In Touch Podcast
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
Episodes to download
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Benefits Reform; Answering Your Questions
Tue 1 Apr 2025
In Touch tries to answer visually impaired people's questions about the benefit reforms.
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Retina UK's Sight Loss Survey; CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Retina UK are seeking feedback from people with inherited sight conditions to aid research
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Benefits Reform
Tue 18 Mar 2025
How does the government's reform to the welfare system affect visually impaired people?
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Deafblindness
Tue 11 Mar 2025
News of work aiming to achieve greater understanding of deafblindness.
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Consultation Exercise at RNIB; Blind Baker
Tue 25 Feb 2025
Reaction to a consultation exercise at RNIB, and a visit to a blind baker.
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Myths and Assumptions about Blindness
Tue 18 Feb 2025
What is blindness? We discuss reality versus assumptions.
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Update on Touch Screen Card Machines
Tue 11 Feb 2025
What's being done to solve ongoing problems with payment card reader accessibility?
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Regulator rejects macular disease treatment; Optomap
Tue 28 Jan 2025
Rejection of a treatment for geographic atrophy and improved retinal imaging.
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SEND Crisis; Period Detection
Tue 21 Jan 2025
In Touch assesses the impacts of a SEND system in crisis for visually impaired pupils.
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Repairing your Perkins Brailler; The Blind Professional Wrestler
Tue 14 Jan 2025
Where do you turn when you need to repair your Perkins brailler? In Touch has the answer.
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Macular Society's New CEO, Ed Holloway; New OCT Scanner Technology
Tue 7 Jan 2025
Introducing Ed Holloway, the Macular Society's new CEO.
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Living Through War: A Year On
Tue 31 Dec 2024
Two blind women describe what it is like to be living through an ongoing war.
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Christmas Eve: With Chris McCausland and Betsy Griffin
Christmas Eve 2024
In Touch celebrates Christmas Eve with two very special guests.
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The UK's First Blind Female CEO
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Sandi Wassmer is thought to be the UK's first blind female CEO.
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Safety on the London Underground, Coming Out Twice
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Transport for London explain their improved safety measures for the London Underground.
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Disability Minister: Sir Stephen Timms
Tue 3 Dec 2024
The minister for social security and disability answers your questions.
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Sexual Assault within the Visually Impaired Community
Tue 26 Nov 2024
A discussion surrounding sexual assault within the visually impaired community.
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The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses; Accessible Yoga
Tue 12 Nov 2024
A review of the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, with two people who have used them.
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The Budget: Answers to Your Questions
Tue 5 Nov 2024
In Touch reflects on the Autumn Budget and what it could mean for some of your benefits.
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Technology Training: Improvements of Provision
Tue 29 Oct 2024
How are the sight loss sector collaborating to provide better training with technology?
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Technology Training: Where to Find It
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Where can you go for help with specialist and day-to-day technology?
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Eye Care Support Pathway; Guide Dogs - help with free running
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Improving support for all stages of sight loss. Getting help to give guide dogs free runs.
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A Theatre Special
Tue 8 Oct 2024
A look at the creative talents of visually impaired people in the theatre industry.
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Peer Support
Tue 1 Oct 2024
How has the prevalence of digital methods of communication impacted the way we interact?
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Access to the Beautiful Game, Open Water Swimming
Tue 24 Sep 2024
A device that enables partially sighted football fans to better view the on-pitch action.
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Melanie Barratt's Channel Swim; Your Questions, Please
Tue 17 Sep 2024
Melanie Barratt: considered to be the first blind woman to have completed the Channel swim
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