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24: Meet the VI Talk team and hear what we have to offer.

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23: Wellbeing with Pat for August 2026

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22: Jo spoke to Nicholas about his eye condition and life so far.

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21: QiGong with Pat for August 2026

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20: Wellbeing with Pat for July 2026

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19: Jo speaks to Macy Lewis about her move to England, her books and her blog.

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18: QiGong with Pat for July 2026

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17: Jo speaks to Paula about Craft & Cuppa

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16: Jo speaks to Aneeba about Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

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15: Wellbeing with Pat for June 2026

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14: QiGong with Pat for June 2026

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13: Wellbeing with Pat for May 2026

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12: QiGong with Pat for May 2026

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11: Wellbeing With Pat for April 2026

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10: QiGong with Pat for April 2026

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9: Wellbeing with Pat for March

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8: QiGong with Pat for March

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7: Wellbeing with Pat for February

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6: QiGong with Pat for February

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5: Meditation with Pat for January

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4: QiGong January 2026 with Pat

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3: QiGong with Pat for December

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2: Finally for this years festive market it's the VI Talk team with the gift edit.

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1: Here's Claire with Darcy's Candles as part of our festive market.

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Here's another presentation from our festive market and this time it's Nancy with Tropic.

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All Things Dotty at the Festive Market

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The first of our Festive Market presentations from The Doggie Boat.

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QiGong September with Pat

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QiGong with Pat for July

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Jo spoke to Dave Williams about completing the running Majors

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QiGong with Pat May session.

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QiGong with Pat April 2025

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The Threat To Braille Transcription

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QiGong with Pat March 2025

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QiGong February 2025 with Pat.

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Jo spoke to Hazal Baybasin about her story and her business Blind Beauty

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QiGong with Pat Jan 2025

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QiGong session 11 with Pat

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Jo spoke to Laura Legendry founder of Elegant Insights Braille Creations

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QiGong session 10 with Pat

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Jo Caught up with Faz for a chat. Faz runs VI social, a group based in the Midlands.

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QiGong session 9 with Pat

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Jo spoke to Amos Miller the founder and CEO of Glidance

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Jo spoke to Ruby Anne Blair the author of Echo The Blind Tiger

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QiGong with Pat session 8

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QiGong with Pat session 7

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In The Kitchen with Emma session 2. Microwave Cooking.

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in the kitchen with Emma session 1. Hot drinks.

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QiGong with Pat session 6.

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QiGong with Pat session 5

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QiGong with Pat session 4

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QiGong session 3 with Pat

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Jo speaks to Gwyn McCormack about her business Positive Eye

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QiGong with Pat session 2

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Happy 10th birthday VI Talk. Jo and Michael recap the past 10 years and you get to meet the team.

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QiGong with Pat, session 1. If you have any questions email [email protected]

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The VI Talk festive market gift edit with prices to suit all budgets

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PartyLite Home Fragrance with Dawn, another festive market presentation

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Tropic with Nancy, another festive market presentation

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Hartland's Golden Treats with Buffy, another festive market presentation

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Park Lane Jewellery with Jane, another of our festive market presentations

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Theresa Lydia Crafts, one of our festive market presentations

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Bodyshop with Kay, the first of our festive market presentations

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VI Talk Festive Market Introduction

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We spoke to Haseeb Ahmad about his life as a visually impaired person.

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Information about the alert across 4G and 5G devices on 23rd April, to warn people of emergencies

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Marie takes the new Estée Lauder Voice-Enabled Makeup Assistant app for a spin

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Ovacome, The national ovarian cancer charity

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Festive Market gift edit ideas under £10 and under £20

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Festive Market Partylite candles and home fragrance with Dawn

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Festive Market Braille Greeting Cards And Gifts

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Festive market Tropic skincare with Nancy

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Festive Market Body Shop with Kay

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Festive market Hartland‘s Golden Treats with Buffy

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Festive Market Parklane Jewellery with Jane

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Marie is in her kitchen cooking leak and potato soup

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Marie is in her kitchen cooking tomato free chilli con Carney.

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Madleen is in her kitchen cooking potato, pea and paneer curry with cumin rice and raita

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Jo is back in the kitchen cooking a veggie stew.

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In the kitchen: Jo is cooking chilli tuna with cannellini beans and lime

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In the kitchen, Jo is cooking pesto lentils with vegetables

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Jo is in the kitchen cooking a warm brown rice salad

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Jo spoke to Dave Williams about taking up running and how that has led to marathons.

