In Touch Episodes Episode guide
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Guide Dogs and Guide Runners
Guide Dogs director Peter Osborne talks waiting lists and lockdown restrictions
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ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Schooling and Sirine Jahangir
What home schooling challenges face the blind parents of sighted children during lockdown?
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Social distancing
What are the effects of social distancing?
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Uber, Eye Treatment and Lockdown Fitness
Why Uber is being taken to court by a blind user.
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Lockdown Shopping Update and Keeping Fit
New announcements for people needing help with groceries during lockdown.
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Urgent Eye Care in Wales and John Slade
How does provision of eye care differ across the UK during the lockdown?
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21/04/2020
Eye Appointments during Lockdown
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Pressure on sight loss charities; Using video conferencing when you're visually impaired
Blind charities struggling during the coronavirus crisis. Video calling with sight loss.
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Shopping during lockdown and Braille library closure
Should blind and VI people be included in the government's list of vulnerable people?
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Coronavirus and Blind Isolation
As the reality of the coronavirus lockdown hits - how are blind and VI people coping?
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Job Prospects
A special programme looks at careers for young blind and visually impaired people.
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Coronavirus and Pavement Parking
What is the impact of coronavirus measures on blind and VI people?
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Schizophrenia and blindness, Hester Poole, and Nicholas Saunderson
Why does congenital blindness appear to be a barrier to schizophrenia?
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Blind stand-up comedy, accessible apps and a study about touch
Blind comedian David Eagle, a study about touch and accessible apps.
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Accessible transport, macular disease and would you want your sight restored?
Blind playwright Mandy Redvers Rowe on her new ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ drama 'Second Sight'
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Gene therapy on the NHS, The RNIB Reading Service, Blind architecture
A new gene therapy which can restore some sight becomes available on the NHS.
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e-scooters, Nicola Naylor and a blind bride
What might the legalisation of new e-scooters on our roads mean for blind pedestrians?
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Red Button Reprieve and Working Overseas When You're Blind
The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ pauses the closure of the Red Button text service; VSO work for blind volunteers.
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Sjogren's Syndrome and Blind Surfing
The blood donors who save sight. And one of the UK's top visually impaired surfers.
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Talking Buses and A New Way To Read
The expansion of talking bus technology and the app which aims to help keep you reading.
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Help On Your Doorstep?
Peter White looks at the role smaller charities play in helping blind people.
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Funding Research Into Blindness; Blind Physios
Calls for more research funding into blindness. And the blind physio still working aged 90
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A βmelodiousβ New Year
In which four blind musicians share their stories.
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A very βmusicβ Christmas
Four visually impaired musicians share anecdotes and play some tunes
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A Festive Farewell
Tips on present wrapping, festive fashion and a farewell.
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Voting Advice, DJ Lucy Edwards and Doping
As Britain goes to the polls, what help can blind voters expect in the polling booth?
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RNIB care home employee speaks out about sale
RNIB care home employee says staff werenβt warned it was set to be sold.
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RNIB sells care homes and colleges
RNIB CEO on plans to sell its care homes and colleges
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Love Stories
How you met your match, and children needed for sleep research.
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The man who helps actors 'blind up'
Consultant on a new series helps actors look blind