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In Touch

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

Episodes

Total: 408

Andrew Lennox took over as the CEO of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association in September 2023. We

The Blind Chocolatier

2023/12/26

Stuart Hann is The Blind Chocolatier and he has a small shop in the Lake District. Stuart worked as

Peter White pays a visit to the school that he used to attend, now called New College Worcester, to

The Eyes Have It

2023/12/12

Ophthalmology is the busiest outpatient speciality in the NHS, with 8 million attendances in England

When you have a visual impairment, it can be very valuable for your own wellbeing to connect with ot

A few weeks ago, many In Touch listeners would have given a huge sigh of relief when it was announce

AbilityNet TechShare Pro was a technology conference that happened last week, hosted by HSBC and org

All The Light We Cannot See

2023/11/15

Anthony Doerr's 2014 war novel All The Light We Cannot See has been adapted into a four-part TV seri

How Accessible is X?

2023/11/7

Social media can be a good way for visually impaired people to connect with their community, but som

The government's plans to close hundreds of train ticket offices in England have been cancelled. Sin

Living Through War

2023/10/25

We hear from two blind women about their experiences of living through the current conflict in Pales

Vlad and Valeria Yeschenko are a young newly-wed Ukrainian couple. Vlad was clearing out and dismant

Izabela Dłużyk is a blind female sound recordist from Poland. She tells Peter about her passion for

Learning Languages

2023/10/3

We discuss techniques for learning languages when you are visually impaired. Nowadays there are many

Inclusive Farm

2023/9/26

Inclusive Farm in Bedfordshire is more than just a livestock farm. It is run by totally blind Mike D

Be My AI is an artificial intelligence engine that is being tested by Be My Eyes - an app that conne

Guide Dogs Q&A

2023/9/12

We are hosting a question and answer session with the charity Guide Dogs. Many of you have been send

Since 2017, the charity Guide Dogs have adopted a new way of training their dogs. It's called the ST

The IBSA World Games

2023/8/29

The International Blind Sports Federation has just concluded its first World Games in the UK, with m

Faricimab, or as it is commercially known Vabysmo, is a drug that has recently been approved for use