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In Touch

Andrew Bastawrous, Bristol blind running clubAndrew Bastawrous, Bristol blind running club

Released On: 09 May 2017

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Andrew Bastawrous CEO Peek talks about his work screening people for eye disease in Africa

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New partially sighted MP Marsha De Cordova
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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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Baking Blind and Moving house
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Education for visually impaired children
A discussion on the state of education for VI children.
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Tech Advancements for Home and Away
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Specialist travel and audio-described circus
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Sudden sight loss
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An experienced actor and a young poet talk about the impact of their visual impairment
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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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Principal Nicki Ross talks about her plans for New College.
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AMD drugs and the new £10 note
Chris Thorley goes directly to his CCG to demand Eylea, we review the new ten pound note.
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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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Inaccessible white goods
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Peter White hears about two adaptations of popular games: rugby and poker.
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Sally Harvey, new RNIB chief executive
Peter White talks to RNIB's CEO Sally Harvey about her plans for future of the charity.
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