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IntrasonusUK in collaboration with UCL Culture and Petrie Museum is offering the Feathers project, a set of co-creative events for visually impaired and blind people, on-line workshops and in-person dance sessions.

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Cut the red wire, a blog post by Barry Hill

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VI Talk in the kitchen. Dawn cooks Cod Mornay

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Zoom pub quiz and raffle advert. Email [email protected] for details

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Jo demonstrates the EasyReader app

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Jo gives a demo of the GoodReads app

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VI Talk blog “open Sesame” by Barry Hill

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Festive Market Theresa from Theresa Lydia Crafts

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Festive Market Nancy from Tropic

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Festive Market Kay from Body Shop

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Festive Market Jane from Park Lane Jewellery

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Festive Market Dawn with Party light candles and home fragrance

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Festive Market Callum from Braille greetings cards

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#FestiveMarket Buffy from Hartland’s Golden Treats

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Kathryn Fielding joined us on zoom to speak about Parkrun and VI triathlon

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Frankie Rohan joined us on zoom to talk about VI tennis

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Kathryn Fielding from goal ball UK joined us on zoom to speak about the sport

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“Advantage Murray” blog post by Barry Hill

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Heidi McGeough interview

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Five levels of hell. A blog post by Barry Hill

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Infoshare, Jo caught up with Rowland Myers to talk about the charity Infosound and the service Infoshare that runs within the charity.

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British Wireless For The Blind Fund. Jo caught up with David Beard to talk about British wireless and their new developments

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Colourful veg and fish, a guest blog post by Chris Owen

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And uplifting experience, a blog post by Barry Hill

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VI Talk blog “Caning It” by Barry Hill

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“Mouth In Gear” a blog post by Barry Hill.

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Jo spoke to Ethan Brooks director of external affairs for Waymap a new navigation app. To get involved with testing email [email protected] find them on Twitter @WaymapOrg

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We spoke to Mike Brace winter paralympian, retired social worker, campaigner, public speaker and much more besides.

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Chicken thighs, a blog by Barry Hill

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We chatted to Callum Stoneman about his and his wife Jess’ Braille Greetings Cards business. Www.braille-greetings-cards.co.uk

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VI Talk blog . Hanging on the phone by Barry Hill

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We were joined by Ian Beverley to chat about his love of radio and how he started presenting on internet radio station Ultimate Radio. You can find ultimate radio on Twitter @uronair and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/UltimateRadioUK/

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Andy and Holly joined us to talk about their nature podcast, a volunteer sensory guide opportunity and their love of nature.

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Kelly and Stephen Mason joined us as part of our eye conditions series to talk about retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

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We were joined by Steve Gilbert chair of Wrexham disabled supporters Association to tell us what services they provide and how to access them.

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Here’s a blog post from Barry Hill entitled “Pot Luck Cooking”

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Will joined us to speak about his visual impairment, his life so far and his hopes for the future.

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Lynn Cox joined us to talk about her business Arts Coaching Training. To contact Lynn email [email protected] www.artscoachingtraining.com or give her a call on 07818437651

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We were joined by Laura Hughes, Managing Director of Moorvision a charity supporting blind and partially sighted children and their families in Devon and surrounding counties. www.moorvision.org

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An interview with Richard Hawley the actor who plays Johnny Connor in Coronation Street and an interview with Judith Potts founder of Esme‘s umbrella. In Coronation Street Johnny has had a diagnosis of CBS and Richard talks about the experience

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Here’s the next in our eye conditions series. Jo caught up with Sal Mannan whose Visual impairment was caused by congenital rubella syndrome. Sal talks candidly about growing up, her career, hobbies and a little about lockdown

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“The pick up” a blog post by Barry Hill. Please note this podcast may not be suitable for younger listeners

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Jo and Justine were joined by Caitlin O’malior and Lee Kumutat to talk about the Holman prize. An opportunity for blind and visually impaired people to win up to $25,000 to be able to fulfil an ambition or project. holman.lighthouse-sf.org

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Justine and Jo are joined by Pramit the person behind Louie Voice Command

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Knock knock, a blog post by Barry Hill.

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A blog from Barry Hill

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Dawn and Jo caught up with Tom Tuckwood One of the founders of Venture Force. He tells us about their wish to include visually impaired people in their expeditions all around the world

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Dawn and Justine caught up with Hazel Groves who is a visually impaired school governor.

