In Touch Episodes Episode guide
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Paralympic skier Jade Etherington; Tony Shearman on dating
Paralympic skier Jade Etherington talks of her decision to retire.
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Macular disease drugs; Anti-TNF drugs
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists calls for Avastin to be reviewed for use in the eye.
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Pocklington Trust; DVD 'Living with Failing Sight'
Peter Corbett, CEO of the Thomas Pocklinton Trust, on the sale of one of their sites.
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Self-driving cars; Cities Unlocked trial
The first UK trials of self-drive cars, and the trial of navigation system Cities Unlocked
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Access to Work, White Cane Rage
The problems some blind workers face dealing with the government's Access to Work scheme.
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Audible pedestrian signals; Giles Abbott
Are audible pedestrian crossings on the decline? And Giles Abbott discusses his career.
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Blind People in Sierra Leone; 'Affordable' Braille; Accessible Pedestrian Signals
The increased Ebola risk for blind people in Sierra Leone; and more affordable Braille.
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Cricket; MSP Dennis Robertson; Specialist Care for Visually Impaired Elderly
All-women's blind cricket team goes on tour in Nepal.
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Finding a Way into the Arts
The careers of a sound artist, an assistant theatre director and a continuity announcer.
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Accessible Healthcare Information, Private Voting, Advice on Starting University
NHS England drafts a standard for accessible information, advice on starting university.
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RNIB audiobook download service; Braille labelling; Space Camp
New RNIB audiobook download service, Braille on packaging, space camp for blind children.
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Safe travel - Trialling at Tandem
What is safe travel, and who should decide? Plus a borrow-a-tandem scheme.
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Registration statistics; Making a plan; Feedback on audio description
Macular Society's Tony Rucinski and Dr Catey Bunce interpret HSCIC registration figures.
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Audio description; Arts access in Australia; Reunited after 50 years
Audio descripton is explained, and In Touch facilitates a reunion after 50 years.
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26/08/2014
Peter White talks to cookery author Elaine Bastable about coping with sight loss.
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Blind world land-speed record; Giving up driving
As a blind man breaks the 200mph record, Peter asks how hard is it to give up driving?
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Weight Control
Peter White is joined by Denise Leigh and Cindy Godfrey-Mckay to tackle weight control.
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Changes to blind people's lives since the first World War; Blind veterans
Dr Fred Reid and Robert Baker refect on changes to blind people's lives since Aug 4th 1914
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Conducting a Choir when Blind
Three blind musicians debut as conductors; and a blind businessman in the building trade.
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Living through the bombing
Two blind women talk to Peter White about their experiences of living in Israel and Gaza.
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15/07/2014
Ofcom calls for views on speaking electronic programme guides.
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SmartGlasses, Eating Out
Eating out in public and roadtesting augmented-reality SmartGlasses.
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Benefit Rights Advisor, Tennis, Confirmation bias
Inaccessible form forces blind benefits advisor to have support worker and blind tennis.
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Banking and Blogging
Clydesdale Bank apologises to a listener and Lee Kumutat meets 91-year-old Jessie Bowler.
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Campaigning against hate crime; The Amber Trust
Siobhan Meade fights back against hate crime and The Amber Trust blows its own trumpet
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Macular Society smoking campaign; Follow-ups
Tony Rucinski on the Macular Society's Smoking Campaign, and Lee Kumutat updates stories.
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Blind children; your feedback; Red Szell column
Blind Children UK explains how it plans to improve mobility for blind children.
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Listeners' questions; VI rehab worker; blind child's play
Experts answer listeners' questions, encouraging your visually impaired child to play.
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Charles Bonnet Syndrome - The Ukulele Lite Orchestra
New research findings on Charles Bonnet Syndrome and the Ukulele Lite Orchestra.
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Changes to Disability Students' Allowance; practicalities of 'killing time'
Universities minister David Willetts on proposed cuts to Disabled Students' Allowance.