#TheWeeklyConnect listener Clare Curtis got in touch to give us some all-important tips about how to look after your guide dog or pet dog during Fireworks Night.

On this week's show, we talk about Shared Spaces. After a scheme in Morpeth got scrapped is there hope for other schemes to go the same way or what can be done to make them safer? There's also top tips from one of our listeners to help your guide dog cope with Guy Fawkes night and with a week to go until America goes to the polls, how accessible is voting in the USA? Society of the Week is Thrive, who use gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disability or ill health.

Three blind women discuss the challenges and experiences of using public transport such as buses, taxis, trains or planes. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect

For this week's Society of the Week, we find out about the charity that helps people living in the UK with macular degeneration. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect #SocietyoftheWeek

Two blind rock climbers, Red Szell and Steve Bates, talk about their shared passion of climbing and tell their stories of achievement despite their impairment. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect

Julie Woods from New Zealand lost her sight completely when she was 37 due to stargardt's disease. She talks to #TheWeeklyConnect about how her life changed entirely from that point. #RNIBConnect

Our regular series of stories of life with a guide dog and the relationship with their owners with continues with a story from Lynette Proctor and her dog Pippa.

A story about blind woman Maggie Tolmie who is an actress and mezzo soprano singer. She talks about her journey to become a blind actress. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect

On this week's show we hear from three blind women who talk about the issues getting around using public transport. We also hear from two blind climbers who discuss their passion. There's also another great story of living with a guide dog from Lynette Proctor and her dog Pippa, and our Society of the Week is the Macular Society. #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect

In honour of White Cane Safety Day (15th October), Steven Scott talks to white cane users Madleen Mann, Mohammed Atif and Fiona Dunn to discuss their likes and dislikes of the mobility aid. As heard on #TheWeeklyConnect #RNIBConnect