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Eye conditions series. Joe caught up with Justine Fallis to chat about optic nerve hyperplasia

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VI Talk blog a contribution from Barry Hill

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Advert for our fundraiser on 25th October and details for the raffle being held from now until Sunday 25th.

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VI Talk blog. Contributions from Barry Hill and Ian Beverley

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Dawn and Justine caught up with Lindsey Moore to chat about her Guide Dog, her musical career and sport.

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Jo caught up with Ken Brandt author of “Positive Vision”

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We caught up with Simon Mahoney, to talk a little about his sight loss and the books he has written as a consequence.

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Dawn and Justine caught up with Jennifer Smith founder of Create A New You.

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VI Talk blog. What’s in a name? Nystagmus and me, by Sal Mannan

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VI Talk blog. Pavements are for people and the perils of packaging by Barry Hill

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We spoke to Tom Walker a visually impaired freelance journalist and communications specialist about his life, Korea and the challenges faced by blind and partially sighted people trying to work in the media industry

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We spoke to Adam Knott and Karina Lang about blind sport classification. Check out their web site www.b4insport.com

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“Get Lost” A blog by Barry Hill

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Meet the VI Talk team and hear about their roles.

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VI Talk blog. Cleaning Up and Does My Bum Look Big In This by Barry Hill

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Mike Oliver from the Keratoconus Group joined Jo and Dawn. To contact the group email [email protected] the website is www.keratoconus-group.org.uk

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Jo spoke to Nick Collins director of Optima Low Vision. To contact them email [email protected]

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Dawn and Justine caught up with Jesse Dufton. Jesse is a blind climber and was the subject of the documentary “Climbing Blind”

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Carly A clinical lead for an NHS service and also registered blind gave up her time to do a COVID-19 Q and A for us.

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Dawn caught up with Beverley Duguid for a chat about accessible mindfulness, meditation and wellbeing.

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Dawn and Katie spoke to Sophie about her crazy parrots. Sophie‘s YouTube channel is birdnerdSophie

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Jo and Dawn caught up with Victoria Watts founder of Victoria land skincare. Victoria is passionate about making skincare accessible to blind and partially sighted people.

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Jo and Dawn caught up with Judith Potts, founder of Esme's Umbrella. www.charlesbonnetsyndrome.uk helpline 02073913299

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In collaboration with Tom Walker, here is an interview with Jane Vernon surviving the lockdown.

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In collaboration with Tom Walker, here is an interview he did with Graham Page about surviving the lockdown

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In collaboration with Tom Walker here is his interview with Anne Rigby about how she is coping with the lockdown.

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Jo caught up with Rowan Graham to hear a little about her life and the support she and her husband Glen are trying to get for disabled people during the coronavirus pandemic

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VI Talk blog by Barry Hill. Barry brings us 2 contributions this month, one ”Taxi Driver Tips” and secondly ”Coronavirus Blues”

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Dawn and Jo caught up with Omar and Mo from Taira Technology.

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Welcome to Claire’s kitchen. In our new series Claire will be cooking in real time and sharing hints and tips.

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VI Talk Blog. Money, money, money by Barry Hill.

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Dawn and Jo caught up with Chris Chadwick singer and performer. The track you hear at the end of the interview is written and performed by Chris and is called Silver Wings.

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VI Talk Blog. Did you listen to Coronation Street by Barry Hill

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Ian‘s blog, an aspect of Braille tech

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Jo and Dawn caught up with Chris Skelley who is a Paralympian Judo Fighter.

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Ian’s Blog, and evolution in time

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The VI Talk blog has been re-launched and here is a post contributed by Barry Hill called Bah Humbug

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Tracy and her son Freddie are both visually impaired and they are here with some ideas for making your own Christmas cards.

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Shelly and Tony cook iced Christmas biscuits.

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Jo and Dawn caught up with Andrew, the founder of Bryan’s Quest.

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Dawn and Jo caught up with Harry Cooper lead developer of Pitch Black audio game.

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Tracy and her son Freddie are back in the kitchen and this time they are making Lemon And Ginger Shortbread.

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Dawn and Jo caught up with Dan Williams founder of Visualise Training And Consultancy.

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Jo caught up with Ian Skewis, author of A murder of crows.

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Ed and Liam from Bristol Braille Technology joined Jo to talk about Bristol Braille and Kanute.

