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RNIB ad campaign, Stephen Kennedy

Fazilet Hadi and Ian Macrae discuss the RNIB's latest ad campaign, and Peter White talks to playwright Stephen Kennedy about his latest play John Lennon's Last Day.

Fazilet Hadi from the RNIB and Ian Macrae a broadcast journalist, discuss the controversy over the RNIB's latest ad campaign, aimed at raising awareness about the need for an ECLO (Eye Clinic Liaison Officer) to be available in all eye hospitals.
The ad features celebrities including Dame Shirley Bassey expressing their fears about losing their sight. Ian felt angry that his own disability was being portrayed as something to be so greatly feared. Fazilet countered that it was fair to say that many sighted people do fear losing their sight and the campaign sets out to raise awareness about the importance of providing the appropriate support for people who do experience sight loss.
Stephen Kennedy is a partially-sighted writer who has just had his first radio play 'John Lennon's Last Day' broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2.
Stephen talks about his visual impairment and how he physically writes.
He tells Peter that this is his third play about the Beatles and he has another one almost finished.

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  • Tue 20 Oct 2015 20:40

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