In Touch

In Touch

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In Touch episodes

  • Assisted Guidance On London Underground; Audio Description For On-Demand TV

    Transport For London's Mark Evers talks to Peter White about why their physical assisted guidance keeps being withdrawn. Now it's reinstated again, will they be able to keep it that way?

    And our reporter Johnny Cassidy looks at the world of the binged TV box set. Why isn't audio description available on every episode when a box set is placed on an on-demand TV service? Channel 4 took some time to make audio description available via its All 4 service for every episode of its new hit show "It's A Sin" (produced by the Red Production Company).
    PRODUCER: Mike Young

    19 min
  • Covid Vaccination Experiences and RNIB London Move

    We hear from In Touch listeners who've now had the first of their Covid vaccinations. How did they hear about where to go? What was the process like when they actually got the jab?

    And the RNIB has announced it's selling off its London HQ. The search is on for smaller London premises. RNIB Chief Executive Matt Stringer tells us why they need to make this move.
    PRESENTER: Peter White
    PRODUCER: Mike Young

    19 min
  • Covid Testing & Vaccinations: What You Need To Know

    Peter White hears some of the problems being experienced by visually impaired people when it comes to getting tested for Coronavirus. And how to make sure you know when it's your turn to get a vaccination.

    Among our guests is GP Dr. Anshumen Bhagat and Sarah Lambert from the RNIB.
    There's a link on this programme page to the RNIB website for further guidance when it comes to getting an accessible Covid test.
    PRODUCER: Mike Young.

    19 min
  • It's All About The Apps

    Two of our reporters, Fern Lulham and Emma Tracey, tell Peter White about the apps they use in their daily lives.

    And we hear from the boss of StitchFix UK about their efforts to make online clothes shopping easier if you're visually impaired.
    Fern Lulham has also featured on the BBC World Service Digital Planet programme to talk about "Blindness In The Digital Age". You can hear more of that programme here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csz994
    IN TOUCH PRODUCER: Mike Young

    19 min
  • The New "Passenger Assist" App For Rail Users; Royal Art Works On Show

    The UK railway industry's new "Passenger Assist" app is finally being launched in March. It was supposed to be introduced in 2019. We hear from the app's designers and from a visually impaired rail user who's given the app a try.

    And the new descriptive Zoom sessions opening up access to royal artworks.
    PRESENTER: Peter White
    PRODUCER: Mike Young

    19 min
  • A Paralympics Special

    We hear from some of the people affected by the delayed Paralympic Games after Covid restrictions led to Tokyo 2020 being postponed. Can the games really go ahead in 2021?

    Looking ahead to the 2021 games are Paralympics GB’s Chef de Mission Penny Briscoe, judo stars Chris Skelley and Dan Powell, 2016 gold medal winning runner Libby Clegg and Tim Reddish from the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board.
    PRESENTER: Peter White
    PRODUCER: Mike Young

    19 min
  • A Writers' Special

    Peter White speaks to three visually impaired writers about how they got started. What tips do they have for someone hoping to get published themselves as a poet, a playwright or novelist? What part does blindness play in their creative work?

    Our guests are Claudine Toutoungi, Mandy Redvers-Rowe and Tanvir Bush.
    PRODUCER: Mike Young

    19 min
  • The RNIB's New Chair Of Trustees Anna Tylor

    Anna Tylor, the new Chair of Trustees at the RNIB, talks to Peter White.

    She's joined the charity after its gone through reputational and financial challenges in recent years.
    Anna has previously chaired the Vision Foundation and Dyslexia Action.
    PRODUCER: Mike Young

    19 min
  • Accessible Town Centres; A New Guide Dog During The Pandemic

    The battles to get our town and city centres more user friendly for the visually impaired. What can we learn from Australia? Brisbane based accessibility expert John MacPherson is our guest.

    We hear from Peter Osborne of Guide Dogs about the renewed efforts to link up animals and owners during the pandemic.
    PRESENTER: Peter White
    PRODUCER: Mike Young

    19 min
  • Tactile Paving on Railway Platforms; Heading Home from University for Christmas

    It's emerged more than a third of the UK's railway platforms are still without tactile paving. It was designed thirty years ago to make it very clear to a blind or visually impaired rail user exactly where the edge was. Caroline Pidgeon, a Lib Dem member of the London Assembly, asks how long will it take before this safety measure is universally installed?

    As university students across the UK prepare to head home for Christmas, we hear from two first years who are visually impaired. How has their first term worked out during a pandemic?
    PRESENTER: Peter White
    PRODUCER: Mike Young

    19 min

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