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Tracy and her son Freddie return to the kitchen to cook hot cross buns

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Jo caught up with Tracy Wilson, a visually impaired counsellor to chat about her new projects Strive and Empatheyes.

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Tracy and her son Freddie cook millionaires fudge cake

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Tracy and her son Freddie are back in the kitchen and this time they are cooking lasagne

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Jo and Dawn caught up with Paul Leishman to chat about his love of music and his life and career.

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Dawn and Jo caught up with George Ferguson to talk about his role as enablement officer for young people with Henshaws Society for the Blind but also activities and sporting opportunities.

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Katherine and Paul are here to read the Guide Dogs Night Before Christmas and the traditional Night Before Christmas.

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Tracy and her son Freddie enjoy card making and here are some they have made.

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Roy and Odette were the final speakers at our London Link Day, telling their stories and talking about lots of accessible sport.

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Graham Page was our second speaker at our London Link Day and spoke about and demonstrated some technology

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Amy Edgar from Transport For London was the first speaker at our London Link Day.

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Jo and Dawn caught up with Pete Eckert. Pete is a blind visual artist and had lots of stories to share.

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VI Talk Blog. 3 posts from Ian Beverley.

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VI Talk Blog. Blog posts from Jo Fishwick and Amanda Nelson.

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Here’s an audio copy of the report written by Jo about our Link Day in Liverpool.

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VI Talk Blog. Here are two more blog posts from Amanda’s daily living series

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Dave Kelly founder of DAISY was our 3rd speaker at our Liverpool Link Day and gave us a humorous and interesting talk.

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Louise Miller was our 2nd speaker at our Liverpool Link Day. She works for Bradbury Fields and gave us an informative talk all about the centre and it’s history.

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It was a pleasure to welcome Luke Howarth from Sight Line as our first speaker at our Link Day at Bradbury Fields Liverpool.

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VI Talk Blog. Ian writes briefly about Rnib connect radio and Amanda compares American and British health services

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VI Talk Blog. Amanda shares some of her experiences, including long cane training.

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Tracy and her son Freddie are back in the kitchen and this time they are cooking bacon and cheese quiche followed by Nutella cookies

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Ben Luger joined Jo and Dawn to talk about his tactile photography project.

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As part of our cookery series, Tracy and her son Freddie make Rollo rocky road.

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VI Talk countdown to Sight Village #C2SV podcast 5. Including Clear Vision Project, New College Worcester and British Wireless for the Blind Fund

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VI Talk countdown to Sight Village #C2SB. Podcast 4 including Look UK, JW.org, Traveleyes and Associated Optical

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Jo caught up with Alex Pepper, Network Manager for London Vision, part of Thomas Pocklington Trust.

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VI Talk Blog. A series on mobility and daily living skills from Amanda Nelson

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Countdown to Sight Village #C2SV featuring Vocaleyes, Calibre, Guide Dogs and Computer Room Services.

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Gavin from NeateBox joins us with news on Welcome and Button. Have a listen to see how you can get involved.

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VI Talk Countdown To Sight Village #C2SV Podcast 2 featuring Advantage Canes, Vision Aid, Seable Holidays and British Blind Sport

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VI Talk blog. Contributions from Ian and Amanda

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VI Talk Blog. 4 guest posts from Amanda Nelson and Barry Hill.

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Countdown To Sight Village #C2SV podcast 1 with QAC, Crawford Technology, All Formats and Sight and Sound.

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Dawn and Katie speak to Charlie about his life as a young person with a visual impairment.

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VI Talk Blog. Two more contributions to our series on travel.

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Dawn and Jo speak to Liam Coffey about his experience as a visually impaired Scuba diver

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VI Talk Blog. 2 articles in the travel series.

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VI Talk Blog. 3 blocks from our travel series

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VI Talk Blog. Ian and Maxine have written articles about travel and the long cane

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Join Shelly and Tony in the kitchen for another cookery spot

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Katie and Jo speak to Mark from www.bierley.com

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VI Talk Blog. Maxine compares her experience of assisted travel 20 years ago and today.

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Jo and Dawn speak to Katherine about safeguarding and what steps to take if anything happens to our members.

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As part of our eye conditions series we speak to Melissa Flammia

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VI Talk Blog. A guest post from Mujtaba Merchant.

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VI Talk Blog. Ian compares Technology specifically designed for visually impaired people and mainstream options.

