RNIB Conversations

Phil Harrison is registered blind and at the end of April will run his first ever marathon as he takes on the 2026 London Marathon with his guide runner for Team RNIB. 
Phil spoke to RNIB Connect Radio about this exciting challenge alongside film-maker Reuben Armstrong, who has created an amazing documentary 'An Exercise in Perspective' about Phil's journey.
Watch the documentary and support Phil here: Reuben & Co
Image shows a fisheye camera angle points back at Phil as he runs. He is an older white man wearing dark sunglasses. His surrounding environment is a blur of motion. His bright orange vest reads ‘blind runner’ in bold capitals, the only part of the image coloured in with a scruffy marker pen. The whole image is treated with a punk-inspired, black and white photocopy texture.

On Guide Dog Blogs this week, Hubert chats to Gary to start a series about his guide dogs. Firstly, we hear about Gibson, Gary's first dog, and the special bond they had together.

Charity VICTA UK is supporting young people is working to develop some exciting accessible materials for the Canal Museum in London. 
They recently held workshops around it in Scotland and Paulina caught up with one of the participants, Emmy Anstee, to learn more.
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.

For the RNIB Out of Sight campaign and the Life On Pause petition RNIB Ambassador, content creator and Radio Broadcaster Claire Sisk plus Celebrity Chef, Presenter and Podcaster Briony May Williams came together to film a baking session at PaperMill Studios in London to support the campaign and to encourage people to sign the petition which is all about the importance of Vision Rehabilitation Services ensuring blind and partially sighted people get the support they need when they need it.
Claire and Briony began by telling RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey about what they baked together for the video shoot, then to Claire explaining how important Vision Rehabilitation services were for her when she started to lose her sight, plus highlighting some of the gadgets Claire uses when baking and cooking and finally why the Out of Sight campaign and the Life on Pause petition is so important to ensure blind and partially sighted people get the right support they need when they need it.
To find out more about the RNIB Out of Sight campaign and to sign the Life on Pause petition do visit - https://www.rnib.org.uk/campaign-with-us/support-a-campaign/out-of-sight/

On Guide dog blogs this week, Hubert chats to George Plumridge about his guide dog, and how his life has changed. They chat learning new environments and the joy of having very vocal guide dogs.