RNIB Connect

The Visionary Annual Conference is taking place in Birmingham, where local, national, and international sight loss organisations come together to share knowledge and ideas.
Amelia caught up with Visionary CEO, Fiona Sandford, for her highlights from the conference.
Learn more about Visionary here - Welcome to Visionary - Visionary
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The Visionary Annual Conference is taking place in Birmingham, where local, national, and international sight loss organisations come together to share knowledge and ideas.
Amelia spoke to Steven Johnson, endurance challenge lover, Project Manager and Black Lens app Developer about what challenging physical competitions bring his life and how used AI to code for the Black Lens app.
Learn more about Steven's work here - Steve Johnson - Warrington, England, United Kingdom | Professional Profile | LinkedIn
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The Visionary Annual Conference is taking place in Birmingham, where local, national, and international sight loss organisations come together to share knowledge and ideas.
Amelia spoke to some of the 'What it takes to sustain ourselves and eachother panellists' for their highlights from the discussion.
Here she is speaking with Dr. Beverly Deguid - Freelance Mindfulness Teacher, Susanette Mansour - Transformation Consultant and former CEO, and Mark Upton - CEO of MyVision Oxfordshire.
Learn more about Dr. Beverly Deguid here - Seeing Differently: My path into mindfulness and inclusive teaching by Beverly Duguid | The Mindfulness Network
Learn more about Susanette Mansour here - Susanette Mansour - Eastside People
Learn more about Mark Upton here - Mark Upton - MyVision Oxfordshire

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 Visionary Annual Conference is taking place in Birmingham, where local, national, and international sight loss organisations come together to share knowledge and ideas.
Amelia spoke with David Scurr from CAST (Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology) to learn more about how charities and individuals can start to explore AI responsibly and critically.

Learn more about CAST on their website - Home - CAST
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 Visionary Annual Conference is taking place in Birmingham, where local, national, and international sight loss organisations come together to share knowledge and ideas.
Amelia spoke with Kelly Taylor - Volunteer, Andrew William Barnes - Sensory Support Officer (Trainer) and Carolyn Greig - Children and Young People Lead about their workshop on Good Working Practice for People Living with Deafblindness.

Learn more about Deafblind UK on their website - Deafblind UK | Supporting Deafblindness in the UK
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.