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On Tuesday 18th of March, The Daily Connect was broadcasting live from the Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference in Glasgow. Whilst there, we invited RNIB's James Kyle and Triple Tap Tech's Fraser Fleming to talk about accessible gaming. Image description: James and Fraser are holding up controllers as they play "God of War" on a large screen in front of them. Kratos, the lead character of the games, is highlighted in bright blue, standing out against the more muted background.

It's day 1 of the Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference in Glasgow. With many interesting stands in the Tech Marketplace at the centre, David Hogg spoke to Fraser Fleming from Triple Tap Tech about all things accessible gaming.  Image description: Graham and guide dog Peggy, Fraser, and David pose together in front of a multi-colour bright screen. They're all smiling whilst Peggy sits down and poses perfectly.

Whilst broadcasting live from the Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference, Hywel interviewed RNIB Volunteer Ken Reid. Image description: Ken talks with a man guiding him. The guide is wearing a pink hoodie and Ken is on the right of the photo. He's holding up his white cane in his right hand, whilst keeping his left on the other man's arm. They both seem lost deep in conversation.

On Monday 17th of March, The Afternoon Edition show was broadcasting live from the Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference in Glasgow. During the show, we invited Tech Talk's Callum Stoneman and Dave Williams to talk all things accessibility. Image Description: Tech Talk crew posing for a photo at our studio set-up at the conference. From left to right: Callum Stoneman, Hywel Davies, and Dave Williams. They're sitting at a pink table littered with microphones, cables and laptops.

More now from the Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference where David Hogg chats to Abertay University’s Dr Lynsay Shepherd. Image description: Lynsay smiles as she poses for the photo. She has short blonde hair and is wearing a dark t-shirt with an open light grey cardigan.

More now from the Science Centre as David Hogg speaks to Sight and Sound who have a table set up in the Tech Marketplace. Image description: Exterior shot of the Glasgow Science Centre with its half-dome silver roof, glass front and the observation tower behind. At the front, a large video screen shows a pink background with white text: “RNIB Scotland, Inclusive Design for Sustainability, Conference.”

At the RNIB Inclusive Design For Sustainability Conference in Glasgow, Barry Snell spoke to Google’s NM Dayton ahead of their conference speech on the latest accessibility features and improvements across a diverse range of offerings. Image description: Exterior shot of the Glasgow Science Centre with its half-dome silver roof, glass front and the observation tower behind. At the front, a large video screen shows a pink background with white text: “RNIB Scotland, Inclusive Design for Sustainability, Conference.”

More now from the IDS Conference where David Hogg chats to RNIB’s Kirstie Henderson about some student-led roundtable discussions about accessibility in gaming and urban design. Image description: Exterior shot of the Glasgow Science Centre with its half-dome silver roof, glass front and the observation tower behind. At the front, a large video screen shows a pink background with white text: “RNIB Scotland, Inclusive Design for Sustainability, Conference.”

At the RNIB Inclusive Design For Sustainability Conference in Glasgow, Toby Davey caught up with Dr Walton A. Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations who gave the opening key speech at the conference. Image description: Dr Webson smiles as he poses for a photo inside the Glasgow Science Centre. A warm beam of sun ripples across his face gently. He's wearing dark glasses, a deep grey buttoned jacket a white shirt with a black tie with colourful stripes (red, yellow, blue and white) running diagonally across. His white cane is resting against his left arm.

More now from the IDS Conference at the Glasgow Science Centre as David Hogg catches up with one of the keynote speakers, Dr Wanda Díaz-Merced. Image description: Wanda poses for a photo, smiling brightly. She's holding her long with its bright pink handle close to her chest. She's wearing a matching pink beanie and has a soft dark grey-brown turtleneck on with dangly gold earrings.

At the RNIB Inclusive Design For Sustainability Conference in Glasgow, Toby Davey heard about new efforts being made to make voting more accessible for blind and partially sighted people. Image description: Toby tests out the accessible voting aid. His fingers trace a square white tactile overlay with boxes cut out. From the left a hand is holding up a microphone, recording the demo.

Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference returns to Glasgow for an exciting two-day event in 2025. Get a preview of what you can expect as Hubert speaks to director of RNIB Scotland James Adams.  Image description: a portrait photo of James smiling as he poses inside the Tech Marketplace space Behind him blurred shapes of volunteers wearing pink RNIB shirts. James himself has short silver-grey hair and is wearing slim glasses a check dress shirt and a navy open blazer.

The annual CSUN conference in California brings together some of the biggest names in accessible technology from across the globe. Dave Williams from RNIB Tech Talk has been on the conference floor this year to speak to some of the delegates. He heard about the new BraillePen when he spoke to Wojtek from Harpo.

The annual CSUN conference in California brings together some of the biggest names in accessible technology from across the globe. Dave Williams from RNIB Tech Talk has been on the conference floor this year to speak to some of the delegates, that’s where he spoke to the team behind one of the most popular accessibility apps, ‘Be My Eyes’.

Each week, RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell sits down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity. This week Matt talks about the demise of NHS England, welfare changes and the forthcoming Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference in Glasgow. If you, or someone you know, would like information on the support and services available from RNIB, go to www.rnib.org.uk You can call our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or ask your Amazon device to call RNIB's Helpline. #RNIBConnect   mage of Matt smiling in grey jacket and wearing glasses.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the channel Islands for the next of his regular audio described theatre reviews for 2025. This week Vidar was reviewing the Royal Shakespeare Company’s current production of ‘Hamlet in Stratford-upon-Avon with description by Professional Audio Describers Gethyn Edwards and Carolyn Smith. . About ‘Hamlet’ Grief can play tricks on the mind, even conjure ghosts. But when Hamlet’s dead father appears to him one night, he signals murder, not madness. Hamlet’s mother has married his uncle, and at a less than decent interval too. As he pulls at the threads of his not-so-happy new family, Hamlet unravels a web of deceit and immorality that leads to the ultimate crisis of conscience. Following their hugely successful recent collaborations on Cold War and Patriots, multi award-winner Rupert Goold (Dear England, National Theatre; Romeo and Juliet, The Merc

Something for the Weekend highlights the best in accessible audio content each week. This weekend, Hannah spotlights a debut album from up and coming popstar Mia Wray. Hear the rest of Hannah's top picks of unmissable content here. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

The annual CSUN conference in California brings together some of the biggest names in accessible technology from across the globe. Dave Williams from RNIB Tech Talk has been on the conference floor this year to speak to some of the delegates. He’s been speaking to OneCourt, whose tactile game boards are aiming to make live sports more accessible.

The annual CSUN conference in California brings together some of the biggest names in accessible technology from across the globe. Dave Williams from RNIB Tech Talk has been on the conference floor this year to speak to some of the delegates, that’s where he spoke to the team behind the WeWALK smart cane.

David Hogg hears about the reopening of the Garden for the Blind in Gedling…