mins
The politics of power and blindness - part one
How do you manage your power when you're blind?
20 Aug 2019,19 mins
Where's my pizza?
Why has a discrimination case about a pizza gone to the US Supreme Court?
13 Aug 2019,19 mins
Access to Health Records and Accessible Fun
A listener’s issue with getting the NHS to provide correspondence in his preferred format.
06 Aug 2019,19 mins