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Eye conditions series. Richard joins Jo to chat about Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

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Blind in business Blog by James McCarthy

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VI Talk Blog. Jackie's Story

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VI Talk Blog. Reanna's Story

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Jo speaks to Molly about her experiences as a drama student and how it has effected her life.

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Jo chats to Vicki about her experience of horseriding

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VI Talk Blog. Competitive sport and the barriers.

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VI Talk Blog. Jo's Story

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VI Talk Blog. Jordan's Story

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#C2SV17 Round up and Thanks, with Jo Tracy and Michael

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#C2SV17 VisionAir Technology. With Ellis Ellis

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#C2SV17 Barclays Bank (headline Sponsor) With Kathryn Townsend

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#C2SV17 British Wireless for the Blind Fund. With David Beard

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#C2SV17 Clear Vision Project, With Fiona Taylor

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#C2SV17 Associated Optical, with Nick Hamlet

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#C2SV17 Calibre Audio Library, with Emma Scott

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#C2SV17 ORCAM with Mark Swain

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#C2SV17 Kings Access Technology. With Paul Lopez Salzedo

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#C2SV17 Computer Room Services with Steve Nutt

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#C2SV17 Alstrom Syndrome, With Kerry Leeson-Beevers & her son Kion

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#C2SV17 RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) With Josefa Mackinnon

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#C2SV17 Sight and Sound, with Glenn Tookey.

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#C2SV17 Macular Society, with Amanda Read

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#C2SV17. Optelec, With Mark Hill

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#C2SV17 Goalball UK with Kathryn Fielding

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#C2SV17 Advantage Canes, With Karen Easthope

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#C2SV17 Seable Holidays with Damiano La Rocca

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#C2SV17 Bristol Braille Technology & The Braillist Foundation, With Ed Rodgers

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#C2SV17 Synapptic with Kin Bridge

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#C2SV17 All Formats. With Paul Hopkins

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#C2SV17 PAMTRAD

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#C2SV17 British Blind Sport. We speak to Logan Gray

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#C2SV17 Introduction to VI Talks Countdown to Sight Village. We talk to Karen Easthope

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Ian's Blog. Education

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Ian's Blog. Ian's sightloss journey

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We've been asked to share an advert for TAFN the accessible friends network.

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Open Day Presentation 3. Jo Parsons on cookery

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A demo of the Microsoft office lens app.

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Tap tap see demo

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Room Mate from ADi Access

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A discussion on Blind Parenting.

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We talk to Gavin From Neatebox

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Open Day Presentation 2. Angela Smith the Chief Executive from Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital

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Open Day Presentation 1 from Laura Hughes on services for young people

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Jo speaks to the multitalented Jack Scrimshaw

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The first in a new series. Jo Parson's Kitchen.

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A guest blog. One perspective on how to prepare your home for a visually impaired family member.

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information about our open day and AGM taking place on 18 March

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since her interview Marcia has gone into a recording studio and here are a couple of tracks

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As part of our eye conditions series we speak to Ryan about glaucoma.

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#VI Talk discussion topic - has anyone been in a situation where ignorant people leave obsticles on staircases or on escalators?

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Jennifer joins Ian to talk about her experience of finding work and moving away from home in the process.

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As part of our eye conditions series Dan joins us to talk about Retinitis Pigmentosa

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Ed joins us to talk about Bristol Braille Technology

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#CoffeeBreak Jo chats to Marcia who sings live for us

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Meet the team. Intros from Trustees and volunteers

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Jo is here with an update

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As part of our series on eye conditions, Natalie, Marcia and Jordan join us to talk about sticklers syndrome

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Ian's Blog. Ian has been listening to Theresa Mays first speech as prime minister and gives his thoughts.

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Ian's Blog. Saliha writes her second guest post on social inclusion in education

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Ian's Blog. Part 2 on the Paralympics

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#VI Talk what are your opinions of iOS 10 and iPhone 7/7+

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As part of our eye condition series Jo and Tracy spoke to Barrie about Uveitis.

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Ian's Blog. the Paralympics

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Ian's Blog. Saliha one of our trustees has written a guest blog.

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Ian's Blog. Utopia

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Ian's Blog

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Darren and Buffy Hartland join Jo and Ian to talk about their experience with P & O cruises

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#C2SV Torch Trust

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#C2SV Vision Aid Technologies.

