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Eva Chappell has written and recorded a song called ‘We See You’ all about the powerful impact and difference the RNIB Talk and Support Group has had on her life as a visually impaired person.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Eva to firstly find out a bit more about her level of vision, the difference the RNIB Talk and Support Group has made on her life being able to chat with other visually impaired people about absolutely anything and as Eva says very much like a group of people sitting down round a table and having a coffee and a chat.  

Then to how Eva put the song ‘We See You’ together, how the RNIB Talk and Support Group influenced some of the lyrics and how she came up with the music and using technology to put it all together in her garden studio.

to find out more about the RNIB Talk and Support Groups do either call the RNIB helpline on 0303 123 9999 or visit the following pages of the RNIB website - https://www.rnib.org.uk/living-with-sight-loss/community-connection-and-wellbeing/talk-and-support/

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What is it like to do Freshers Week as a VI student? 

Amelia spoke to tiktokker and student Lacey Roo about her experiences of starting conversations and making friends at university.

Follow Lacey on tiktok @laceyroo.h

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For many parents, seeing their baby on an ultrasound screen is a milestone they’ll never forget. But how can b and ps people experience that exciting moment?

Guide Dogs has launched First Hello, a pilot transforming traditional 20-week printed ultrasound scans into tactile sonograms. 

Amelia spoke to Kerry Bevan, Head of Support Services at Guide Dogs, to learn more.
 
Learn more on the Guide Dogs website - First hello | Tactile sonograms for people with sight loss

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For this week’s CEO update on RNIB Connect Radio as Chief Executive Simon Antrobus is still on annual leave Dan Fisher RNIB’s Chief Strategy and Public Affairs Officer sits in for Simon to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity.

Dan began by talking about the launch of the ‘Audio is King’ report at the conference at the RNIB Grimaldi Building (Thursday 8 September 2026) looking into increasing audio description through the establishment of a possible secondary audience for AD.  

Then to the first new Gruffalo story in 20 years with ‘Gruffalo Granny’ and the launch of the Braille / print version which was released on the same day as the print version (Thursday 10 September 2026) which is now available in the RNIB online shop, a real sign of true inclusion for visually impaired children and adults too.

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 or ask your Amazon smart speaker to call RNIB's Helpline.
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At a conference at the RNIB’s Grimaldi building in London On Thursday 10 September 2026 the RNIB launched a new report titled ‘Audio is King: television beyond the screen’ looking into whether establishing a secondary audience for audio description could help to make the case for greater investment in AD.

The conference brought together broadcasters, AD producers, journalists, sight loss sector stakeholders and many visually impaired people to discuss the findings of the report, build momentum for the wider adoption of audio description and support the business case for the growth of AD within the audio landscape.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was there and caught up with Sonali Rai RNIB Senior Manager for Media, Culture and Immersive Technologies to find out more about the findings of the report.

There is more about the ‘Audio is King: television beyond the screen’ report on the following pages of the RNIB website - https://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/research-and-data/reports-and-insight/audio-is-king-television-beyond-the-screen/

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At a conference at the RNIB’s Grimaldi building in London on Thursday 10 September 2026 the RNIB launched a new report titled ‘Audio is King: television beyond the screen’ looking into whether establishing a secondary audience for audio description could help to make the case for greater investment in AD.

The conference brought together broadcasters, AD producers, journalists, sight loss sector stakeholders and many visually impaired people to discuss the findings of the report, build momentum for the wider adoption of audio description and support the business case for the growth of AD within the audio landscape.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was there and caught up with Emma Nagouse, Podcast Producer, broadcaster and academic to find out about the cross over between podcasting and audio description and whether they can both learn something from each other too.

There is more about the ‘audio is King: television beyond the screen’ report on the following pages of the RNIB website - https://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/research-and-data/reports-and-insight/audio-is-king-television-beyond-the-screen/

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At a conference at the RNIB’s Grimaldi building in London on Thursday 10 September 2026 the RNIB launched a new report titled ‘Audio is King: television beyond the screen’ looking into whether establishing a secondary audience for audio description could help to make the case for greater investment in AD.

The conference brought together broadcasters, AD producers, journalists, sight loss sector stakeholders and many visually impaired people to discuss the findings of the report, build momentum for the wider adoption of audio description and support the business case for the growth of AD within the audio landscape.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was there and caught up with Marie Campbell from Red Bee Media for her thoughts on the development of audio description along with news about some of the projects that the company are about to describe too.

There is more about the ‘Audio is King: television beyond the screen’ report on the following pages of the RNIB website - https://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/research-and-data/reports-and-insight/audio-is-king-television-beyond-the-screen/

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At a conference at the RNIB’s Grimaldi building in London on Thursday 10 September 2026 the RNIB launched a new report titled ‘Audio is King: television beyond the screen’ looking into whether establishing a secondary audience for audio description could help to make the case for greater investment in AD.

The conference brought together broadcasters, AD producers, journalists, sight loss sector stakeholders and many visually impaired people to discuss the findings of the report, build momentum for the wider adoption of audio description and support the business case for the growth of AD within the audio landscape.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was there and caught up with Tak Ha, Research director at IPSOS who worked with the RNIB on the report. 

There is more about the ‘Audio is King: television beyond the screen’ report on the following pages of the RNIB website - https://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/research-and-data/reports-and-insight/audio-is-king-television-beyond-the-screen/

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At a conference at the RNIB’s Grimaldi building in London on Thursday 10 September 2026 the RNIB launched a new report titled ‘Audio is King: television beyond the screen’ looking into whether establishing a secondary audience for audio description could help to make the case for greater investment in AD.

The conference brought together broadcasters, AD producers, journalists, sight loss sector stakeholders and many visually impaired people to discuss the findings of the report, build momentum for the wider adoption of audio description and support the business case for the growth of AD within the audio landscape.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was there and caught up with Jonathan Penny, Access Services Manager at Channel 4, firstly for a snapshot of the level of AD on the channel and then his thoughts around widening AD to a larger audience including sighted people.  

There is more about the ‘audio is King: television beyond the screen’ report on the following pages of the RNIB website - https://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/research-and-data/reports-and-insight/audio-is-king-television-beyond-the-screen/

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Looking for a new book to enjoy?

Amelia is here with a debut novel by Caro Claire Burke where a tradwife influencer gets more than she bargained for…

Our RNIB Talking Books service is absolutely free. Giving you access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and children in accessible formats that suits you.

For more information or to sign up to the RNIB Library get in touch. Call our Helpline on 0303 123 999 or Email [email protected].