RNIB Connect Radio

01/10/2025

"It's just a safe therapeutic space."

Charity RNIB are launching new support groups for blind and partially sighted people run by qualified counsellors.

The groups will help connect those with shared experience and our Hywel Davies has been hearing more.

RNIB are launching a new series of support groups run by qualified counsellors. Hywel Davies has been hearing about the benefits of sharing your story.

30/09/2025

"It's going to be a great opportunity for us to show what we can do out there."

Para Lioness Selina Prieto chats with us ahead of Women’s Blind Football World Cup kicking off in India this week.

The Women’s Blind Football World Cup kicks off on October the 2nd. Hywel Davies has been speaking to England’s Selina Prieto ahead of this year’s tournament in India.

30/09/2025

Fancy trying a range of accessible sports activities like VI Tennis, VI Cricket, spin, Zuma, yoga, and more?

Toby chats with Steve from Sight Loss Councils about a free Live Well, Get Active Day happening in South East London at the end of October.

A great opportunity for blind and partially sighted people living in South East London to try a range of VI sports at the South East London Sight Loss Council’s Free Live Well, Get Active Day at Sidcup Leisure Centre on Saturday 25 October from 12 noon to 5pm.

29/09/2025

Join Amelia on the Conference Floor of the Visionary Annual Conference 2025.

She spoke to attendees, panellists and local and national sight loss organisations about how they support blind and partially sighted people.
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29/09/2025

27/09/2025

Let's discuss the biggest stories coming from charity RNIB.

This week, Toby Davey and CEO Matt Stringer chats launch of RNIB Scotland and RNIB Cymru manifestos, RNIB’s presence at party political conferences, and WeWalk event in London.

Each week, on RNIB Connect Radio we sit down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity.

26/09/2025

How can photography exhibitions be made even more accessible to blind and partially sighted people?

Canon's The World Unseen exhibition is currently on tour and our Toby Davey finds out how it's been received in South Africa.
Canon UK

The very successful Canon ‘World Unseen’ exhibition which showcases a series of photographs taken by world-renowned photographers accompanied by elevated prints, audio descriptions, soundscapes and braille that launched at Somerset House in London in April 2024 is now out on t...

26/09/2025

This week on Read On Robert Kirkwood is joined by Ali Harris as they discuss her new novel, This Wasn't Meant to Happen, a book described to be for anyone who has ever lost, longed, or held on when letting go felt impossible.

Content Warning - This book, and therefore this episode, deals with child loss and stillbirth.

This week Robert Kirkwood is joined by Ali Harris as they discuss her new novel, This Wasn't Meant to Happen, a book described to be for anyone who has ever lost, longed, or held on when letting go felt impossible.

25/09/2025

"Knowing what support is available. It just made me realise there were lots of lost opportunities."

Natalie is severely sight impaired, but it wasn't until a few years ago that she connected with RNIB and realised what services and support were available to her.

Sight loss charity RNIB has warned that thousands of people could be missing out on vital support at one of the most critical points of a sight loss journey – diagnosis.

24/09/2025

It's National Eye Health Week, so let's chat eye health 👀

David Hogg spoke to Head of Optometry Low Vision and Eye Health at RNIB, Louise Gow, to hear how to best look after our eyes and gently remind us about that regular eye test.

This week is National Eye Health Week, to find out more about how we should be looking after our eye health, David Hogg spoke to Louise Gow.

24/09/2025

"We deserve choice just as much as the sighted public."

Guide dog user Maggie chats about her favourite features of the WeWALK Smart Cane 2 like detecting overhead objects and shorelining. Plus, she suggests what future developments she'd love to see.

We continue our coverage of the WeWalk event which took place at RNIB's Grimaldi Building in London, where Hubert hears from Maggie Moore about the more interesting use cases of the WeWalk Smart Cane 2, plus how this product can complement guide dog users at a particular stage...

23/09/2025

We have four nominations at this year's Community Radio Awards!

Headphones on for David's reaction 🎧



[Video description: A selfie video of David screaming in delight in our radio studio.]