In Touch Episodes Episode guide
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The Minister for Disabled People
Justin Tomlinson answers listeners' questions on PIPs, benefits and Access to Work.
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The Thomas Pocklington Trust
Another Pocklington Trust home for blind people is due to shut. Why, and what's to come?
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Guide dogs in temples, Pips consultation
Why a guide dog wasn't let into a Hindu temple, and the lastest on the Pips consultation.
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Technology: How can it make life easier?
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
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Depression, How to Be Helpful
Why depression isn't being identified in the newly blind, and the best ways to be useful.
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Social care, Three comedians and a blind pilot in Australia
RNIB and Age Concern worry that social care for older, blind people is steadily declining.
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Symbols to Say You Are Partially Sighted
Symbols for partially sighted people and the counsellor who believes his blindness helps.
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Pip payments, Retinal implants
Need-to-know information about Pips, and the bionic eye surgeon goes beyond the hype.
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Body Language When You're Blind
Peter White discusses body language with three guests, all blind or partially sighted.
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Book Review Programme
Peter White and two guests have a lively debate about three of their favourite books.
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Guide dogs on planes, Dealing with parties
Guide dog passport problems, coping with parties, and blind soldiers in WWI.
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Mobility instructors, Ellen Watson
How do mobility instructors help children? And Ellen Watson talks about Usher Syndrome.
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Disabled Students' Allowance, Daniel Kish
The way blind students get support is changing, so will it work?
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Lily-Grace's cane, Nystagmus
Peter White meets the blind child who has been told she can't use her long cane in school.
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A Poke in the Eye, Humira
Georgie Morrell discusses her play A Poke in the Eye, about her experience of going blind.
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Libby Clegg, Job Interviews
Visually impaired Olympian Libby Clegg talks about preparing for Rio without funding.
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Happy Birthday Talking Books!
Neil Heslop from the RNIB announces some important news on Talking Books.
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Cosy App, Blind Veterans UK, Red Szell
Looking at the Cosy heating app and Blind Veterans UK radio society.
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Central heating, Mike Lambert column
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
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RNIB ad campaign, Stephen Kennedy
The controversy over the RNIB's latest campaign, and Peter talks to writer Stephen Kennedy
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RNIB's library catalogue issues, Young VIP campaigners, Tony Shearman's column
Discussion on why the RNIB's library catalogue is partly inaccessible.
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Chen Guangcheng, Lynn Cox
Activist Chen Guangcheng and artist Lynn Cox's accessible cards.
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Stem cell surgery for AMD, Paralympians, Short stories for blind teens.
The reality of using stem cell surgery to treat age-related macular degeneration.
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The Trader, the Archer and the Pastor
We hear from a blind financial trader, a Baptist minister and an archer.
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SeeAbility, Tanvir Bush
SeeAbility talk about their latest campaign to get eye tests in special schools in England
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Guide Dogs, When Hazel Met Elaine
GDBA respond to research into how the public interact with guide dogs.
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Starting University
Ed Eyad, Rebecca Cooke and Jessica Luke discuss their visual impairment and university.
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RNIB Scotland, Dealing with hearing loss, Kitty McGeever
RNIB Scotland's concern over a transfer of their administration to Action for Blind People
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Gratitude
Peter White discusses gratitude with Ian Macrae, Lyndall Bywater and Dr David Bolt.
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Archery, Conducting, Red Szell
Peter White speaks to David Poyner about blind archery, and Red Szell talks about risk.