Lynne Morgan visits the allotments run by members of Cardiff Institute for the Blind and discovers more about VI Tennis in Swansea in the first edition of The Welsh Connection – telling stories of amazing adventures, fabulous feats, & everyday excitement experienced from the sight loss community all over Wales.

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) campaigns on a whole variety of topics to improve the lives of people with a visual impairment. This month we learn how the charity is working to get a better standard of education for children, calls for adequate eye health capacity within NHS England and a call to get you involved as a volunteer campaigner.

RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Jessica Hall, from RNIB, to learn more...

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Daisy and Mervin are childhood sweethearts, now both are in their 90s, they have overcome many obstacles over the years, including Daisy losing her sight a year ago. Whilst cuddling on the couch, they are here to tell us their story #love #rnibradio #jillbarkley #lovestory #sightloss #morningmix #podcast

For many blind and partially sighted people the fundamental right to vote isn't always accessible.

RNIB Connect Radio's Basil Oxtoby attended a recent event at Westminster hosted by the Government to discuss the issues around accessible voting with a variety of organisations, including RNIB.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Kris Wallace has been chatting to Fight for Sight’s Michele Acton and optometrist Brendan O’Brien from Vision Direct about how people can better educate themselves on how to look after their eyes.

Team GB's blind fleet racing team have recently returned home after taking part in September's World Championships.

The team scooped a host of medals and rounded off a hugely successful competition by winning the trophy for overall winners.

RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Lucy Hodges, from Blind Sailing GBR, to learn more about the sport, the competition and how anyone with a visual impairment can enjoy getting out on the water.

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Regular listeners of RNIB Connect Radio will know that the weekend show which introduces the best in new music – A Little Alternative - has a new host. Kris Wallace has been chatting to David Hogg to find out about his life, his show, and of course, his love of music.

Don’t forget you can catch David on A Little Alternative every Friday night at 9pm and repeated Saturdays at 7pm only on RNIB Connect Radio

The pressure of an increasingly demanding work culture in the UK is perhaps the biggest and most pressing challenge to the mental health of the general population, so how then can we achieve a perfect work/life balance?

RNIB Connect Radio's Simon Pauley spoke to Damien Fahy, editor at money to the masses and also reporter Emma Thompson, to find out more

A mother who was rendered blind by a near-fatal stroke has stunned medics by developing blindsight - an extremely rare sixth sense that allows her to 'see' the outline of objects.

Melina Canning, 47, suffered irreparable damage to her primary visual cortex, the part of the brain that processes visual information, when her daughter Stephanie was just two years old.

Although her eyes still functioned, she was left with no vision whatsoever. But in the years since her stroke, Melina has gradually developed a sixth sense, which scientists is a result of the brain trying to repair itself.

RNIB Connect Radios Simon Pauley spoke with Melina to find out more about her remarkable story.

Some every day tasks can be scary, especially when you are blind or partially sighted. What everyone needs now and then is a boost of confidence. In this week's chat with Jill Barkley @Girl_Gone_Blind Maria Johnson lets us know what gives her confidence.