Now, Black Friday is coming up and if you're considering some early Christmas shopping, well, you might want to know which Nintendo Switch Games have the best accessibility features for visually impaired gamers. RNIB Connect Radio's Paulina Kuchorew spoke with Chad Bouton, legally blind gamer from the United States, who reviews a few popular games available on Nintendo Switch. Image shows a blue and red Nintendo Switch console.
Nov 08, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 938
We've all heard of a dairy farm, but have you ever heard of a camel dairy farm? Our Paulina Kuchorew hears more as she chats with visually impaired farmer Dr Max Bergmann from DromeDairy, who joined us on the line all the way over from Australia. Find out more: https://thedromedairy.com/ Image shows Max at the farm, smiling wide and surrounded by three camels.
Nov 08, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 938
With the clocks having just gone back, the night's drawing in and even now starting to see Christmas ads on the TV, we are probably approaching a very stressful time of the year. So in this week's RNIB Connect Radio catch up with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow our Toby Davey finds out from Elizabeth all about stress, what happens in the body when we feel stressed and tips on how to try and reduce stress. Finally as it was 'Pharmacist Week' at the time of recording...
Nov 05, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 937
Barry Snell chats to Association of Optometrist's (AOP) Dr Peter Hampson to find out about the rise in people buying their contact lenses online and the danger this poses. The AOP’s Know Your Lenses campaign launched on the 20 October 2021. As part of the campaign, consumers can read expert advice on eyecare and top tips for buying safely online, www.aop.org.uk/knowyourlenses Image: The words Association of Optometrists, in dark grey typeface, against a white backdrop. There is a blue circle wit...
Oct 29, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 936
As theatres, museums, galleries, and other arts venues welcome back blind and partially sighted people RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people, to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their weekly email newsletter. Audio described Items highlighted this week included: Blythe Spirit - Harold Pinter Theatre, London Saturday 30 October, 2.3...
Oct 25, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 934
With a number of recent news reports about false negative Covid-19 PCR test results, how concerned should we be? In this week's RNIB Connect Radio catch up with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow, our Toby Davey finds out from Elizabeth her thoughts about the reports in the news about the false negative PCR test and whether we should be concerned at all. Elizabeth also gave her thoughts on other reports that PCR test are being replaced with lateral flow tests for inte...
Oct 22, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 933
Dago Schelin is an academic, filmmaker and musician that currently lives in Marburg, Germany. Passionate about making movies, he also focused his academic work on researching representation of vision and blindness in film. Lately Dago, has been coordinating a filmmaking workshop for blind and low-vision students, with their short film earning a spot at film festivals. RNIB Connect Radio's Paulina Kuchorew spoke with Dago all about the workshops and the making of the short movie. Find out more ab...
Oct 18, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 932
RNIB Connect Radio’s Lynne Morgan has been hearing about a new theatre production from Sight loss Wales, With Eyes Closed, written by and featuring people with sight loss. Image is of the Sight life logo: a white background with the word "Sight" in a bold green and the word "life" in black within a box. Under the box appear the words Local sight loss support, Cymorth colled golwg lleol.
Oct 15, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 931
A Cardiff artist with sight loss has found a novel way to celebrate 90 years of Guide Dogs. RNIB Connect Radio’s Lynne Morgan has been finding out more from Sian Healey about the special pop shop and supporting the charity. For more information about Guide Dogs Cymru follow them on Facebook. Image shows Sian Healey and her guide dog Uri standing in front of her art work in the pop up shop in Cardiff.
Oct 13, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 928
As theatres, museums, galleries, and other arts venues re-open their doors and welcome back blind and partially sighted people RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their weekly email newsletter. Items highlighted this week included: Museum of Austerity - Mixed reality experience with recorded au...
Oct 11, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 927
If you fall just into the over 50's age or if you are clinically extremely vulnerable you may have been invited to book your Covid Booster Vaccinations and your annual flu jab at the same time but how safe is it to have both vaccinations together? In this week's RNIB Connect Radio catch up with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow our Toby Davey finds out from Elizabeth on her thoughts about having the Covid booster vaccinations and the flue jab at the same time. Elizab...
Oct 11, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 924
Let's hear from a Talking Newspaper that is helping to connect those living with sight loss in their local area. We spoke with Helen McIntosh, chair of the Mid Devon Messenger, about having to work with their volunteers from home and how they wanted to support anyone suffering from loneliness during Covid-19 lockdowns by still bringing out their Talking Newspaper. Find out more here: https://middevonmessenger.org.uk/ Image is of the Mid Devon Messenger logo....
Oct 08, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 926
Susie West, who lost her sight in her twenties, recently took up the harmonica. Susie spoke to RNIB Connect Radio about learning a new instrument, along with her teacher, Adam Glasser. Both members of Harmonica UK, they talk about their love of music and Harmonica UK's festival from 15th to 17th October. For more information visit: www.harmonicauk.net/ Image is of RNIB Connect Radio logo: 'RNIB' written in black capital letters on a white background, underlined with a bold pink line, with the wo...
Oct 07, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 925
RNIB's Customer Engagement Manager Sejal Maisuria chats with Janette Scott and Breandan Ward, who are part of RNIB's Customer Coms Working Group to find out why the group is important to them. Image shows the RNIB Logo. RNIB written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a thick pink line.
Oct 01, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 929
How important is representation? Today we find out as our Paulina Kuchorew chats with Kelsey Trevett, a blind teen and Co-chair of the Young Greens of England and Wales. Image shows a smiling Kelsey kneeling down in a park, their black guide dog at their side.
