S1 Ep1621: RNIB Connect - Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Stuart McMillan MSP
14m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1621: RNIB Connect - Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - National Care Service Scotland - Anna Kynaston
22m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1621: RNIB Connect - Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Scottish Sensory Hub - Dr Hazel McFarlane
16m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1621: RNIB Connect - Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Accessing Eyecare in Scotland - Mike Stewart
16m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1621: RNIB Connect - Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Keynote Speech - Dr Simon Cuthbert-Kerr
11m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1621: RNIB Connect - Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Introduction - James Adams
3m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1621: RNIB Connect - Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Accessing Eyecare in Scotland - Dr Paul Johnstone
8m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1621: RNIB Connect - Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Accessing Eyecare in Scotland - Ruth Morrell
15m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1621: RNIB Connect - Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Accessing Eyecare in Scotland - Dr Mhairi Thurston
8m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1621: RNIB Connect - Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Accessing Eyecare in Scotland - Julie Mosgrove
8m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1619: Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Dr Hazel McFarlane
Scottish Vision Strategy Conference was organised by leading sight loss charities RNIB Scotland and Sight Scotland and took place in Edinburgh on the 8th of March 2023. The theme of this year's event was ‘Building the Eyecare Support Pathway in Scotland’ and with over 140 delegates from across health, social care, government, the visual impairment sector, optometry as well as blind and partial...
7m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1617: Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Anna Kynaston
Scottish Vision Strategy Conference was organised by leading sight loss charities RNIB Scotland and Sight Scotland and took place in Edinburgh on the 8th of March 2023. The theme of this year's event was ‘Building the Eyecare Support Pathway in Scotland’ and with over 140 delegates from across health, social care, government, the visual impairment sector, optometry as well as blind and partial...
4m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1616: Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Dr Mhairi Thurston & Ruth Morrell
Scottish Vision Strategy Conference was organised by leading sight loss charities RNIB Scotland and Sight Scotland and took place in Edinburgh on the 8th of March 2023. The theme of this year's event was ‘Building the Eyecare Support Pathway in Scotland’ and with over 140 delegates from across health, social care, government, the visual impairment sector, optometry as well as blind and partial...
6m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1615: Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Julie Mosgrove
Scottish Vision Strategy Conference was organised by leading sight loss charities RNIB Scotland and Sight Scotland and took place in Edinburgh on the 8th of March 2023. The theme of this year's event was ‘Building the Eyecare Support Pathway in Scotland’ and with over 140 delegates from across health, social care, government, the visual impairment sector, optometry as well as blind and partial...
4m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1614: Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Dr Simon Cuthbert-Kerr
Scottish Vision Strategy Conference was organised by leading sight loss charities RNIB Scotland and Sight Scotland and took place in Edinburgh on the 8th of March 2023. The theme of this year's event was ‘Building the Eyecare Support Pathway in Scotland’ and with over 140 delegates from across health, social care, government, the visual impairment sector, optometry as well as blind and partial...
4m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1618: Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 - Stuart McMillan MSP
Scottish Vision Strategy Conference was organised by leading sight loss charities RNIB Scotland and Sight Scotland and took place in Edinburgh on the 8th of March 2023. The theme of this year's event was ‘Building the Eyecare Support Pathway in Scotland’ and with over 140 delegates from across health, social care, government, the visual impairment sector, optometry as well as blind and partial...
6m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep1610: Scottish Vision Strategy Conference 2023 Is Underway!
We’re at the Scottish Vision Strategy Conference, which is taking place in Edinburgh and was organised by leading sight loss charities RNIB Scotland and Sight Scotland. This year’s theme is ‘Building the Eyecare Support Pathway in Scotland’ and with over 140 delegates from across health, social care, government, the visual impairment sector, optometry as well as blind and partially sighted peo...
2m Mar 08, 2023
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S1 Ep1609: RNIB Connect Voices Round Up 8 March 2023
Jemma Davidson, RNIB Customer Voice Insight Coordinator shares the latest opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to get involved in with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey. Opportunities highlighted this week included: Join the RNIB Voice of the Customer Focus Groups The RNIB is looking for blind and partially sighted people from across the UK to take part in a series of online foc...