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Ian's Blog. EU no - where do we go? Feel free to give your thoughts.

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#c2sv VICTA.mp3

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#C2SV Seable Holidays.

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#C2SV Computer Room Services.

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#C2SV Sight and Sound technologies.

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#C2SV British Blind Sport.

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#C2SV Optima Low vision.

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Ian's Blog. We can talk too!

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Tracy speaks to Mark about the bierley maggie magnifier.

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#C2SV Vocaleyes.

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#C2SV Calibre audio library.

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#C2SV clear vision Project.

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Jo chats with Craig a guest at the Cliffden hotel about his stay and the hotel in general. If you like what you hear, you can contact the hotel direct on 01626770052 you can also join the friends of Cliffden hotel Facebook group.

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#C2SV New College Worcester.

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A short update from Jo

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#C2SV vision Hotels.

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Jo speaks to Gavin about Neatebox.

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advert for recruiting three new trustees

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Sophia's Baby Blog. Sophia is back and we get to hear the star of the show Margot.

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Sophia Is here with a brief update on baby Margot

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As promised here's a demo of the Overdrive app.

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Automatic alternative text feature on Facebook with Voiceover

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Jo speaks to Lyndsey Hollands about the new Find A Guide database for runners

318

VI Talk Blog: Being Visually Impaired, and Having a Disabled Pet

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Jodie Stus tells us about Extant, a leading VI theatre company

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Jo speaks to Christine about the singing weekend taking place in Teignmouth

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#VI Talk Info about the singing weekend taking place in May at the Cliffden hotel Teignmouth

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#VI Talk Jo is here with a long overdue update

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I am aFashion Blogger by Emily Davidsony

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Jenny's music blog part 6. Jenny has a love of singing and shares a song with us.

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As part of our new series on eye conditions, we speak to Jenny about Anaridia

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Ian's Blog. Victorian attitudes in a modern age.

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Survey results. Thanks to everyone who took the time to complete it

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new groups...

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#VI Talk please help with the survey and i'm here to help if you're struggling

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#VI Talk Please could you help by filling in our 10 question survey? Thanks in advance

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embosser help please!

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Jo is here with an update. A new VI Talk page, VI tennis and some audio description.

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ViTalk: in response to jenny.neuman on the latest update.

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VI Talk what are your thoughts on the new audioBoom app?

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Jenny's music blog. Part 5

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Ian's Blog. Applying the law should be a two way street.

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Thought for the week from Torch Trust

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#VI Talk Thanks and merry christmas

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VI Talk merry Christmas

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Sophia's Baby Blog. Sophia is back to update us on Margot.

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VI Talk let it snow, a Christmas song played and sang on the guitar

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VI Talk my Christmas song

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Jenny tells us her favourite Christmas songs.

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Jo is here with a quick update and a couple of opportunities to get involved with

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#VI Talk response to Barry's I phone 6 problem

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#VI Talk a demo of the Pen Friend labelling device

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Kay is here with the first part of her independent living blog.

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Thought for the week from Torch Trust

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Ian's Blog. Braille force plus

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Thought for the week from Torch Trust

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Jenny is here with the third part of her music blog, entitled the history of music.

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Karen Stacey the new Manager of the Cliffden hotel joins Jo for a chat

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DJ JC joins Jo to talk about his love of music and Logic Pro.

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Thought for the week from Torch Trust

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#VI Talk An offer running at the Cliffden Hotel in Teignmouth at the end of November

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Jo is here with an update. An event on the Cutty Sark, Ian's Blog, Cookery, the book club and more

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Wendy is back with the next episode of her blog (part 2)

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Thought for the week from Torch Trust

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Thought for the week from Torch Trust

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Guy from Comics empower is here to tell you about a competition he is running.

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Thought for the week from Torch Trust

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Ian's Blog. Too long for information

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Jenny is back to talk music. This time relating to keep fit

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Thought for the week from Torch Trust

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Ian's Blog. Take an I Pad to feel the world

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Charlotte the founder of throughscarletteseyes.com is here to let us know what they do and what they have to offer

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Tim and his son Ben who is visually impaired join me to talk about Park Run

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Wendy's Blog. Follow Wendy on her journey through private college.

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Ian's Blog. Take a tablet to access the world

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thought for the week from Torch Trust

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Ian's Blog. Democracy Denied

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# VI talk adapting hobbies and embroidery, sewing machines

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#VI Talk Accessible hobbies

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#VI Talk thoughts on ios 9

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VI talk, hobbies and how you make them accessible.

