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Working Blind: Ryan Compton
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Interrupted schooling left Ryan with little confidence when it came to entering the job market. As a Volunteer, the college courses he took led him to hone his communication skills to degree level and now he runs his own business. Success for Ryan means doing what he does best – mentoring, mediating and advocacy. #theweeklyconnect #RNIBConnect
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Things Not to Say to a Blind Person
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RNIB helped out BBC Three with their new series of ‘Things Not to Say...’ Here’s a little taster of how it sounds. You can go to the BBC Three website for the full episodes and the RNIB team have a bit of enhanced material on their website too! #theweeklyconnect #RNIBConnect #BBC3
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You Connect: Lifestyle – Is it a bird? Is it a plane??
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If you ever saw a UFO over Blackheath, Whitstable or Bournemouth, we might have an explanation for you. It’s not the X-Files, Alien Invasion or Dark Skies. Meet Stewart and his giant ball of string. #theweeklyconnect #RNIBConnect
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World Connect: Subramani’s Dream Job
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Childhood dreams of grown up jobs often fall by the wayside but Subramani was determined to keep his dream not just alive, but kicking as well. He looks back over a 20 year career as a print journalist and looks forward to what is in store for the next generation of college graduates. #theweeklyconnect #RNIBConnect
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Society of the Week: Sight Service
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Sight Service talks about their offering to the local people of Gateshead and the new facilities they have on offer. #theweeklyconnect #RNIBConnect #SocietyoftheWeek
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You Connect: School Report – Terri’s and Hussein’s stories
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After a massive response to the mainstream and specialist school topic, we heard from Terri, who went to a specialist school herself but sent her daughters to a mainstream setting and a young chap, who’s experienced a taste of both worlds – Hussein. #theweeklyconnect #RNIBConnect
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Meet The Connectors: Padma
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Padma Cheriyan chats to Steven about her role as a Community Connector. #theweeklyconnect #RNIBConnect
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Paws For Thought: Karina, Margaret and Marcia
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Karina chats to Margaret and Marcia about life with dogs and sometimes, sadly, without them.#TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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Episode #11: Work and the Workplace, Paws in the Pub, Let&#39;s go fly a Kite, Sight Service and a return to India
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With only 25% of the VI community in work, what’s blocking our path? We talk about the challenges and opportunities of the workplace in our weekly discussion. We speak to Bangalore’s blind journalist, Subramani Lakshminarayan, about how he got his dream job and Ryan Compton tells us how his communication skills led him to start his own business. And with Paws for Thought, Society of the Week an...
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Our discussion about wait times for guide dogs really travelled and we heard a great range of opinions and experiences across the show. So it was a real pleasure to speak to Steve Vaid, Guide Dogs UK acting CEO in his first radio interview since being appointed, and put some of the issues that came up to him directly. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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Discussion: Mainstream vs Specialist Schools - Part 1
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Education, Education, Education! We turn the spotlight on mainstream and specialist schools. Our round table guests have a wealth of experiences and not just in the UK! #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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Discussion: Mainstream vs Specialist Schools - Part 2
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Part two of our look into the pros and cons of Mainstream vs Specialist Schools. Which route is better and what are the consequences of one over the other? #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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School Report: Robin&#39;s Story
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In this week&#39;s You Connect, Robin tells us what his experience of school was like back in the 1960s. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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Paws for Thought: Red and Ella
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Red Szell introduces us to the new lady in his life... his guide dog Ella. We hear all about how she’s worked her magic on him despite disliking dogs from a young age. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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World Connect: Takashi Kikuchi
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Let’s fly off to Japan to meet Takashi Kikuchi. When he went to specialist school in Japan, his parents’ main concern wasn’t to educate him for a career. But, the discovery of music started him on a journey that gave him a vocation and brought him half-way round the world. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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Society of the Week VICTA
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Whether it’s a leg up or the extra push to get us across the line, we gain confidence, build independence and become more secure in ourselves when we get the right help. And one society that exists specifically to support children and young people is VICTA. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect #SocietyoftheWeek
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Episode #010: Mainstream Vs Specialist Schools, Guide Dogs UK response, Tokyo to Glasto and VICTA
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On this show, we asked the question what are your experiences of Mainstream vs Specialist Schools? In his first radio interview since being appointed, Steve Vaid, acting CEO of Guide Dogs UK talks to us about waiting times and the future transparency of the organisation. We travel to Japan and back again with Takashi; meet Ella, the dog winning Red&#39;s heart and hear about the great work of VICTA...
