In Touch Episodes Episode guide
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Living through the bombing
Two blind women talk to Peter White about their experiences of living in Israel and Gaza.
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15/07/2014
Ofcom calls for views on speaking electronic programme guides.
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SmartGlasses, Eating Out
Eating out in public and roadtesting augmented-reality SmartGlasses.
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Benefit Rights Advisor, Tennis, Confirmation bias
Inaccessible form forces blind benefits advisor to have support worker and blind tennis.
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Banking and Blogging
Clydesdale Bank apologises to a listener and Lee Kumutat meets 91-year-old Jessie Bowler.
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Campaigning against hate crime; The Amber Trust
Siobhan Meade fights back against hate crime and The Amber Trust blows its own trumpet
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Macular Society smoking campaign; Follow-ups
Tony Rucinski on the Macular Society's Smoking Campaign, and Lee Kumutat updates stories.
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Blind children; your feedback; Red Szell column
Blind Children UK explains how it plans to improve mobility for blind children.
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Listeners' questions; VI rehab worker; blind child's play
Experts answer listeners' questions, encouraging your visually impaired child to play.
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Charles Bonnet Syndrome - The Ukulele Lite Orchestra
New research findings on Charles Bonnet Syndrome and the Ukulele Lite Orchestra.
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Changes to Disability Students' Allowance; practicalities of 'killing time'
Universities minister David Willetts on proposed cuts to Disabled Students' Allowance.
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Speaking Across the Generations, part 2
Four people 60 years apart share their experience of visual impairment.
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Blind magistrates; reading printed documents; listener feedback.
Experiences of blind magistrates, and reading printed documents with a smartphone.
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Speaking Across the Generations, part 1
A panel of four people 60 years apart in age share their experiences of visual impairment.
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RNIB and National Talking Newspapers; Blind golfer; Sue Townsend
RNIB answers criticisms about its takeover of the National Talking Newspapers service.
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At the Races; New charity chief execs
Peter White goes to the races, and meets two incoming charity chief executives.
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Accessible websites; VIP Advisor
Will further regulation make the internet more user-friendly for visually impaired people?
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How Self-directed support works, Feeling conspicuous in meetings
Self-directed support - and a listener's thoughts on feeling conspicuous in meetings.
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Winter Paralympian Jade Etherington; TFL's new scheme
Medal-winning Winter Paralympian Jade Etherington, and TFL's new 'Turn Up and Go' scheme.
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Drug companies fined for promoting more expensive drug
Two drug companies fined in Italy for promoting a more expensive drug over a cheaper one.
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Acoustic target shooting; Free access software for Microsoft Windows
Peter White hears about a new plan to improve access to Microsoft Windows for blind people
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RNIB on accessible information from DWP; Is radio becoming too visual?
The RNIB on accessible information from DWP, and is radio becoming too visual?
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Scottish referendum; Accessible heating; Listener feedback
Peter White discusses the effects of Scottish independence on visually impaired people.
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Blind sports lose funding; new sleep drug
Sports for the blind lose funding, and a new sleep drug is approved in the US.
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Help for aspiring disabled MPs; bell ringing
Aspirant MPs Mark Higgins and Ellie Southwood talk about a fund to assist disabled people.
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Inaccessible forms; a new tactile watch
Advice on dealing with inaccessible forms and a new tactile watch, the Bradley Timepiece.
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Gene therapy; Talking buses feedback
Professor Robert MacLaren on the gene therapy cure for blindness, and who it may help.
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Audio-visual announcements on buses; Writer Redmond Szell on technology
A report on the government's refusal to legislate for audio-visual announcements on buses.
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Stephen Remington; tactile bank notes
Peter White talks to Stephen Remington, the outgoing CEO of Action for Blind People.
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Blind identical twins Dan and Michael Smith
Peter White meets Dan and Michael Smith, identical twins who talk about their blindness.