Vision magazine is available exclusively for RNIB members. This bi-monthly magazine includes news, member profiles, letters and features. It's produced in audio CD, Daisy CD, braille, clear print (14 point) and email.
The audio versions are produced as a radio-style programme with presenters and on-location interviews.
Award winning magazine
Vision is the winner in the category for best charity/other membership magazine category of the prestigious 2009 MemCom Awards: Communication Awards for Membership Organisations.
Judges particularly praised the overall content of the magazine, the radio-style audio version, the clear print design, covers and cover lines plus use of research to identify and then accommodate the needs of a diverse membership of nearly 10,500 people with sight loss.
More information on the MemCom 2009 Awards.
Vision 38 October/November 2009
'Go! shop' is a new initiative from RNIB. We are organising events all over the UK, speaking directly to our Members and finding out what you want on your visits to the shops. In the current issue of Vision we attend a 'Go! Shop' event, examine the challenges blind and partially sighted people face while shopping, and see how RNIB is working with partners to improve the experience. And in our hard-hitting 'Know your rights' column, we look at your legal rights at the shops and what to do if you have a complaint.
Fighting for the right to race: we speak to Science Minister Lord Drayson, who has monocular vision. As a keen racing driver, Lord Drayson has taken on the system to allow him to race at the highest level.
RNIB PenFriend: we introduce RNIB's affordable, revolutionary new audio labelling system. You can use the PenFriend to label anything from food tins to your CD collection with your own personal message, and use the gadget to read back the information through an inbuilt speaker. You can find out more about the PenFriend on RNIB's online shop
Audio highlights available for download
Vision 38 podcast (mp3, 21mb)
Vision 38 October/November 2009 transcript (59KB)
Editorial
Vision provides a unique, accessible forum to share news, views and knowledge. We would like to hear from you if you have something that you would like to share. It could be:
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a personal story
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your opinion on a particular issue
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events/happenings within your organisation
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an individual or friend's achievement
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a service or product that has helped you
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handy hints for daily living
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a query you would like answered.
If you are interested in contributing, contact the Editor, Clare Conley by post or email:
Editor - Clare Conley
RNIB
105 Judd Street
London
WC1H 9NE
Email visionmagazine@rnib.org.uk
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