In Touch Podcast
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
Episodes to download
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Fight For Sight and review of accessible speaker
Tue 1 Nov 2016
Including Fight for Sight's CEO Michele Acton and a review of an accessible smart speaker.
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Chief Executives Cathy Yelf, Macular Society and Neil Heslop, Leonard Cheshire Disability
Tue 25 Oct 2016
Peter White is joined by charity CEOs Cathy Yelf and Neil Heslop.
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Monica Vasconcelos, OrCam reading device
Tue 18 Oct 2016
Monica Vasconcelos talks about losing her sight and Tom Walker reports on the OrCam reader
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Guide dog owner refused hotel room - GDBA CEO Richard Leaman responds
Tue 11 Oct 2016
Guide dog owner refused hotel room - GDBA CEO Richard Leaman responds. Red Szell column.
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Nicki Cockburn, Pips and Talking Loos
Tue 4 Oct 2016
Nicki Cockburn on quizzes, PIPs form issues and talking toilets.
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Action hotels update, TV licence concession, Comedian Chris McCausland
Tue 27 Sep 2016
David Haynes on Action hotels, TV licence concessions and blind comedian Chris McCausland.
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Peter White talks to Lesley-Anne Alexander, retiring CEO of RNIB
Tue 20 Sep 2016
Peter White talks to retiring RNIB CEO Lesley-Anne Alexander about her role at the charity
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Paralympic Games; photo exhibition preview
Tue 6 Sep 2016
Peter White previews the Paralympic Games and a photo exhibition focusing on blindness.
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New polymer Β£5, Special hotels closure threat
Tue 30 Aug 2016
Specialist hotels under threat of closure and a close up look at the new polymer fiver.
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Peter White with news, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
Tue 23 Aug 2016
Advice on using e-passports and tips from boxer Janice Wheeler.
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The watch using haptic technology to help you tell the time. Plus Paralympic swimmer Hannah Russell
Tue 16 Aug 2016
Telling the time by touch - but not as we know it. And Paralympic swimmer Hannah Russell.
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RNIB's new film, Recording PIP interviews
Tue 9 Aug 2016
RNIB's film on what it's like to be partially sighted. Plus recording your Pip assessment.
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Signing of the Marrakesh Treaty, Suggested summer reads
Tue 19 Jul 2016
What does the signing of the Marrakesh Treaty on accessible books mean for UK readers?
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Glastonbury: Just how easy is it for us to join in?
Tue 28 Jun 2016
In Touch goes to Glastonbury. Two listeners find out how much fun it is if you're blind.
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Moving from primary to secondary school; Mark Hardie
Tue 21 Jun 2016
Moving from primary to secondary school for blind children. And new author Mark Hardie.
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Keeping Fit and Staying Active
Tue 31 May 2016
Ideas for keeping fit and staying active when you're blind or visually impaired.
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150 years of New College Worcester, Guide dogs and Uber
Tue 26 Apr 2016
New College Worcester, a school for blind teenagers, celebrates. Plus, guide dogs and Uber
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How Hull is becoming easier for blind people, Susie Steiner
Tue 12 Apr 2016
How Hull is easier to get around. And writer Susie Steiner talks about her sight loss.
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Central heating, Mike Lambert column
Tue 27 Oct 2015
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
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