7m Mar 08, 2023
7m
S1 Ep1607: Journalist Selina Mills on interesting blind women from History
For International Women’s Day Amelia got a history lesson from partially-sighted Journalist and Broadcaster Selina Mills. Selina shared some of her favourite blind women from history and talked about the process of writing her upcoming book. You can follow Selina Mills on twitter @Millsatwork and Selina's part-memoir and part history book, Life Unseen: A Story of Blindness, will be published ...
15m Mar 08, 2023
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S1 Ep1608: PSNI Police Service Working Closer With Blind And Partially Sighted People
The Police Service of Northern Ireland and RNIB Northern Ireland have been working together to get important safety information to blind and partially sighted people in the community. The project is also helping the service understand what it means to have limited, or no, vision. RNIB’s Joe Kenny found out more about the work and the benefits for both organisations. #RNIBConnect Image shows...
7m Mar 07, 2023
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S1 Ep1605: Partially Sighted Social Media Consultant and Blogger
Mel Tyson never expected to start her own successful Social Media Consultancy Business after sight loss. Amelia learned more about how her food blog hobby turned into her career… You can find Mel on Instagram by searching Newcastle Food Blogger or @Mel_T_80_ and by searching Melanie Tyson Social Media Consultancy on Facebook.
8m Mar 07, 2023
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S1 Ep1606: Sightline Directory Update
The RNIB Sightline Directory helps blind and partially sighted people connect with other people, services and organisations. Amelia talked to Natalie Heath about the new updated directory. You can access the Sightline Directory via this link - Sightline Directory | RNIB (https://www.rnib.org.uk/sightline-directory/) Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo.
3m Mar 06, 2023
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S1 Ep1604: Europe’s Premiere Exhibition For Blind And Partially Sighted People Hits The Road For 2023
Sight Village brings together global leaders in hi tech, and low tech, devices for blind and partially sighted people. It also hosts national and local charities and organisations to create an event for people of all ages. RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Paul Hopkins, from Queen Alexandra College, to talk about the roadshow which kicks off in Cardiff on April 18th. If you’d like ...
5m Mar 06, 2023
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S1 Ep1602: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update 04/03/2023
Each week, RNIB Connect Radio sit down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity. This week Matt talks about on-going work around tactile platforms, the search for volunteer 'Coronation Champions' and he also gives an update about the Sightline Directory. If you, or someone you know, would like information on the support and serv...
8m Mar 04, 2023
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S1 Ep1603: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - RSC The Tempest, AD Theatre Review
RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews. This week Vidar was taken to an island full of strange sounds and wondrous sights with the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of The Tempest in Stratf...
8m Mar 03, 2023
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S1 Ep1601: Young reader Rhiannon gets ready for World Book Day
Partially sighted 6-year-old Rhiannon loves to read and can’t wait for world book day. Amelia talked to her and her Mum Teresa about reading Harry Potter, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and more… Image: Rhiannon is dressed in a black cape and Hogwarts school uniform, holding a wand in her right hand. She is wearing cream coloured glasses and has a lightning scar drawn on her forehead.
6m Mar 02, 2023
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S1 Ep1600: Nominate Your RNIB Volunteering Hero For A Coronation Champion Award
In honour of Their Majesties’ service to the country, The Coronation Champions Awards celebrate the work of 500 extraordinary volunteers across the UK. They’re a great opportunity to recognise the outstanding volunteering effort of our amazing RNIB volunteers, and the nominations are open now! Joining Paulina Kuchorew to talk about the awards is Hollie Wilson RNIB’s Volunteering Support Proje...
6m Mar 01, 2023
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S1 Ep1599: World Book Day Is Here With 13 Accessible Children's Titles
To celebrate World Book Day, RNIB is proud to continue to support its mission to give every child and young person a book of their own, by making 13 titles available in audio (DAISY CD) and braille. This time around, Robert Kirkwood decided to check out the titles available for independent readers. To get your free World Book Day book in an accessible format contact the RNIB Helpline by 31st ...
7m Feb 28, 2023
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S1 Ep1598: 13 Children's Books Available For Free This World Book Day!
To celebrate World Book Day, RNIB is proud to continue to support its mission to give every child and young person a book of their own, by making 13 titles available in audio (DAISY CD) and braille. This time around, Robert Kirkwood takes a look at four titles for fluent readers. To get your free World Book Day book in an accessible format contact the RNIB Helpline by 31st of March 2023 at he...
