The UK regulator Ofcom has published new guidelines around the provision of audio description for TV.



This also compliments new legal regulations, Media Bill, which is making its way through Parliament.



RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Helen Shaw, from Ofcom, and John Paton, from RNIB, to discuss the changes.



If you'd like more info on audio description, go to www.rnib.org.uk or call the Helpline on 0303 123 9999.



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S2 Ep478: New Recommended And Legal Changes To UK Audio Description Provision

RNIB Connect Radio is the UK radio station for blind and partially sighted people to find out what is happening in the community. You can also contribute and share your stories by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk (mailto:radio@rnib.org.uk) . Get involved and join the conversation.

Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio

Conversations (https://audioboom.com/channel/conversations) - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics.

Read On (https://audioboom.com/channel/readonair) - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading.

Tech Talk (https://audioboom.com/channel/techtalkpodcast) - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.

Sport (https://audioboom.com/channel/sport) - See sport differently.

The Happy Hour (https://audioboom.com/channels/5022411) - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing.

Tracks of My Life (https://audioboom.com/playlists/4634228-tracks-of-my-life) - Take a journey through our guest's life.

Support (https://audioboom.com/channel/rnib-support) - Other podcasts from RNIB.

TV Guide (https://audioboom.com/channel/tv-guide) - Daily audio TV listings

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There are over 1 million adults with a learning disability in the UK and it is estimated that 1 in 10 adults with a learning disability will be blind or partially sighted. 



Sight loss charity RNIB and the CareTech Charitable Foundation worked together to design and roll out a unique package of training to care sector staff supporting people with Learning Disabilities.



Our Paulina Kuchorew spoke with Iain Kennedy from RNIB's Health and Social Care Team to find out more about the partnership. 



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Despite losing her sight at university, Victoria Harrison has risen through the Civil Service to become the new British Ambassador to Slovenia.



RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Victoria about her education, career and favourite assistive tech, not forgetting her guide dog Otto of course.



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S2 Ep490: Sight Loss Hasn't Stopped Britain's Ambassador To Slovenia.

Are you always wondering what to buy, or how to find the perfect present? Or do you have the gift of gift giving?  



We brought together Campaigner, music-lover and tandem cyclist Ken Reid, Assitive Tech Advisor and Tiktoker Alison Bates, and RNIB Connect Radio's own Hubert Pawelkiewicz to talk all things gift-giving. 



Follow Alison on Tiktok @blindalison

Follow Ken on X @kenreid59

Listen to Hubert on The Lunch Break from 12 noon to 1pm on Weekdays from May 13th, Sounds of The Silver Screen and Tech Talk.



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S2 Ep484: Gift-Giving - Roundtable

Each week, RNIB Connect Radio sits down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity.



This week Matt talks about possible changes to Personal Independent Payments from the government, accessible voting, plus the recent Lived Experience Conference.



If you, or someone you know, would like information on the support and services available from RNIB, go to www.rnib.org.uk



You can also call our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or ask Alexa to call RNIB's Helpline.



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S2 Ep491: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update 04/05/2024

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews.



This week Vidar was reviewing an action packed theatrical experience with David Haig’s stage adaptation of that iconic sci-fi thriller, Minority Report at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.



About Minority Report:



In 2050, neuroscientist Dame Julia Anderton is about to launch the next phase of her pioneering Pre-Crime programme, monitoring people’s thoughts and detaining them before crimes are committed. But when Julia is accused of pre-murder, she’s in a race against time to save herself from her own system.



David Haig’s electrifying adaptation of Phillip K. Dick’s iconic sci-fi thriller challenges our beliefs about justice and freewill in a real-time chase through London of the future.



Minority Report sees award-winning director Max Webster re-united with the producers of the globally successful stage version of Life of Pi.



This action packed theatrical experience will take you on an electrifying ride into the future, as it creates a world bordering science fiction and reality.



For more about access at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre including details of audio described performances of their productions do visit the access pages of the REP website - https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility/





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S2 Ep478: New Recommended And Legal Changes To UK Audio Description Provision

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