Tactile Baby Scans, New Macular Degeneration Research
First Hello is a pilot scheme by the charity Guide Dogs which provides visually impaired expectant parents with a rendered 3D model of their baby, taken from their 20-week ultrasound scan. In...
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Braille Food Labels Campaign; Bowled Over by Cricket!
With technology providing an increasing number of options for visually impaired people to access text, do we need braille food labels? Well a group of visually impaired people in Scotland certainly think...
Advice for Visually Impaired Students
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Describing Heritage - A Different Approach to Audio Description
If someone has little vision, is it actually helpful to describe historical sites and objects using only visual language? That is a question being posed by a new project 'Describing Heritage' by...
The War Veterans who may lose their homes; Commonwealth Games
A charity's plans to sell a site on which there are homes for disabled war veterans has left residents facing fears of eviction. The charity "Sight Scotland Veterans" says that it is...
New College Worcester's First Non-Visually Impaired Pupils, the Commonwealth Games
New College Worcester has been a dedicated school for visually impaired pupils for 160 years, but it has recently joined with an education trust which has enabled them to take in their...
Comedy: Podcasts and Stand-Up
Can blindness be funny? This week In Touch discusses recent projects by two visually impaired comedy writers. One is a new podcast called You've got Braille, co-written by visually impaired comedy writer...
The Future of Braille
In Touch discusses braille's future and how it adapts alongside today's variety assistive technologies that can aid with reading, writing and consuming information. We are helped by young braillists from St Vincent's...
Redress for Failed Passenger Assistance, Funding for Visually Impaired Musicians
Passenger Assistance is a service rail users can book for help with things like navigating unfamiliar stations and catching connecting trains. When it goes right, it can be a service that boosts...