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Sophia is back with an update on Margot and speaks about her experience of breast feeding

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Ian's Blog. Who benefits who

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VI Talk what are your thoughts of iOS 9?

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Thought for the week from Torch Trust

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Jenny is here to introduce herself and her music blog

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Information about Park Run

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An opportunity to get involved with television production with Channel 4

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Guide Dogs national breeding centre open day

384

VI Talk update

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Emily from Fashioneyesta.com returns to tell you about the launch of her new series for VI Talk called Access To Mags

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Jo brings you an update about what's happening with VI Talk

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Guy Hasson from New World Comics tells us about Comics Empower. Audio comics with a blind hero.

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Ian's Blog Back reflecting

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trimming and editing in audioboom app

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Books - We talk to Thomas Harmsworth About the RNIB Book Clubs

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#VI Talk Information about some events being held at the London Science Museum on 29th August.

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VI Talk: congratulations to Sofia, and a few birth stories of my own.

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Sophia's Baby Blog - Sophia is now a proud mum and talks about her experience

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Ian's Blog. Empathy via community

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Guide Dogs - Jo speaks to jenny as part of her Guide Dog series.

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Ian's Blog. Opening the shutter on pavement clutter

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We speak to Gavin Neate. To update you on his new

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Ian's Blog. Frustration, a new game of chance.

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#C2SV15 Vision Hotels. We speak to Andrew Wilson about the Hotels

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VITalk: Jobhunting… What are your views?

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#C2SV15 EXTANT We speak to Lucy Hayward

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#C2SV15 Torch Trust. We speak to Sheila Armstrong about the work of Torch Trust

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#C2SV15 We speak to Lindsay Hollands All about British Blind Sport and what to expect at Sight Village

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#C2SV15 Event Sponsor Guide Dogs

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#C2SV15 We speak to Kathryn from Goalball UK

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#C2SV15 All Formats. We speak to Paul Hopkins about their work.

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Coffee Break- We speak to David Steele about his poetry and he tell of his sight loss journey

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#C2SV15 We speak to Simon Brown from Blind Veterans UK

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#VI Talk for anyone who is interested - I started designing my own phone covers :)

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#C2SV15 We speak to Nicola Russell from the Calibre Audio Library

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#C2SV15 We speak to Ashif Sindhi from Sindhi Systems

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Ian's Blog. Strange perceptions!

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#C2SV15 We speak to Lynn Cox from Arts Coaching Training (ACT)

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Sport - We speak to Lindsay Hollands from British Blind Sport about an upcoming have a go day in Coventry

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Ian's Blog. Education: A critical stage in equality and reality. 2015-06-09-15-56-19

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Update for 8th June 2015. Michael and Jo are back with what's going on at VI Talk Towers

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#C2SV15 We speak to Alex Britton about ClearVision

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#VITalk my self

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#VITalk: supported internships, steps into work programme

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#VI Talk A fantastic opportunity to go to the Calvert Trust Exmoor

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We speak to Phil Longworth the CEO of Bradbury Fields in Liverpool

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Ian's Blog. Determining inclusion, the dangers of economic change

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Michael speaks to Lindsay Armstrong Regional Campaigns Officer at RNIB

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#VI Talk Julie has a question re Netflix

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#VI Talk more on the audio boom update

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#vitalk audioboom update some important fixes

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Sophia's Baby Blog - recent baby bumper developments

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Ian's Blog. Education in the name of difference.

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C2SV15 - Sight and Sound with Glenn Tookey

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Infosound -Helping British Wireless for the Blind Fund to design accessible radios and audio players of the future

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Infosound - The invitation goes out to become a "Friend of Guide Dogs"

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Infosound The portable and desktop Eye-Pal range of document readers with speech and visual outputs

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VI Talk - Light Detector App from Donna Waring

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Rare Eye Conditions - Alström Syndrome Chris Lyon

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Ian's Blog. Social inclusion, actions should speak louder than words.

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Ian's Blog. Social inclusion, actions should speak louder than words.

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Ian's Blog. Guiding towards safer streets.

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testing posting to channel by email

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A quick Message re posting booms and Technology prices

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#VI Talk Julie with a discussion topic. Technology pricing.

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Ian's Blog. Speak out, stand out, campaign for change.

