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Fancy open water swimming in Brighton?
@britishblindsport.org.uk Gateway to the Sea taster event on Sat 27 June will give blind and partially sighted people a chance to try it out in a safe environment.
Paralympic swimmer Melanie Barratt shared why she thinks it's worth dipping your toes in.
🎾Blind and partially sighted tennis fans can experience Wimbledon in a whole new way!
Action Audio lets audiences to follow sport in real-time by using simple sound cues alongside the audio commentary for a more thrilling experience.
We spoke with Tim Devine from AKQA, the company behind the tech.
Throwback Monday: David does ballet ✨
Back in 2024 David Hogg was put through his paces by Scottish Ballet’s Matthew Broadbent in one of our special blind leading features.
Please enjoy the audio description provided by Amelia.
You've seen the acting challenge trend, right?
Our team wanted in and in honour of our amazing social media team always talking it up, we made it all about alt text.
Watch to the end for an Oscar worthy performance 😅
⚽ Excited for the World Cup?
Here's Neil with a quick explanation on how blind and partially fans can catch the accessible coverage of the upcoming England and Scotland games.
#AudioDescription #WorldCup
Rebecca Williams is an amateur gardener from Essex, whose multisensory garden design will be featured at BBC Gardener’s World Live in Birmingham this week.
Sensed, Not Seen was inspired by her father David, who started losing his sight in his 20s due to diabetic retinopathy.
#AccessibleGarden
Can Access To Work scheme be fixed?
For blind and partially sighted people the scheme is vital for getting into, and staying in work. Unfortunately the Government scheme has been buckling under pressure.
Allan Russell spoke with RNIB's Roisin Jacklin to learn more.
Podcast: https://bit.ly/4ejGavS
Happy Volunteers’ Week!
Adam initially started his volunteer journey with RNIB as a community coordinator. This eventually led to him applying for and getting the role of a Business Analyst with the charity.
Adam is still connected to volunteering by being a volunteer manager.
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Happy Tuesday! For the tech-curious, a Meta Glasses demo with Hubert 👓
For more techy chat and accessible technology for blind and partially sighted people, check out Tech Talk every Tuesday 1pm or Thursday 9pm/Saturday 5pm.
New episode up now: https://bit.ly/RNIBTechTalk
#AccessibleTechnology