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World Connect: Paul Mugambai in Kenya
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Meet an award-winning VI activist and blind rapper. An advocate for the VI and disabled community in Kenya, who has worked with government on policy and with international agencies in refugee camps. But as a rapper, he took a name that challenged the Swahili language and changed it for good. Introducing Mpofu Number 1 – the FIRST blind person – Paul Mugambi! #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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Society of the Week: Berkshire Vision
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After losing his sight and his livelihood as a driver, Stuart wanted something to get him out and about. Berkshire Vision was his lifeline to a whole host of activities, including learning to swim! #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect #SocietyoftheWeek
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Blind Golf: Roger Cole talks to Laura Kirker
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When he’s not spinning the discs on RNIB Connect Radio, Roger takes to the Links. He talks to Laura about how it feels to get a good clean hit on the fairway. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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Paws for Thought: Jackie and Skye
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After a false start with a noisy dog, Jackie found Skye was just what she needed to help her track down the stir-fry veg in the supermarket and vacuum up the crumbs at the Bowls club. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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Meet the Connectors: Binnie
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Our community superheroes - The Connectors – introduce themselves and the areas they serve. Meet Binnie from Montrose, who began her association with the Connect community to help offer a wider choice of activities for people with sight loss. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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You Connect: Jane
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Jane shares her story about her decision to apply for a guide dog, how the process worked for her and her thoughts on the challenges Guide Dogs UK face with providing dogs for the VI Community. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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An Awkward Paws: Waiting for Guide Dogs
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After the departure of Guide Dogs UK’s CEO, Richard Learman, we hear from guide dog owners about waiting times for guide-dogs and the remit of this well-loved charity. Times for a new dog vary from 24 hours up to 4 years. It’s a complex process of matching and training but how does it affect us when we are on the list? #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1480316400" data-format="short_date">Nov 28, 2016</span></span>
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Episode #009 Guide Dog Waiting Times, Blindness in Kenya, Playing Sports and Guide Dogs That Know Better
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On this week&#39;s show, the challenges facing Guide Dogs UK and what it&#39;s like to wait for a guide dog; We travel to Kenya to meet &#39;The First Blind Person&#39;; Skye is a dog who knows better; Roger Cole takes to the Links; Berkshire Vision is our Society of the Week; and we meet Binnie the Connector. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1480316400" data-format="short_date">Nov 28, 2016</span></span>
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Life: Claire&#39;s Story
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Claire’s sudden sight loss after brain surgery meant she wasn’t the only one faced with adapting to her new life but she, and her family, have thrived.#TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1479711600" data-format="short_date">Nov 21, 2016</span></span>
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World Connect: Sheri Wells-Jenson and The Grande Royale Ükulelists of the Black Swamp
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Meet Sheri Wells-Jenson and her band. From childhood, she always knew music was the thing that made her happy and don’t we all want to be happy? Braille music keeps her in tune with the band and ukuleles never sounded so good!#TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1479711600" data-format="short_date">Nov 21, 2016</span></span>
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Trump&#39;s Brave New World
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Obama is going out and Trump is coming in. The campaign was controversial, the President Elect is controversial, but what do we know about his policies? And what can the VI and disabled community in the States expect from their new leader?

We used an App called Vorail to talk to that community and Laura Kirker presents their views...

#TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1479711600" data-format="short_date">Nov 21, 2016</span></span>
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Paws for Thought: Lynn Holdsworth and Lucy
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After her guide dog sadly died, Lynn was presented with a difficult future when it looked like a replacement dog would take a little time. Her solution was unusual – and not one she’d recommend for everyone! #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1479711600" data-format="short_date">Nov 21, 2016</span></span>
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More Space Invaders: Dr Sarah Bryan
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Dr Sarah Bryan was juggling with too many things and not enough hands when a ‘helpful’ soul decided that grabbing her items would make her life much easier! How was she to know she wasn’t being robbed? #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1479711600" data-format="short_date">Nov 21, 2016</span></span>
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Blogs, Vlogs and Audio Blogs
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Make Up Vlogger Lucy Edwards’ youtube channel has nearly 30,000 subscribers and Dipti Bhadresa blogs ‘Disability and Me’ personal experiences. They chat to presenter Steven Scott about why they blog, what they get out of it, how they build their online communities and the satisfaction it gives them. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1479711600" data-format="short_date">Nov 21, 2016</span></span>
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Episode #008 Episode #008 Trump&#39;s Brave New World, A Ukulele Band, and An Owner Trained Guidedog
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On this week&#39;s show, we find out how the blind community in the USA feels about the Trump Presidency, we meet the Grande Royale Ükulelists of the Black Swamp, we hear more about unwanted touch, we learn why people keeps blogs, we meet Claire Shorten in Ireland, hear what Moorvision is doing for local families experiencing sight loss and learn how Lynn Holdsworth trained her own Guidedog! #TheWe...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1479711600" data-format="short_date">Nov 21, 2016</span></span>
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World Connect: Subramani Lakshminarayan
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Subramani Lakshminarayan, author and journalist, talks to #TheWeeklyConnect about his sight loss to Retinitis Pigmentosa as a teenager. Attitudes have changed in the 30 years that he&#39;s been living with his condition and he&#39;s optimistic for the future. #RNIBConnect
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6m
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1479106800" data-format="short_date">Nov 14, 2016</span></span>
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Paws for Thought: Jenny, Janey and Pattie
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Jenny was keen to get a guide dog despite having some useful sight. After she lost that residual sight, her dog Janey couldn’t cope. Jenny tells #TheWeeklyConnect about how difficult it was to manage through that transition. #RNIBConnect
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Society of the Week: Wiltshire Sight
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Wiltshire Sight is Trevor Bale&#39;s nominated Society of the week - a source of much support and many wonders, including his marvellous microwave. #TheWeeklyConnect hears what is on offer for local people with sight loss from Trevor and George Wilson from the charity. #RNIBConnect #SocietyoftheWeek
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Shared Spaces: Sarah Gayton from Sea of Change
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#TheWeeklyConnect hears from anti-Shared Space campaigner Sarah Gayton. What sparked her involvement and why is this a fight she is not prepared to lose? One of the driving forces behind Sea of Change (http://seaofchangefilm.org/) and a passionate lobbyist for the national campaign against shared space schemes. #RNIBConnect
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Martin Houghton meets Frankie Armstrong
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Martin Houghton interviews ‘The Godmother of the Natural Voice movement’ Frankie Armstrong. Her determination to follow her heart and become a singer and voice coach defied the limited opportunities on offer to the partially sighted in the 1950s. #RNIBConnect #TheWeeklyConnect
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Total Blindness or Partial Sight?
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What are the differences in how a person with total blindness may experience the world compared to a partially sighted person? Or how do others respond to varying levels of sight loss. #TheWeeklyConnect speaks to Julie Woods and Kerie Doyle about their perspective. #RNIBConnect
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Space Invaders: Fi Dunn&#39;s Story
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Being grabbed or dragged around while trying to move around independently would irritate and annoy most people, but blind and partially sighted people face this most days. Fi Dunn tells #TheWeeklyConnect of a time she was faced with verbal abuse when she asked that a member of the public, trying to guide her without asking first, not mishandle her on her local street.
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Olivia&#39;s Dad
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What is it like for a parent to learn that their newborn baby is blind? #TheWeeklyConnect hears from the father of Olivia who previously spoke to #RNIBConnectMagazine to discuss how they coped, and how they now live with a daughter living with sight loss.
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World Connect: Ron Graham from Texas
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This week we feature the story of Ron Graham from Texas who lost his sight after his optic nerve was damaged after a car crash while he was drink driving.. He talks about life with sight loss and how is campaigns on issues affecting the visually impaired community. #TheWeeklyConnect
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Paws For Thought: Martyn &amp; Wheeler
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Karina Gregory spoke to Martyn Parker and his guidedog Wheeler for #TheWeeklyConnect to talk about their relationship together and the difficulties around access when Martyn and his dog were refused entry to a restaurant.
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Society Of The Week: HERIB (Hull &amp; East Riding Institute of the Blind)
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This week we meet the good people of HERIB (Hull &amp; East Riding Institute of the Blind) who have been chosen as this week&#39;s #SocietyOfTheWeek on #TheWeeklyConnect
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Space Invaders: Unwanted Contact
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We know sighted people are just trying to help us, but is it appropriate to grab, drag or push blind and partially sighted people out of the way of upcoming challenges such as a lamp post? #TheWeeklyConnect discusses this with three blind people who have all experienced unwanted contact.
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Episode #006 Unwanted Contact, Voting In The USA, Losing Sight Due To Drink Driving, HERIB (Hull &amp; East Riding Society of the Blind)
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On this week&#39;s show we discuss the issue of unwanted contact from sighted people trying to help blind and partially sighted people. As part of our discussion we hear from Fi Dunn who was verbally abused when she asked that she not be grabbed by the arm while walking along a street near to her home. Plus there&#39;s the story of Ron Graham who lost his sight after crashing his car due to drink-drivi...
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