RNIB Connect

What’s it like volunteering at an RNIB conference, David Hogg spoke with RNIB volunteer Morag, to find out…

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Back to Edinburgh and the SVS where David spoke with RNIB’s Dan Fisher….

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Let’s head back to SVS and hear more about co designing digital platforms. David caught up with Chris Mackie and Kirin Saeed ahead of the discussion…

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More from SVS where David spoke with Amanda Hawkins from RNIB and Professor Mhari Thurston about their upcoming panel discussion

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More now from the Scottish Vision Strategy Conference, shortly before their opening speech, David caught up with Alison Thewliss MSP…

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Let’s head over to Edinburgh and this year’s Scottish Vision Strategy Conference. Before the conference began, David Hogg caught up with RNIB CEO Simon Antrobus and RNIB Scotland Country Director James Adams about their hopes for the day.

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News of some magical productions from Birmingham Royal Ballet that are being made accessible to visually impaired people through audio described performances and touch tours as RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey chats with Hannah MacGregor, BRB Engagement and Access Officer.

Hannah began by giving an overview to the history of the company from its routes in London in 1931 to the company finding a permanent home at the Birmingham Hippodrome in 1990 and being very much a touring company too. 

Then to details about two magical classic ballet productions that have audio described performances and touch tours with ‘Swan Lake’ and ‘Nutcracker’ plus an overview of what the experience will be like for blind and partially sighted people. 

‘Swan Lake’ - Saturday 26 September, 2pm, touch tour 11.15am, Birmingham Hippodrome and Saturday 31 October, 2pm, touch tour 11.15am, Sadler’s Wells, London.

‘Nutcracker’ - Saturday 28 November, 2.30pm, touch tour 12.15pm and Tuesday 1 December, 12.45pm (AD, signed and relaxed performance), Birmingham Hippodrome.

For more about Birmingham Royal Ballet and the up-coming described performances of ‘Swan Lake’, ’Nutcracker’ and many more do visit - https://www.brb.org.uk/whats-on/access

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National Eye Health Week runs from the 21st to the 27th September, Amelia speaks to RNIB’s Louise Gow to learn why regular eye tests are so important.

Find Resources On Eye Health On the RNIB Webiste - Your eyes - find information on sight and conditions | RNIB

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As it is National Eye Health Week (21-27 September 2026) for our regular browse through the RNIB online shop with Charlee Jarvis, RNIB Shop’s Buying coordinator we have some great products around eye health and taking care of your eyes including, eye shields, optical and video magnifiers with lighting options plus a couple of useful gadgets for taking care of your eyes too

For more about all those great eye health products plus many more that you will find in the RNIB online shop do visit - https://shop.rnib.org.uk/connect

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Each week, RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell sits down with Simon Antrobus, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity.

This week Simon talks about National Eye Health Week, the Audio Is King conference and some exciting news from NaviLens.

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