Peter White hears about the talking technology that is slowly being added to the UK's buses. When will more public transport get the equipment that tells you where you are and where you're headed?We hear about the app designed to help people with macular degeneration to continue to read text. Producer: Mike Young
Presenter: Peter White
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Folge vom 21.01.2020Talking Buses and A New Way To Read
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Folge vom 14.01.2020Help On Your Doorstep?Peter White with a focus on smaller blind charities in the UK. We hear from Visionary, an umbrella organisation which represents more than a hundred of these charities. The Chief Executives of Sight Concern Worcestershire and Sight Service Gateshead tell us about the challenges they face. And we hear from the people who use the services on offer. PRODUCER: Mike Young.
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Folge vom 07.01.2020Funding Research Into Blindness; Blind PhysiosLeading eye experts in the UK have signed an open letter in The Guardian calling for more funds for medical research. We'll hear from Professor Chris Hammond who is one of the signatories of that letter... And Fight For Sight's Dr Rubina Ahmed. And we meet Mike Tetley, the blind physiotherapist who's still working after more than 60 years.
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Folge vom 31.12.2019A ‘melodious’ New YearThis is the second episode in which a flautist, a singer, a composer and multi-instrumentalist swap stories about making it in their chosen profession. They discuss how they got into the industry, whether blindness gives them an advantage and share their tips for successGuests: Liz Hargest, Shaun Hayward, Andre Louis, Anne Wilkins.Presenter: Peter White Producer: Lee Kumutat