In Touch Podcast
1) A Visually Impaired Figure Skater, Navigating a New EU Border System
Aarifah Karim is a visually impaired figure skater. She had a stop-start entry into the sport that she now loves, not because of her visual impairment, but due it being a tricky sport to master and ot...Show More
2) Blind Matchmakers; Christmas and Mental Health
Blind Matchmakers is a new dating programme from ITV which features three visually impaired dating experts. The pilot programme featured a range of participants looking for love, along with some visua...Show More
3) In Touch Goes Shopping
In Touch pays a visit to two East Midlands highstreets to visit shops that have a direct connection to visual impairment. The first one, Seeing Solutions in Nottingham, focuses on specialist technolog...Show More
4) Parents and the Blatchington Court Trust
What is it like to bring up a child who is blind or visually impaired in 2025? As a parent, how easy is it to find the right support and information and indeed, the correct level of understanding abou...Show More
5) Screen Readers
When it comes to finding the right screen reader to suit your needs, how do you decide which one to go for? It will depend on your budget, your requirements and familiarity. Earlier in the year, the c...Show More
6) Uber Guide Dog Update, Bake Off Casting Call
App-based taxi company Uber have launched a new accessibility tool for assistance dog owners. The optional feature allows people to self-identify within the Uber app, which will inform drivers that th...Show More
7) A Dog for the Blind
We at In Touch have increasingly been hearing from people who say that if you're totally or near totally blind, you are harder to pair with a suitable guide dog and are being given lesser priority ove...Show More
8) The RNIB's Braille Transcription Service
The RNIB's long term strategy involves making substantial financial savings. One of the services proposed for cuts was the transcription on request of braille books and other documents. Following a hi...Show More
9) Changes at the Macular Society; Prima Implants
Changes at the Macular Society continue to generate a significant proportion of the contact we get from In Touch listeners. With the consultation exercise now at an end, we're joined by the Society's ...Show More
10) Sir Stephen Timms on Access to Work
Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms provides In Touch with updates on the Access to Work scheme. AtW is the government programme that provides disabled people with support in...Show More