8m Feb 28, 2023
8m
S1 Ep1597: Attainment gap between VI and sighted students
RNIB has reported a worrying attainment gap between children with vision impairment and their sighted classmates. Amelia talks to Ross Hedley about these findings and how this disparity is being tackled. Access the Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment (CFVI) using this link - Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment | RNIB ...
4m Feb 28, 2023
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S1 Ep1596: More Accessible Children's Books This World Book Day!
To celebrate World Book Day, RNIB is proud to continue to support its mission to give every child and young person a book of their own, by making 13 titles available in audio (DAISY CD) and braille. Today, Robert Kirkwood takes a look at three books for early readers. To get your free World Book Day book in an accessible format contact the RNIB Helpline by 31st of March 2023 at helpline@rnib....
6m Feb 28, 2023
6m
S1 Ep1595: Get A Free Accessible Children's Book This World Book Day!
To celebrate World Book Day, RNIB is proud to continue to support its mission to give every child and young person a book of their own, by making 13 titles available in audio (DAISY CD) and braille. Today, Robert Kirkwood takes a look at three pre-school titles on offer. To get your free World Book Day book in an accessible format contact the RNIB Helpline by 31st of March 2023 at helpline@rn...
5m Feb 27, 2023
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S1 Ep1594: Tactile Universe Workshops
How do you illustrate the universe to people who are blind and partially sighted? That’s the mission of the ‘Tactile Universe’ project, which creates 3D printed tactile images of galaxies which can be used in schools and at public events. Find out more about the project by visiting www.tactileuniverse.org
8m Feb 27, 2023
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S1 Ep1590: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update 25/02/2023
Each week, RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell sits down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity. This week David Clarke, RNIB’s Chief Operations Officer is in the chair and talks about the charity’s concerns about new research into the attainment gap for blind and partially sighted pupils, RNIB Bookshare and a great offer for Wo...
7m Feb 25, 2023
7m
S1 Ep1592: Free Tickets For Funny Blind Guy
Jamie MacDonald has carved out a career on tv, on stage and on radio with his hilarious take on life and surviving everyday life as a blind person. He’s about to record some shows for a Radio 4 programme at the Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow and tickets are free. RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Jamie about the show and his plans for 2023. For more info on Jamie, go to www.jamiemacd...
7m Feb 24, 2023
7m
S1 Ep1593: UK Rail Platforms On Track For Urgent Safety Improvements
After a major campaign by UK sight loss charity RNIB, The Department For Transport and Network Rail have made a commitment to fit life saving tactile paving to the edge of all train stations across Britain by the end of 2025. RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Erik Mathis, from RNIB, and Sekha, whose partner Cleveland lost his life after falling under a train in London, to get their r...
6m Feb 24, 2023
6m
S1 Ep1591: Ian Bruce CBE - Vision Changing Charity: RNIB in Socio-Political Context, 1970-2010
Ian Bruce is well placed to write a history of RNIB and the charity sector as a whole, as he was director general of RNIB from 1983 to 2003. Robert Kirkwood listens to the audio version of his book.
6m Feb 23, 2023
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S1 Ep1588: RNIB Connect Voices Round up 22 February 2023
Clare Aldworth, RNIB Voice of the Customer Insight Officer shares the latest opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to get involved in with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey. Opportunities highlighted this week included: Join the RNIB Stories Library Focus Group- The Stories Library team are responsible for gathering and organising all of our customer stories, or case studies.  RNI...
8m Feb 22, 2023
8m
S1 Ep1589: Super Power Panto! — set to champion diversity and disability in the arts for young audiences
Extant, the UK’s leading theatre company of visually impaired performers, is teaming up with all-year panto company Simply Smiley Productions to bring a vibrant comic book set to life this March with Super Power Panto! Championing diversity and disability in the arts for young audiences, Super Power Panto will tour to theatres and schools from 2 - 28March, showcasing a spectacular celebration o...
10m Feb 21, 2023
10m
S1 Ep1587: Eczema, what it actually is and how best to cope with it
For this week’s regular check in with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow we were focusing on the skin condition Eczema to find out what it actually is and how to manage and cope with the condition. Elizabeth began by explaining to our Toby Davey exactly what eczema is and what causes the condition. Elizabeth also talks about the best way to treat and cope with ecze...
