In Touch

At the age of 14, Israel Martin’s life was on the verge of going off the rails. Growing up in Newham

Due to a long fought-for change by member states to EU legislation, the UK government now has discre

Going to university presents special challenges if you are blind or visually impaired. It may be y

The early symptoms of a rare form of Alzheimer's disease, known as Posterior Cortical Atrophy, prese

In 2012 Simon Rockman set up a simple-to-use mobile phone service aimed at the older visually impair

On the centenary of Armistice Day, over 100 blind veterans assembled at Horse Guards Parade in Londo

Over the next 12 months, In Touch is planning a series of stories and interviews looking at the chan

What help can you get if you struggle to recycle your rubbish? Listeners talk about the problems the

Last week the Royal National Institute for the Blind announced the closure of the Pears Centre, a ch

A school for visually impaired children with additional disabilities is being closed.

Tom Walker talks to visually-impaired attendees of the first conference of the Partially-Sighted Soc

News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted. Jackie Brown wants better

A question often-asked of blind and visually impaired people, by both sighted and other blind people

16-year-old Grace Marsh talks of her vision loss and her poetry aspirations. Actor Karina Jones land

21-year-old Allan Hennessey was born in Iraq totally blind. His parents applied to the UK for him to

In August 2016 it became mandatory for health and social care providers to offer patients written in

What's the best approach when it comes to holidays for blind and partially sighted people? TravelEye

A look at the range of specialist and non-specialist gadgets available for identifying objects and t

Two listeners to In Touch talk about some of the obstacles they faced when looking to move. Danielle

Cyrus Habib lost his sight when he was eight, and in January this year aged 35 took up an elected po