In Touch Episodes Episode guide
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Young Blindness for Beginners
Joy Addo, Tom Skelton and Mani Djazmi join Peter White for Young Blindness for Beginners.
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Poker and Rugby: The Blind Way
Peter White hears about two adaptations of popular games: rugby and poker.
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Inaccessible white goods
Jackie Brown and Robin Christopherson are in a spin over inaccessible washing machines.
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Orbit update, Sailing champs
Ian Macrae updates on the Orbit Braille reader and we talk to victorious blind sailors.
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AMD drugs and the new 拢10 note
Chris Thorley goes directly to his CCG to demand Eylea, we review the new ten pound note.
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New principal at New College and Tom Skelton's comedy
Principal Nicki Ross talks about her plans for New College.
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Why is the RNIB planning to sell its Royal Albert Hall box?
The Macular Society's Cathy Yelf on the Certificate of Vision Impairment; RNIB's RAH box.
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Does it matter if your partner can see or not?
What underlies the question, 'Is your partner visually impaired or sighted?'.
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An experienced actor and a young poet talk about the impact of their visual impairment
With 16-year-old poet Grace Marsh and seasoned actor Karina Jones.
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Hearing the Solar Eclipse?
How to hear America's solar eclipse. Allan Hennessey: Cambridge's top law graduate.
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Sudden sight loss
What is it like to lose your sight and then get it back?
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Specialist travel and audio-described circus
How do you describe a circus to blind children?
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Tech Advancements for Home and Away
Pluses and minuses of technology for travel, recognising objects and getting information.
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Education for visually impaired children
A discussion on the state of education for VI children.
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Baking Blind and Moving house
What are your rights when renting or buying a new home?
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Changing jobs, Washington State's blind governor
Changing jobs when you are blind; Washington State's blind lieutenant governor.
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Why Can't I Sleep?
The latest research on circadian sleep disorders in blind people.
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Retirement angst, Self-defence
One blind man teaches self-defence to others; concerns about leaving the world of work.
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New partially sighted MP Marsha De Cordova
New partially sighted MP Marsha De Cordova speaks exclusively to In Touch.
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Voting
One voter's legal challenge success, and one man's dream job.
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Daniel and Michael Smith
Twins Daniel and Michael Smith talk to Peter White.
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Lovers not Carers
Kirsten Hearn and Red Szell discuss the issues arising from lovers being seen as carers.
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The Braille Legacy Musical, International Blind Tennis
The writer of a musical on Louis Braille's life, and the first blind tennis tournament.
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Andrew Bastawrous, Bristol blind running club
Andrew Bastawrous CEO Peek talks about his work screening people for eye disease in Africa
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Prof Anthony King on a new glaucoma test, Annie Giles-Quinn
Prof Anthony King expands on the new glaucoma test, and Peter meets Annie Giles-Quinn.
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Blind Parenting, Life Drawing Class
Joe Kenny and Louise Neeson talk about blind parenting and Sarah Newman on life-drawing.
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RNIB library services, Football commentary
Tracy Pearson on the RNIB Library's services, and Tom Walker reports on football access.
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Sitarist Baluji Shrivastav OBE and Corinna Bauer, Harvard research
Sitarist Baluji Shrivastav and Corinna Bauer from Harvard on new brain research.
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Acting CEO of Guide Dogs interview and the future of Pingo the guide dog
Peter puts questions to Steve Vaid, the acting CEO of the charity Guide Dogs.
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The new 拢1 coin, How important is independence?
Is true independence for visually impaired people an unrealistic pipe dream?