RNIB Conversations

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially...

Barry Snell learns about the Bella Foundations BMF International Music Competition for Blind and Visually Impaired Musicians, which is open to classical and jazz musicians from around the world. Click here to learn more...

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially...

Are you interested about how puppies get trained to be able to be a guide dog? Well, in this podcast we get a little look at that as we find out how a group of puppies got on when they visited a theatre play.

Three of Northern Ireland’s most compelling Vision impaired artists — Joe Kenny, Andrea Begley, and Future Her — join forces for Label Me Live, an exclusive one‑night event taking place at The Black Box, Belfast as part...

The Accessible Book and Story Festival is coming to Edinburgh on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of September. If you’re curious to learn how books and stories can be made fun and engaging for children with additional...

It might be true that many of us may not get enough sleep as we should each night so for this week’s check in with Glasgow Based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick it is all about sleep. Elizabeth began by explaining to RNIB...

In our Sight Loss Story this week, Hubert chats to George Bunge from South Africa. They discuss his sight loss journey, being blind and partially sighted in South Africa and gaming.

Hubert chats to Ross from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, to find out about improvements to the quality of passenger assistance across 28 UK airports.

In this episode, Hubert chats to Adam about his sight loss journey. They discuss how he adapted to life with sight loss, and his passion for drama and his work with the drama group he is involved with.

For many Guide Dog owners unfair, and unlawful, access refusals can be upsetting and embarrassing. Guide Dogs, along with other charity partners, are working to educate service providers, as well as supporting owners to...

Edinburgh International Festival is on at the moment, bringing best artists from opera, music, theatre & dance to the city. And today we’re looking at an upcoming audio described performance of Verdi’s A Masked Ball...

Did you know that only around 1 in 4 blind or partially sighted people of working age are in employment? Today, we're chatting with Emmy Anstee about her experience of Royal & Derngate's Step-Up programme which saw her...

In this sight loss story, Hubert chats to William. They discuss his sight and hearing loss, but they also talk about his passion for music, and how he enjoyes attending concerts and festivals. He also describes the work...

For this week’s check in with Glasgow Based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick we are returning to the topic of medicine waste as Elizabeth shares some new data with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey suggesting how much...