Early Edition is RNIB Connect Radio's breakfast show reviewing the main stories in the daily newspapers for blind and partially sighted people across the UK.
02-09-2016
The leading sight loss charity in the UK, RNIB, campaigns on many fronts in order to improve the lives of those living with sight loss. Allan Russell spoke with Libby Rhodes and heard more about the dangers of A boards.
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02-09-2016
Certain Welfare Benefits are to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament from Westminster's Department of Work and Pensions(DWP) Allan Russell spoke to Jeane Freeman MSP to find out more.
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01-09-2016
Gavin Neate's company has created smart solutions to everyday problems that are faced by people with disabilities. Allan Russell spoke to Gavin to find out more on the ground breaking apps.
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26-08-2016
A goalball team in Glasgow is looking for more blind and partially sighted members to join and take up the sport. Allan Russell spoke to Alan Lewis to find out more about the game and how it can be played for fun or to Paralympic level, if you wish.
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25-08-2016
John Rafferty, Chief Exec of the CNIB, spoke to Allan Russell about the Marrakech Treaty, World Blind Union Conference and the Paralympics.
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24-08-2016
Eating without seeing what's in front of you is becoming quite fashionable through the Dine In The Dark restaurants. It can also help raise vital funds to further sight loss research in the UK. Allan Russell spoke to Dr Dolores Conroy, from the charity.
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24-08-2016
Your voice pattern is more unique than your finger print, making it an ideal replacement to lots of different passwords. Allan Russell spoke to Professor David Crystal to find out more about our voices and how they're being put to work by Barclays
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 8.89MB - Duration: 9:42 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
22-08-2016
Dean Dunbar is a self confessed adrenalin addict and, despite being blind has completed many terrifying challenges. Allan Russell spoke to Dean about his latest venture and how he can help other visually impaired people push the envelope.
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19-08-2016
With NHS budgets under stress, many people are looking at Self Pay. How does it differ from private health insurance? Allan Russell finds out.
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17-08-2016
The National Federation of the Blind, in the USA, has good news for Braille technology users and a legal challenge for New York City. Allan Russell spoke to Chris Danielsen to find out more.
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