It's well known that families with disabled or seriously ill children, or young people, incur higher daily living costs.

David Hogg has been talking with Salena Begley to learn more about The Family Fund and the grant support that it can offer struggling families across the UK…

If you’re blind or partially sighted and in the Croydon area, our David Hogg finds out how you can take part in Kickboxing classes.

Cara Murphy not only decided to go to a mainstream school with a specialist Low Vision Support Department, she also decided to learn Braille because of her deteriorating sight.

In the 2nd part of our interview, RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell talks with Cara about the tech she uses, what support is provided by the school and her hopes for more braille resources for everyday life.

To learn more about braille, go to www.rnib.org.uk/braille200

Missed part 1 of Cara's journey? Listen here: RNIB Connect / Learning Braille Alongside Studying At Grammar School

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

This week Matt talks about the charity’s Big Travel Survey and follow up work, engaging with the UK Government on the forthcoming DWP Green Paper and some fund raising news.

If you, or someone you know, would like information on the support and services available from RNIB, go to www.rnib.org.uk

You can call our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 

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Jennifer Murray chats to Anne Dignan about the promotion of the companion travel pilot scheme by Scotrail.

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Something for the Weekend highlights the best in accessible audio content each week. This weekend we have the return of Lady Gaga, with her latest album 'Mayhem'. Check the rest of Hannah's recommendations here.

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Jennifer Murray chats to Elspeth Brown to find out about her life as a totally blind person including the many different things she does to keep herself busy.

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Time now for our monthly update from the Macular Society and their My Macular and Me webinar. David Hogg caught up with the organiser of the webinars Colin Daniels to find out what's in store this month. 

 Did you know that RNIB runs a Women's Group as part of their Talk and Support service? It’s a social support group for women who are blind or partially sighted.

Joining Paulina Kuchorew to tell us more about it is Jen Worrall.

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Sight loss charity RNIIB are launching a new survey and are looking to speak to people who have been recently diagnosed with sight loss, their friends and family, and also professionals working in post-diagnostic support. 

The findings will be used to understand and improve post-diagnostic support for people with sight loss.

Barry Snell spoke to RNIB Head of Strategic Innovation, Caroline Beard, to find out more.

You can find the survey here: Share your ideas on how to improve support after a diagnosis of sight loss

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