Sep 30, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 920
Now for a round-up of up-coming audio described theatre performances in Scotland as our Toby Davey chats with audio describer Christopher McKiddie. Audio described theatre performances included: Grown Ups - King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, Saturday 2 October at 2.30pm The Play That Goes Wrong, King’s Theatre, Edinburgh Saturday 6 November at 2.30pm The Enemy - National Theatre of Scotland touring production, Dundee Rep Theatre Saturday 16 October at 2.30pm, King’s Theatre, Edinburgh on Saturday 23 Oct...
Sep 30, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 918
Highland BlindCraft is a manufacturer, producer and seller of mattresses, divan bed bases and bespoke bedroom furniture. They also provide training and employment opportunities for individuals from across the Highlands of Scotland living with a variety of disabilities, including but not limited to visual and hearing impairments. RNIB Connect Radio's Paulina Kuchorew spoke with their Executive manager Heather McDonald, to hear more about what they do. For more information visit: https://highlandb...
Sep 24, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 916
As theatres, museums, galleries, and other arts venues re-open their doors and welcome back blind and partially sighted people RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people, to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their weekly email newsletter. Items highlighted this week include: Recorded audio described guide of architecture installations at...
Sep 24, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 915
With the night's drawing in and the evenings getting darker there are some people who find it difficult with mood changes at this time of the year and we do hear the term SAD mentioned quite a lot too. So in this week's RNIB Connect Radio catch up with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow our Toby Davey finds out from Elizabeth what seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is and how to cope with it through autumn and winter. Elizabeth began by explaining to Toby what Seasonal...
Sep 23, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 914
Martin Tickle talks to RNIB Connect Radio about the joy of meeting RealSAM customers, as he returns to face to face events. Image is of RNIB Connect Radio logo: 'RNIB' written in black capital letters on a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath.
Sep 15, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 913
As theatres, museums, galleries, and other arts venues re-open their doors and welcome back blind and partially sighted people RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their weekly email newsletter. Items highlighted this week include: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Bristol Hippodrome, audio describ...
Sep 10, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 912
During 2020 Hilary Lester, along with the guide dog, Portia, virtually walked the Wales Coast Path. When thinking of what she could do in 2021, Hilary challenged herself to walk 2021 miles. RNIB Connect Radio's Lynne Morgan caught up with Hilary to find out how she was getting on. Image is of a medal for walking the Camino de Santiago, virtually.
Sep 09, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 826
With the start of the school autumn term and the night's drawing in, it might be that time again for a note from our GP to say it is time for our annual flu vaccination. So in this week's RNIB Connect Radio catch up with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow, our Toby Davey finds out from Elizabeth what has been happening to the roll out of this year's flu vaccinations and whether we should be worried at all. Elizabeth began by explaining to Toby that there may be more t...
Sep 09, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 825
Get a delicious autumn recipe from blind chef Kim Jaye. To follow Kim and her recipes search for 'Kim Jaye Cooks' on Facebook and YouTube. Image shows Kim Jaye.
Sep 01, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 919
With the Paralympics on at the moment we all might be feeling we could maybe try and get a bit fitter and over all the lockdowns perhaps some of us may have put on an extra pound or two. So in this week's catch up with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow, Connect Radio's Toby Davey finds out from Elizabeth how being overweight can have an effect on recovery from Covid, what being obese means for your health, how measuring obesity has changed from BMI (body mass index) ...
Aug 27, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 824
World's biggest art festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, is back and our Paulina Kuchorew had a look at what audio-described events we can enjoy at the moment, but without having to leave our house. For each of the mentioned shows, you can book online by visiting: https://www.edfringe.com/ Or contact the access booking team. Phone: 0131 226 0002 Email: accessbookings@edfringe.com Textphone number: 07860 018 299 Image shows: Fringe logo....
Aug 20, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 823
A Boston non profit organisation called Our Space Our Place is changing the lives of young people living with sight loss. Offering a range of after school activities, from career exploration workshops, sports activities, to cooking classes and much more, the group aims to help them connect with others in a similar situation, whilst building their self-confidence and independent living skills. RNIB Connect Radio's Paulina Kuchorew caught up with founder and director of the group, Cheryl Cummings,...
Aug 16, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 816
Guide Dogs UK has just launched their 'Tech for All' initiative and through it they are offering a free Apple iPad or iPhone to children and young people (aged 3-18) with visual impairments, to use outside of school. RNIB Connect Radio's Lynne Morgan spoke with Nathan Foy at Guide Dogs to find out more. For more information about 'Tech For All' contact the Guide Dogs Guideline on 0800 781 1444 Image shows a young boy and girl sitting at a table and using an iPad....
Aug 16, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 822
As theatres, museums, galleries, and other arts venues start to re-open their doors RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their weekly email newsletter. Items highlighted this week include: Priscilla Queen of The Desert, New Theatre Oxford - audio described performance Wednesday 25 August at 2.30...
Aug 13, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 911
It has been fantastic to hear about the success of the GB Olympic Team, all the medals they have one in Tokyo over the last couple of weeks and hoping for similar success at the Paralympic Games too. It was very clear during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games how much mental health plays a part in determining outcomes for athletes. So in this week's Connect Radio catch up with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow our Toby Davey began by asking Elizabeth whether there is enoug...
Aug 12, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 821
