Podcasts


The RNIB podcast brings you stories and interviews with blind and partially sighted people in the UK, plus features about our events and services.

Latest podcast

Podcast 12 - May 2009: Cooking for people with sight problems

Dolly, who has a serious sight problem, talks about the changes she has made so that she can go on cooking. She goes on to demonstrate
cooking an evening meal.

Find out more about Cooking.

Other podcasts

Podcast 11 - April 2009: Vision magazine, edition 35

Selection from audio version of Vision magazine April / May 2009 featuring interviews about line dancing, eccentric reading for people with Macular Disease and taking DDA cases against taxi drivers.

Podcast 10 - January 2009: RNIB Tele befriending

RNIB Tele befriending social groups and how they support people with sight problems, including an extract of a group meeting.

Find out more about Tele befriending.

Podcast 9 - January 2009: Happy birthday Louis Braille!

2009 is the bicentenary of the birth of Louis Braille, inventor of the raised dots system that revolutionised communication for blind people. Celebrate his life and learn a little more about braille.

Podcast 8 - January 2009: Blind Gardener of the Year Award 2008

Presentations to winners of the 2008 Blind Gardener of the Year competition and interviews with present and past winners.

Find out more about Gardening.

Podcast 7 - November 2008: Echolocation - making images through sound

An interview with Daniel Kish from World Access for the Blind, who trains people in using echolocation. He shows how blind people can create an image of the world around them using clicks and other sounds, and explains that discreet clicking doesn't have to ruin a first
date.

Podcast 6 - November 2008: Sight Village

We visit Sight Village, an exhibition of services and technology for blind and partially sighted people. Find out who was there and how the exhibition has been designed to make it as accessible as possible.

Podcast 5 - October 2008: Disability Living Allowance: 1,500 campaigners lobby Parliament

The Government is denying people with severe sight loss the means to travel independently. So over 1,500 angry campaigners descended on Westminster to lobby their MP. Join their fight for fairness in this podcast.

Podcast 4 - October 2008: Making a legacy to the RNIB

Guests at a supporter reception talk about how RNIB has affected their lives and about remembering us in their will.

Podcast 3 - October 2008: Eye Health Week 2008

All about eye tests and eye health. We hear from people who have sight problems, and an optometrist talks about children's eye tests.

Podcast 2 - September 2008: Running for RNIB

Interviews with runners at April's London Marathon, including Toby, whose stepfather lost his sight recently.

What is a podcast?

A podcast is an audio file which is distributed over the Internet for playback either on your computer or on a portable media player. You can also subscribe to the podcast via a podcast feed. For more information on how to listen and subscribe see help with podcasts.

Last updated: 20 November 2009

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