RNIB Conversations

Last year we spoke to the team behind a braille word board game called Brailling, when they were just getting started. A year forward, Hubert has been chatting to them to find out how things have developed, and their next steps.

The RNIB trustees recently met in Edinburgh to talk about the next steps for the charity.
Andy Barry, Chair of RNIB enterprise, told Amelia about some of the new ways RNIB is funding its vital work and some emerging opportunities for the organisation.
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The RNIB trustees recently met in Edinburgh to talk about the next steps for the charity.
Amelia spoke to Alice Collins before she steps down from the role about her hopes for the future of the organisation and how blind and partially sighted people could share their skills as trustees.
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With many stories in the news suggesting that GP’s are giving out prescriptions for exercise rather than medicine for this week’s check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick our Toby Davey began by asking Elizabeth whether she might be out of a job soon. 
Elizabeth then gave a summary of some of the research that has been published around exercise prescriptions. To how true it might be that some anti-obesity injections are possibly lowering the incidence of cancer.  
Ending with Elizabeth outlining some of the side effects people may have of these types of medicines.
You will find an interesting article on Harnessing the benefits of physical activity on the following page of the NHS website - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/public-health/harnessing-the-benefits-of-physical-activity/ 
To get in touch with Elizabeth you can email info@elizabethroddick.com or for more information visit - https://elizabethroddick.com

Image: Picture showing Elizabeth standing in her pharmacy, dressed in her white pharmacist coat and a colourful bandana around her neck, she's smiling warmly at the camera with her hands slightly raised.

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their regular email newsletter.
Audio described shows and events included:
Guided Audio Described Tour of the Pacific Encounters Gallery - Tuesday 23 June, 11am, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Driftwood - Thursday 25 June, 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm, Kiln Theatre, London
Miss Saigon - Wednesday 1 July, 2.30pm, Winter gardens, Blackpool Opera House,
Wednesday 15 July, 7.30pm, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
The Boy who Harnessed the Wind - Friday 10 July, 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm, @Soho Place, London
Annie - Saturday 11 July, 2.30pm, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
To find out more about these and other up-coming described arts events as well as details on how to sign up to the regular VocalEyes What’s On email newsletter do visit - https://vocaleyes.co.uk
(Image shows the VocalEyes logo. A speech bubble with 'VOCALEYES' written in bold black letters next to it)