At the RNIB Inclusive Design For Sustainability Conference in Glasgow, Toby Davey caught up with Marc Workman, Chief Executive of the World Blind Union to find out more about the Global Digital Compact.

Image shows Toby and Marc chatting at the IDS Conference. Marc is holding his white cane and Toby is holding a microphone and wearing heaphones

Time once again to hear from the Inclusive Design For Sustainability Conference, where Hubert had a chat with Peter Osborne, from Guide Dogs.

  

Image description: A dramatic, angled shot of an empty stage. At the front a pink podium reads "RNIB Scotland, Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference." Behind, a line of grey chairs awaits experts for the panel discussions and a large pink IMAX screen hangs above.

We return to Glasgow now and the inclusive Design For Sustainability Conference, where Hubert had a chat to RNIB’s very own chief technology officer, Linda Rogers.

Image description: A dramatic, angled shot of an empty stage. At the front a pink podium reads "RNIB Scotland, Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference." Behind, a line of grey chairs awaits experts for the panel discussions and a large pink IMAX screen hangs above.

On Tuesday 18th of March, The Lunch Break was broadcasting live from the Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference in Glasgow.

Toby Davey interviewed The University of Glasgow Engineering students Megan and Shurnjeet about their experience of the event and their views on accessible design. 

Image Description: Megan and Shurnjeet sit in front of a bright yellow microphone with big studio headphones on. They're both wearing grey t-shirts with their university logo. Megan is on the left and has long brown hair pulled back in a ponytail whilst Shurnjeet is wearing glasses and has her dark black hair loose.

Going back to the inclusive design for sustainability conference in Glasgow, and this time Hubert has been talking navigation with Neil Barnfather from GoodMaps.

Image description: Exterior shot of the Glasgow Science Centre with its half-dome silver roof, glass front and the observation tower behind. At the front, a large video screen shows a pink background with white text: “RNIB Scotland, Inclusive Design for Sustainability, Conference.”

What is it like to use a smart cane? 

Dr Jean Marc Feghali from WeWalk gives us a demo of their latest product.

Image description: Jean Marc poses for a photo inside the Tech Marketplace. He has short dark hair, a bit of stubble and is smiling as he holds up the smart cane close to his face. The smart cane has a long dark handle with tactile buttons on it and a grey cap at the very top of the handle.

More from the big tech and accessibility conference in Glasgow, here’s Tech Talk’s Callum Stoneman chatting with Dr Jean Marc Feghali from WeWalk.

Image description: Jean Marc poses for a photo inside the Tech Marketplace. He has short dark hair, a bit of stubble and is smiling. He's holding up the WeWalk smart cane and is wearing a light button down shirt underneath a dark open jacket.

A particular piece of technology has been getting a fair bit of buzz recently due to some nifty accessibility features. With a little demo at the big tech conference in Glasgow, here’s Hubert.

Image description: A close up on the glasses as Hubert holds them up and in front of him. Funky neon strips light up the background.

Back to the inclusive design for sustainability conference, where Hubert got to find out more about the interesting robot guide dog, and even got to try it out for himself.

Image Description: Robbie the robot guide dog strikes a good boy pose for a photo in the Tech Marketplace during the conference. He's a smartly designed silver robot with long bendy legs, slim cameras on top of his head and a lead with a red handle trailing behind.

On Tuesday 18th of March, The Lunch Break was broadcasting live from the Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference in Glasgow.

Toby Davey interviewed two students from University of Glasgow about their experience of the event and their views on accessible design. 

Image description: A dramatic, angled shot of an empty stage. At the front a pink podium reads "RNIB Scotland, Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference." Behind, a line of grey chairs awaits experts for the panel discussions and a large pink IMAX screen hangs above.