4m Feb 20, 2023
4m
S1 Ep1587: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - Starchitects, Theatre Review
RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews. This week we had a bit of dance-circus fusion with the relaxed performance that included audio description of Starchitects by Motionhouse at the Birmingha...
8m Feb 17, 2023
8m
S1 Ep1587: Dundee Contemporary Arts: Soon Come - major exhibition by Matthew Arthur Williams, AD tour
Dundee Contemporary Arts continue their offer for blind and partially sighted people with an audio described tour of a new major solo exhibition by Glasgow based Artist Matthew Arthur Williams titled Soon Come on Thursday 23 February at 6pm. Throughout his career Matthew Arthur Williams’ work has developed through close collaboration with others, creating projects that explore visibility, care...
8m Feb 17, 2023
8m
S1 Ep1586: Could You Be A Sooty Box Volunteer?
RNIB are looking for more volunteers to look after Sooty boxes across Wales. To find out more information about volunteering opportunities with RNIB you can call the RNIB helpline on 0303 123 9999 (Image: Money being placed into an RNIB Sooty Box)
5m Feb 16, 2023
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S1 Ep1584: An audio described night at the opera with Puccini’s Il Trittico by Scottish opera
Puccini’s El Trittico - three one act operas in one performance by Scottish opera in a co-production with Welsh National Opera of ‘El Trittico’ directed by Sir David McVicar in Glasgow and Edinburgh with audio description. Puccini’s El Trittico a trio of one-act operas of love and loss, El Trittico runs the gamut from high drama and heart-breaking tragedy to devilish black comedy and farce. Il...
12m Feb 15, 2023
12m
S1 Ep1585: A Trip To The Theatre With Audio Description
For blind and partially sighted people, Audio Description is hugely important to make television, movies and other arts venues accessible and enjoyable. Audio Description is a narration which describes what is physically happening, say on stage, the big screen or in museums, galleries or other arts events. It comes in many forms but never interrupts actors dialogue or guides. Each month, RNI...
8m Feb 15, 2023
8m
S1 Ep1584: Getting dressed - Dance films for young people with audio description by young people too!
How many ways can you wear a pair of socks? How many t-shirts can you put on? What’s the bounciest, swirliest outfit you can wear? Children aged 2-7 and their grown-ups are invited into a world of swirling skirts, sashaying socks, glitter ball jackets and tumbling t-shirts. The Getting Dressed films are a series of five short dance films that transform everyday clothes into celebrations of our...
10m Feb 15, 2023
10m
S1 Ep1583: Sign Up for VICTA's Outdoor Camp In April
There’s still time to sign up for the next VICTA camp for children and young people. But you don’t have long. Hywel Davies  speaks to Tiffany Woods from VICTA to find out more about the opportunity. You can find more about all the upcoming opportunities VICTA have coming up for children and young people by visiting www.victa.org.uk
4m Feb 15, 2023
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S1 Ep1581: Charity’s Concerns For Struggling Renters With Sight Loss
It’s well known that the current cost of living crisis has an additional impact on the finances of blind and partially sighted people. UK sight loss charity RNIB is constantly updating it’s website information to give the most up to date advice and support to those who are struggling. RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Dominic Milne from the charity’s Legal Rights Service to talk abo...
6m Feb 14, 2023
6m
S1 Ep1582: Dating a young VI person panel with Look UK and VICTA
A panel of young VI people from Look UK and VICTA got together to talk all things dating. Look UK Mentor Project Co-ordinator Sydney shared the highlights with Amelia Hilton. To learn more about Look UK and their upcoming talks head to their website at look-uk.org.uk (https://www.look-uk.org/) To learn more about VICTA go to victa.org.uk (https://www.victa.org.uk/)
5m Feb 14, 2023
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S1 Ep1580: 14 February is also Congenital Heart Disease awareness Day
We all know that February is the shortest month of the year but did you  know that February is also Heart awareness month too and as well as 14 February being Valentine’s Day it is also Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Day which marks the end of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Awareness week. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Rob Nicoll who has congenital heart disease and is also...
15m Feb 14, 2023
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