The big issues affecting blind and partially sighted people, plus a look at the lighter side of life.
02-02-2016
Lesley Inganni, from Action For Blind People, joined Insight's Allan Russell to look at some fun activities through the Actionnaires clubs and residential breaks for children and young people
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 8.11MB - Duration: 8:51 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
01-02-2016
ITV's Vidar Hjardeng gave his reviews on the audio described performances of Aladdin and The Snowman which were showing at the Birmingham Rep and Birmingham Hippodrome. He spoke with Insight's Allan Russel
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 7.98MB - Duration: 8:43 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
01-02-2016
Toby Davey, from audio description providers Vocaleyes, joined Insight's Allan Russell to look at some touring performances with audio description.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 8.89MB - Duration: 9:43 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
29-01-2016
A new study has uncovered worrying new evidence that eye clinics are missing crucial signs of depression in patients being diagnosed with sight loss. Insight's Allan Russell spoke to Chris & Paul to find out more
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 17.2MB - Duration: 18:47 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
28-01-2016
Alice Glossop went along to the specialist college for visually impaired people and those with learning disabilities. We hear from one of the teachers and a former pupil, now working at the college.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 6.16MB - Duration: 6:44 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
28-01-2016
Bold and underline can now be shown in addition to italics. We explain how 2 cells are used to indicate which of these type forms is being used and how far it extends. We also cover bullets and asterisks as well as some commonly used accents.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 16.28MB - Duration: 11:51 m (192 kbps 44100 Hz)
28-01-2016
The pound sign is now dot 4 l, Euro is dot 4 e and dollar is dot 4 s. We have a new percent sign dots 4-6 followed by a lower J. The new degrees sign is dots 4 5 j.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 18.27MB - Duration: 9:59 m (256 kbps 44100 Hz)
28-01-2016
To help make braille more consistent with print, decimal points are shown using a full stop dots 2-5-6. We explain small changes to math signs and writing fractions.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 12.4MB - Duration: 6:46 m (256 kbps 44100 Hz)
28-01-2016
As with contractions, most punctuation symbols are unchanged. New single and double quote signs, brackets and dash are introduced. We also demonstrate how to write email and web addresses without needing a special computer code.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 18.41MB - Duration: 10:03 m (256 kbps 44100 Hz)