Peter White is joined by Cathy Yelf, CEO of the Macular Society, who talks about their new report calling for more collaboration in the funding of medical research to find a cure for Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Neil Heslop, newly appointed CEO of Leonard Cheshire Disability talks about his new role and the way in which he plans to lead the organisation.
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Folge vom 25.10.2016Chief Executives Cathy Yelf, Macular Society and Neil Heslop, Leonard Cheshire Disability
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Folge vom 18.10.2016Monica Vasconcelos, OrCam reading devicePeter White is joined by Brazilian singer and journalist Monica Vasconcelos, who is the subject of a World Service documentary, in which she talks of her sight loss. Tom Walker meets Tony North who has been using a new reading device called OrCam. The user wears it like a pair of spectacles and points to text or information for the device to read out. Assistive technology consultant Graham Page talks about other platforms which are available to help blind and partially-sighted people access the written or printed word.
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Folge vom 11.10.2016Guide dog owner refused hotel room - GDBA CEO Richard Leaman respondsGuide dog owner Kim Milward was illegally refused a hotel booking with her guide dog. She tells Tom Walker about her experience. CEO of Guide Dogs for the Blind Association - Richard Leaman gives his reaction. Plus, he doesn't rule out a possible future merger between GDBA and RNIB. Writer Red Szell pens his latest column and muses about being something of a reluctant guide dog owner.
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Folge vom 04.10.2016Nicki Cockburn, Pips and Talking LoosPeter is joined by quizzer Nicki Cockburn who recently took part in the BBC TV programme 'Make Me An Egghead' and reached the semi-finals. She talks to Peter about how she first became interested in entering competitions and the tricks she enlists to remember things. Jackie is a listener who has asked the DWP for an electronic version of the Personal Independence Payments claim form. So far they have only been able to offer her an audio CD of the questions and told her that blind people usually get someone sighed to help them fill in the form. Tony Shearman meets the couple behind the Room Mate, their latest invention to make public toilets accessible, by way of using a bespoke audio description.