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Living on my own. Introduction. A news series to VI Talk from Kay Dear

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Ian's Blog. Pause for thought. Ian reflects on his blog and encourages feedback

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Coffee Break - We talk to Callum Stoneman a young Comedian

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Thought for the Week for 20th April 2015, From the Torch Trust

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#VI Talk a tip for titling a boom. Thanks to Kay

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#VITalk re: radio

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#vitalk discussion radio

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Update from VI Talk for 20th April 2015

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#C2SV15 Introduction with Karen Easthope, We talk to her about the upcoming Sight Village events.

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VITalk Are you having problems with Audioboom Keyboard input

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Jo talks to Richard and Tracy about an Action for Blind People stakeholder event and the role of an ECLO

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#vitalk update to the sky digital epg

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We talk to Debbie Newman about a Technology based North West forum, being held on Thursday 23rd of April in Preston

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#VITalk: in response to Ikeallen: re keep fit

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Ian's Blog

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#vitalk discussion topic, exercise and keep fit.

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#VITalk: recommendation and question about voting

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#VITalk: follow up on tactile markings in the gym

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Ian's Blog. Employment part 4. Levelling the path to employment

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congratulations Jo #VITalk Channel

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#VITalk: distributor for Forever Livng

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Ian's Blog. Employment part 3. Steering towards the workplace

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Ian's Blog. Part 2 on employment. Missing the point, losing the skills

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VI Talk Guide dog thoughts, From Julie Rodaway

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#VITalk: pioneer gym?

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Guide dog diary part 11. A wonderful day!

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Update from VI Talk Towers for 1st April 2015

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Sophia's Baby Blog - Practicing dressing and changing a doll as if it was a real baby

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VI Talk music blog part 4 songs I play on the guitar

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Guide dog diary part 10

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#VITalk good luck message to Jo and a suggestion on using public toilets with a guide dog

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VITalk what a great boom!

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Guide dog diary part 9

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Thought for the Week 23rd March. Journey from the torch Trust

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See and Hear Exhibition 13th May 2015. at Shrewsbury Sports Village

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Ian's Blog. Part 1 of 3 Inequality of perception; reaching the starting line of work.

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Infosound - The third edition of RNIB's large-print Sudoku puzzle book.

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Infosound - The British Wireless for the Blind Fund “recommend a friend” free loan service.

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Infosound - A range of electronic hand-held magnifiers available from the Partially-sighted Society.

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Infosound - RNIB wants to encourage local authorities to agree a "street charter" with vision-impaired residents.

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VI Talk dogs not moving out of the way

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Guide dog diary part 8

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VI Talk music blog part 3 my guitar

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VI Talk music blog part 2 musical instruments

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#VITalk: A visit to a nuclear power station from a VI prospective

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#VI Talk music blog part 1 singing and karaoke

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Introducing the New VI Talk Book Club.

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Sophia's Baby Blog - Part 2 The home doplar fetal heartbeat monitor, and a view on maternity clothes that are available today

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#VI Talk Response to socialite or scaredy cat?

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Guide dog diary part 7

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VI Talk - socialites or scardey cats??!

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Guide dog diary part 6

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Update from VI Talk Towers for 11 March 2015

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Infosound - Two large button “universal” remote controls.

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Infosound - "Wise Guides", produced in accessible formats by the charity Independent Age.

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Thought for the week 9th March.

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Infosound - British Blind Sport's Guide to VI-Friendly Athletics.

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Infosound - Radio-controlled clocks and watches keeping the right time throughout the year.

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Guide dog diary part 5.

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Guide dog diary part 4.

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Ian's Blog. The third and final instalment on voting. Open choice for a democratic voice.

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Ian's Blog. Accessing votes, listen not assume.

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Ian's Blog. Vote for whoever, are rights denied

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Guide dog diary part 3. Settling in and the first couple of days

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Happy Birthday to the VI Talk Audioboom Channel. 1 today

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VI Talk how do you feel about obsticles left lying around?

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Jo speaks to Christine Richman about this years singing weekend in Teignmouth.

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#vitalk discussion transport apps

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Sophia's Baby Blog - Part 1, Introduction

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Guide Dog Diarys - The void between matching and training.

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Infosound - How vision-impaired people can go about registering to vote in May.

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Infosound - Three of the larger talking desktop calculators with different button layouts.

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Infosound - Action for Blind People's Employment Line.