The CSUN accessible technology conference returned to California  this week, that's where Tech Talk’s Dave Williams heard about some very ‘intelligent’ updates making their way soon to Envision smart glasses.






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If you use eye drops regularly then you’ll know just how hard it can be to administer them yourself. There’s a new product in the RNIB shop that could make taking care of your eye health much easier, it’s even had approval from the experts in Dragons Den, as Hywel Davies has been finding out.



You can find more information on the EziDrops applicator here: Ezidrops Eye Drop Applicator | RNIB






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We’ll travel back to high school crushes and chippies with friends in the 1980 film Gregory’s Girl. 



Amelia and Allan had a laugh reviewing the Scottish coming of age comedy film, here they are with more. 



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S2 Ep474: Film Review: Gregory's Girl (1980)

Are you based in the west of England? Sight Support West of England supports blind and ps people in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.



Amelia talked to Sight Loss Advisor Team Manager, Marc Gulwell, to learn more. 



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Have you ever wondered what a dinosaur might do in a day?  What they actually really looked like?  What colour were they? 



Well, these and many more questions will be answered in The Colour of Dinosaurs, a rip-roaring, prehistoric science pop gig for curious humans of all ages at the Polka Theatre in London from 11 May to 9 June 2024 with an audio described performance on Friday 31 May 2024 at 2.30pm. 



RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Lloyd Coleman, Composer, Musician and Associate Music Director of the Paraorchestra who composed the music for The Colour of Dinosaurs to find out more about how the idea for the show came about.  With a hint of some of those catchy songs that Lloyd has composed for the show along with more about the mind-blowing science that features in The Colour of Dinosaurs.



To find out more about The Colour of Dinosaurs including details of dates and times of performances do visit the following pages of the Polka Theatre website - https://polkatheatre.com/event/the-colour-of-dinosaurs/ 





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S2 Ep483: Lloyd Coleman on The Colour of Dinosaurs

Now for an exhibition of art works where audio description is the only way for everyone to experience and explore the work on display with Ensemble at APT Gallery, Deptford, south London 2-26 May 2024.



RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Hettie James and Stephanie Farmer the Curators of Ensemble to find out more about this audio only, audio described exhibition.



Hettie and Stephanie explained how they and the Artists worked with Audio Describer Anne Hornsby on the descriptions of the work on display, an outline of some of the work through just the information that the Artists provided as for them as Curators they have also not seen the Artist’s work.  Along with an outline of a number of workshops which will accompany the exhibition around audio description.



Ensemble is on at the APT Gallery, Deptford, South London from 2-26 may 2024 and for more about the exhibition along with details of the workshops do visit the Ensemble pages of the APT Gallery website - https://www.aptstudios.org/exhibitions2324ensemble





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S1 Ep1627: Envision Announcement At CSUN

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