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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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Changes to Disability Students' Allowance; practicalities of 'killing time'

Universities minister David Willetts on proposed cuts to Disabled Students' Allowance.

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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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Listeners' questions; VI rehab worker; blind child's play

Experts answer listeners' questions, encouraging your visually impaired child to play.

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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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Macular Society smoking campaign; Follow-ups

Tony Rucinski on the Macular Society's Smoking Campaign, and Lee Kumutat updates stories.

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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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Banking and Blogging

Clydesdale Bank apologises to a listener and Lee Kumutat meets 91-year-old Jessie Bowler.

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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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SmartGlasses, Eating Out

Eating out in public and roadtesting augmented-reality SmartGlasses.

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15/07/2014

Ofcom calls for views on speaking electronic programme guides.

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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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Conducting a Choir when Blind

Three blind musicians debut as conductors; and a blind businessman in the building trade.

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Changes to blind people's lives since the first World War; Blind veterans

Dr Fred Reid and Robert Baker refect on changes to blind people's lives since Aug 4th 1914

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Weight Control

Peter White is joined by Denise Leigh and Cindy Godfrey-Mckay to tackle weight control.

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Blind world land-speed record; Giving up driving

As a blind man breaks the 200mph record, Peter asks how hard is it to give up driving?

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26/08/2014

Peter White talks to cookery author Elaine Bastable about coping with sight loss.

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Audio description; Arts access in Australia; Reunited after 50 years

Audio descripton is explained, and In Touch facilitates a reunion after 50 years.

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Registration statistics; Making a plan; Feedback on audio description

Macular Society's Tony Rucinski and Dr Catey Bunce interpret HSCIC registration figures.

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Safe travel - Trialling at Tandem

What is safe travel, and who should decide? Plus a borrow-a-tandem scheme.

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RNIB audiobook download service; Braille labelling; Space Camp

New RNIB audiobook download service, Braille on packaging, space camp for blind children.

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Accessible Healthcare Information, Private Voting, Advice on Starting University

NHS England drafts a standard for accessible information, advice on starting university.

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Finding a Way into the Arts

The careers of a sound artist, an assistant theatre director and a continuity announcer.

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Cricket; MSP Dennis Robertson; Specialist Care for Visually Impaired Elderly

All-women's blind cricket team goes on tour in Nepal.

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Blind People in Sierra Leone; 'Affordable' Braille; Accessible Pedestrian Signals

The increased Ebola risk for blind people in Sierra Leone; and more affordable Braille.

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Audible pedestrian signals; Giles Abbott

Are audible pedestrian crossings on the decline? And Giles Abbott discusses his career.

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Access to Work, White Cane Rage

The problems some blind workers face dealing with the government's Access to Work scheme.

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Self-driving cars; Cities Unlocked trial

The first UK trials of self-drive cars, and the trial of navigation system Cities Unlocked

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Pocklington Trust; DVD 'Living with Failing Sight'

Peter Corbett, CEO of the Thomas Pocklinton Trust, on the sale of one of their sites.

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Macular disease drugs; Anti-TNF drugs

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists calls for Avastin to be reviewed for use in the eye.

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