New College Worcester's First Non-Visually Impaired Pupils, the Commonwealth Games
New College Worcester has been a dedicated school for visually impaired pupils for 160 years, but it has recently joined with an education t...
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20 of 463 episodesComedy: Podcasts and Stand-Up
Can blindness be funny? This week In Touch discusses recent projects by two visually impaired comedy writers. One is a new podcast called Yo...
The Future of Braille
In Touch discusses braille's future and how it adapts alongside today's variety assistive technologies that can aid with reading, writing an...
Redress for Failed Passenger Assistance, Funding for Visually Impaired Musicians
Passenger Assistance is a service rail users can book for help with things like navigating unfamiliar stations and catching connecting train...
Cooking: Tips and Tricks
Whether you are a confident cook or complete novice, In Touch provides tips on how to navigate the kitchen with a visual impairment. We have...
Modified Exam Papers
In Touch explores the barriers faced by visually impaired students when sitting their GCSE and A-Level exams, when obtaining both exam paper...
Guided Shopping, Swimming Sisters
Shopping doesn't come without potential challenges if you're blind or partially sighted: locating the items you want and, depending on your...
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' New President & Questions about the future of Braille
With ophthalmology being the busiest NHS outpatient specialty, with around 9.7 million appointments in England in 2024, the Royal College of...
New Access to Work Recruits, Audio Description on Streaming Services
The Department for Work and Pensions is in the process of hiring nearly 500 new members of staff to help clear the Access to Work backlog an...
Audio Description on Streaming Platforms
Ofcom has recently published a draft code requiring major streaming platforms to provide audio description for at least 10% of their content...
Probing the SEND Reforms, RNIB Newsagent Service
The government has recently announced a reform of the provisions for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) pupils. It promises m...
The RNIB's new CEO, Simon Antrobus
The UK's leading sight loss charity, RNIB, has a new CEO. Simon Antrobus took over the role at the beginning of the year, having spent the m...
Video Games: A Call for Regulation
In Touch hears about developments within the video games industry that pertain to accessibility. Including a white paper from the RNIB which...
Barriers at the Ballot
Despite some encouraging developments, many blind and visually impaired people complain that they are still unable to secretly and independe...
Seeing with My Dog
'Seeing With My Dog' is the latest work from visually impaired playwright Roderick Dungate. The play explores Rod's turmoil with losing his...
Gardening: Tips and Tricks
Whether you have an interest in planting and growing flowers, plants or vegetables, In Touch provides tips on how to make the best out of ga...
Running, Reading, Radioing
In Touch speaks with three visually impaired people about their current work and projects. Clarke Reynolds, aka Mr Dot, is an artist and a r...
Payment Card Accessibility, Changes to the Motability Scheme
The UK's leading trade association for the UK banking and financial services sector, UK Finance has just launched a new set of guidelines pe...
Technology Training in Northern Ireland
Jackie Brown of STRIVE Ability delivers technology training to visually impaired pupils across Northern Ireland. The training Jackie provide...
The 50th Winter Paralympic Games
In Touch reflects in the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games. Although the GB team did not return home flush with medals, ParalympicsGB a...