That'll be the Day

Tom Walker

Tom Walker is a freelance radio journalist, producer and presenter and in these podcasts, he speaks to visually impaired people about their lives and gives them the time to tell their story.

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Episodes

That'll be the Day - VI Success

The Oxfordshire Association for the Blind (OAB) has just appointed a visually impaired CEO. In this podcast, Mark Upton talks to Tom Walker about his early memories in school and work. Mark also discusses his plans for OAB and shares his views on the wider visual impairment sector.

Apr 12, 2021•27 min

That'll be the Day - Employment for blind people, not always a tale of woe!

Whenever I talk to Visually Impaired people about the subject of work, it’s invariably a tale of woe. It’s estimated that 75% of blind and partially sighted people of working age are on the dole … A shocking statistic! You do however occasionally come across some positive stories, in which Visually Impaired People have been treated fairly and received all the support they need. Mark and Kerry Fielding who live in Blackpool started a new job recently and so far, everything is going well....

Mar 25, 2021•23 min

That'll be the Day - How does a blind girl ...

Tom Walker speaks to Lucy Edwards, the visually impaired BBC reporter and star of YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and ClubHouse, about her success on social media, working in television and presenting a live show on BBC Radio 1.

Mar 10, 2021•29 min

Measuring Up - recorded on October 10 2019

Visually impaired performer, Mandy Redvers-Rowe stars in Measuring Up at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre on October 10,2019. This podcast looks at the trials and tribulations of trying to make it as a writer.

Mar 08, 2021•11 min

Training blind students for work, US-style

Tom Walker talks to Brian Switzer, a visually impaired Assistive Technology Instructor at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Massachusetts, about preparing blind and partially sighted students for the world of work and the challenges they face when trying to find employment.

Feb 16, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Charles Bonnet Syndrome on the cobbles

Devotees of Coronation Street will no doubt know that the character, Johnny Connor, is experiencing hallucinations caused by the little-known eye condition, Charles Bonnet Syndrome. In this podcast, Tom Walker talks to Judith Potts from Esme's Umbrella and Nina Chesworth about their work with the Coronation Street script-writers to understand the eye condition. Judith's organisation supports people like Nina who have CBS. Judith tells Tom about the level of detail the script-writers needed to go...

Feb 09, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Employment challenges for visually impaired people

Finding a job isn't easy for anyone right now, but for visually impaired people, it's even more difficult. Claire Randall from Kent, who went to blind school in South Africa, tells Tom Walker about the challenges she's facing in finding employment.

Feb 04, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Has the U.K.’s Guide Dogs charity lost its focus?

A visually impaired man from Birmingham sets out his concerns that the Guide Dogs charity has lost its focus. Paul Gough Hopkins is concerned the charity is concentrating on other services rather than providing guide dogs to blind people. Pete Osborne, the charity's director of operations, responds to Paul's concerns.

Feb 04, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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