RNIB Connect

The Visionary Annual Conference is taking place in Birmingham, where local, national, and international sight loss organisations come together to share knowledge and ideas.

Amelia spoke with Janiece Wallace, who fell in love with VI tennis after lockdown. She shares how it's enabled her to find community and even compete at Wimbledon.

Learn more about LTA on their website - The Official Home of Tennis For Britain | LTA
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The Visionary Annual Conference is taking place in Birmingham, where local, national, and international sight loss organisations come together to share knowledge and ideas.

Amelia spoke with Sandi Wassmer, the UK's first blind female CEO with ADHD, about the interaction between visual impairment and neurodivergence and her tips for women who want to take up leadership roles.

Learn more about Sandi on the Onvero website - Sandi Wassmer - Onvero

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For this months RNIB Cymru Campaigns Monthly update RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by  Rosaleen Dempsey, RNIB Education and Children Training and Engagement Manager for news on the RNIB policy and campaigns work relating to children and young people in Wales.

To find out more about the RNIB’s campaigns work in Wales and across the country do either email [email protected], call the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or visit - https://www.rnib.org.uk/campaign-with-us/ 

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The Visionary Annual Conference has begun in Birmingham, where local, national, and international sight loss organisations come together to share knowledge and ideas.

Amelia spoke with the 'Navigating Uncertainty' panellists about the discussion highlights. She gained insights from Debra Allcock Tyler - Chief Executive Officer of Directory of Social Change, Harbi Jama - Philanthropy and Partnerships Leader, Sandi Wassmer - CEO of Onvero, and Tilly Dowler - The Blind Stylist.

Learn more about Debra Allcock Tyler here -  Directory of Social Change - Staff
Learn more about Harbi Jama here - Harbi Jama - Helen Bamber Foundation | LinkedIn
Learn more about Sandi Wassmer here - Sandi Wassmer - Onvero
Learn more about Tilly Dowler here - Styled by Tilly: Personal styling, body shape & colour analysis

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The Visionary Annual Conference has begun in Birmingham, where local, national, and international sight loss organisations come together to share knowledge and ideas.

Amelia spoke with 'The Blind Stylist' Tilly Dowler about her conference outfit and styling services.

Learn more about Tilly on her website - Styled by Tilly: Personal styling, body shape & colour analysis
Find her on social media @the_blind_stylist

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The Visionary Annual Conference has begun in Birmingham, where local, national, and international sight loss organisations come together to share knowledge and ideas.

Amelia is reporting from the event and spoke to the Visionary CEO, Fiona Sandford, at the start of the conference about what we can expect.

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David Hogg catches up with Visibility Scotland CEO Laura Walker ahead of her two speeches at the Scottish Vision Strategy Conference.

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How has optometry in Scotland changed in the past two decades, David Hogg spoke to Eilidh Thomson chair of Optometry Scotland to find out…

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Lets’s head back to Edinburgh where David Hogg spoke to RNIB’s Rob Cooper ahead of his speech at the Scottish Vision Strategy Conference

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Let’s head back to the SVS where David Hogg caught up with RNIB’s John Slade about the RNIB Sight Loss Data Tool….

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