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Have you ever thought of taking your guide dog onto an airplane? Well on Guide Dog Blogs this week, Hubert speaks to Zein once again about her experience, and asks whether she’d do it again…

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: Evening Audio Described Tour: Ranjit Singh - Friday 27 September, 5.30pm, the Wallace Collection, London Akram Khan’s Giselle - Saturday 28 September, 2.30pm, touch tour 12.45pm, Sadler’s Wells, London English Touring Opera: The Snowmaiden - Friday 4 October, 7.30pm, Hackney Empire, London. Saturday 26 October, 7.30pm, Buxton Opera House Dear Evan Hansen - Saturday 5 October, 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm, Curve Theatre, Leicester War Horse - Monday 14 October, 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton. Thursday 31 October, 7.30pm, touch tour TBC, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. To find out more about these and other up-coming described a

This week on Guide Dog Blogs we chat to Chris Wallace from Berkshire Stags again, and ask him about his dog and how he finds traveling on public transport.

Walli lost his sight after stepping on an explosive device as he was working for the British forces, since then however, he’s gotten married, re-discovered running, taken part in many competitions, and wrote a book about his experiences. In this podcast he spoke to Hubert about his experience.

This week, Hubert speaks to PHD student researcher Zein about how she takes her guide dog on outdoor trips including hiking.

Barry Snell chats to Claire Merritt about her upcoming Glasswalk challenge. Claire is fundraising for My Vision Oxfordshire, who have been a massive help since her sight loss began in 2021. Click to find out more about MyVision Oxfordshire 

How is sexual health linked to mental health? Paulina spoke to local wellbeing service SASH ‘Support and Advice on Sexual Health’ (SASH) to learn more for this year’s Sexual Health Week and why they would like to hear from blind and partially sighted people. Sexual Health Week runs from the 9th till 15th of September. To find out more about SASH visit: sashlondon.org Image shows SASH's logo. On a white background 'sash' written in small rounded letters in a deep pink colour.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like for a blind or partially sighted person to visualise art? Hubert has been speaking to Millie, a graphics student about her sight loss journey, and how she makes art accessible for her.

On Guide Dog Blogs this week, Hubert once again chats to Chris Wallace from Berkshire Stags, this time all about going shopping and visiting restaurants.

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: Descriptive Tour and Workshop: The Collection - Sunday 25 August, 11am, national Portrait Gallery, London  Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World - Thursday 29 August, 7pm, The Other Palace, London  Fiddler on the Roof - Saturday 31 August, 2.15pm, Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park, London Antony & Cleopatra - Wednesday 4 September, 2pm, touch tour 12noon and Sunday 15 September, 1pm, touch tour 11am, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London,  Grease the Musical - Saturday 7 September, 2.30pm, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff How I Learned to Swim - Thursday 12 September, 7.45pm, touch tour 6.15pm, Brixton House, London To find out more a

In our weekly Guide Dog Blogs feature, Hubert talks to Chris Wallace and asks him about how he takes his guide dog to Cricket matches.

In this edition of Guide Dog Blogs, Hubert speaks to Luci Franks as he tries to get some tips on traveling with your guide dog on trains and buses.

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: Much Ado About Nothing - Saturday 10 August, 2pm, touch tour 12noon, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London & Juliet -Thursday 15 August, 7.30pm, King’s Theatre, Glasgow Skeleton Crew - Saturday 17 August, 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm, Donmar Warehouse, London Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Saturday 24 August, 2pm, Hawth Theatre, Crawley  Peanut Butter & Blueberries - Thursday 29 August, 7pm, touch tour 5.30pm, Kiln Theatre, London To find out more about these and other up-coming described arts events as well as details about how to sign up to the regular What’s On email newsletter do visit the VocalEyes website - https://vocaleyes.co.uk (Image s

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, a unique and memorable celebration of music, dance and military pageantry is underway.  But did you know that this iconic event also has a couple shows coming up with audio description and a Touch Tour beforehand? Let’s find out more from audio describer, Amanda Drollinger. The audio described events are on Thursday 8th of August and Tuesday 13th of August. Image: Crowds attend the The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Edinburgh Castle is lit up in the background, with golden fireworks bursting above it. The performers are lined up in neat rows at the centre with the ground underneath them in blue. Raising up above them on both sides are stands filled with the audience. (Image credit: Edinburgh Tattoo)

Edinburgh International Festival is underway, and today we’re taking a look at a joyful dance performance from Brazil. Grupo Corpo has its UK premiere and will be available to experience with audio description (AD). So, let’s find out a bit more about this unique performance from the show’s audio describer, Amanda Drollinger. The AD performance for this show is on Wednesday 7th of August. Book tickets by calling the box office on 0311 473 2056 or visiting the EIF website www.eif.co.uk/events/please-right-back Image is a bright yellow photo with black an yellow text. The text reads 'together we are' highlighted in black and written in sketched yellow capitals with 'Edinburgh International Festival' below in bold black capitals.

Have you ever wanted to make your own music but not sure where to start? Well artificial intelligence could step in to make creating your own songs in no time. Tech Talk’s Dave Williams has been finding out about 'Suno'. You can find out more about AI music from Suno here - Suno

It’s that time of the week when we discuss our favourite guide companions. This week, Hubert chats with blind adventurer Dean Dunbar, as he tells us about taking his guide dog Molly mountain biking, and there’s even a short story about an under cover guide dog.

Rewind Scotland 2024 returned to the spectacular grounds of Scone Palace in Perth on Friday 19th till Sunday 21st of July to celebrate music icons of the 80s and beyond. Allan Russell went along and spoke with American pop singer, Tiffany. Image: Rewind Scotland logo. A white square with 'REW!ND' written in bold black capital letters, underlined with a bold black line and underneath written in one neat row and separated by small black dots: 'Scotland', 'North', 'South.'

Rewind Scotland 2024 returned to the spectacular grounds of Scone Palace in Perth on Friday 19th till Sunday 21st of July to celebrate music icons of the 80s and beyond. Allan Russell went along and spoke with Pauline Black, lead singer of English 2 tone ska revival ban, The Selecter. Image: Rewind Scotland logo. A white square with 'REW!ND' written in bold black capital letters, underlined with a bold black line and underneath written in one neat row and separated by small black dots: 'Scotland', 'North', 'South.'

Rewind Scotland 2024 returned to the spectacular grounds of Scone Palace in Perth on Friday 19th till Sunday 21st of July to celebrate music icons of the 80s and beyond. Allan Russell went along and spoke with English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, Nix Kershaw. Image: Rewind Scotland logo. A white square with 'REW!ND' written in bold black capital letters, underlined with a bold black line and underneath written in one neat row and separated by small black dots: 'Scotland', 'North', 'South.'