In Touch

News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted

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Welfare Reform and Comic Relief's Desert Trek
Changes to DLA and Peter White reports from a Sightsavers camp in Kenya.
22 Feb 2011,20 mins
Lee retires her guide dog and Peter gets fit for Comic Relief
The emotional wrench of retiring your guide dog and news of this year's Red Nose Day.
15 Feb 2011,20 mins
Advice for blind people on technology
Peter White with news and information for blind and partially sighted people.
08 Feb 2011,20 mins
Reporter Mani Djazmi in Qatar
Changes to Disability Living Allowance are causing confusion. Hear the RNIB's advice.
01 Feb 2011,20 mins
Changes to Incapacity Benefit and the launch of 'Wylie' cards
Changes to Incapacity Benefit concern the RNIB and the Wylie card is launched in Newcastle
25 Jan 2011,20 mins
Solo Travel
Peter White talks to Tony Giles and Kirsten Hearn about travelling solo as a blind person.
18 Jan 2011,20 mins
Parents fight for taxi for blind daughter and OBE's for two In Touch regulars
Richard Sloane wants his council to pay for a taxi to take his blind child to school.
11 Jan 2011,20 mins
PC David Rathband, Programme 2
PC David Rathband, blinded by being shot, talks to Peter White about his future plans.
04 Jan 2011,20 mins
28/12/2010
Peter White with news and information for blind and partially sighted people.
28 Dec 2010,20 mins
21/12/2010
West Wales is the destination for the latest in our 'Can't See, Will Cook' series.
21 Dec 2010,20 mins
DLA and e-Books
RNIB's Steve Winyard says that government DLA reform spells cuts for some blind people.
14 Dec 2010,20 mins
07/12/2010
How you can have your say on DLA reform. Plus good news for Braille music readers.
07 Dec 2010,20 mins
30/11/2010
Fix the Web aims to police inaccessible websites plus the GPS app devised by a blind man.
30 Nov 2010,20 mins
23/11/2010
Peter White asks Sally Harvey about RNIB planned redundancies within Braille transcription
23 Nov 2010,20 mins
16/11/2010
Peter White is joined by Transport Minister Norman Baker to discuss tactile pavements.
16 Nov 2010,20 mins
09/11/2010
How will the cut in the mobility component of the DLA affect deaf blind people?
09 Nov 2010,20 mins
02/11/2010
In Touch investigates the state of the nation's pavements.
02 Nov 2010,20 mins
26/10/2010
Peter White interviews Jill Allen-King on her new autobiography and astonishing life.
26 Oct 2010,20 mins
19/10/2010
In Touch tests out the talking bus stop pilot in Edinburgh.
19 Oct 2010,20 mins
12/10/2010
In Touch discusses what's on offer for blind students.
12 Oct 2010,20 mins
05/10/2010
Is regulation the only way of making bus travel fully accessible?
05 Oct 2010,20 mins
Disability Living Allowance and the coalition
Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
28 Sep 2010,20 mins
21/09/2010
Latest news on Vodafone's refund scheme for their discontinued navigation software.
21 Sep 2010,20 mins
14/09/2010
How people with no light perception are using melatonin to get a good night's sleep.
14 Sep 2010,30 mins
07/09/2010
Are children missing out on sight-saving eye tests? Plus smartphones.
07 Sep 2010,20 mins
31/08/2010
Marilee Talkington performs her one woman show and discusses its exploration of blindness.
31 Aug 2010,20 mins
24/08/2010
Peter White discusses mobile phone problems.
24 Aug 2010,20 mins
17/08/2010
Why a charity is making blind factory workers redundant.
17 Aug 2010,20 mins
10/08/2010
In Touch visits the Eisteddfod and hears the new Welsh voice software.
10 Aug 2010,20 mins
03/08/2010
Peter White investigates why hotels are still refusing bookings from guide dog owners.
03 Aug 2010,20 mins