RNIB Connect

S2 Ep1393: UK Sight Loss Charity’s Monthly Campaigns Update 03/10/25

Each month, RNIB Connect Radio chat to some of the RNIB Campaigns Team to discuss some of the big projects they’re working on. If you’d like more information on campaigns or want to get involved , email campaigns@rnib.org.uk You can visit rnib.org.uk/news  or call our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 Follow @RNIB_Campaigns on X or search your socials for RNIB Campaigns #RNIBConnect

S2 Ep1397: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Becomes an RNIB Visibility Better Employer

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is the first NHS Trust and Health Board in the UK to become an RNIB Visibility Better Employer. The Visibility Better Employer standard is an RNIB programme for employers, backed by major organisations including Tesco and the Department for Work & Pensions, helping them to become better and more inclusive employers for people with sight loss. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Katie Morgan-Jones, RNIB’s Visibly Better Employer Advisor, Liz Thomas, Recruitment Manager at the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and David Chaffey, ABHB Disability Inclusion Officer who is visually impaired and was instrumental in the Health Board applying to become an RNIB Visibility better Employer, to give an overview of the process of how an employer becomes an RNIB Visibility Better Employer and what it means to ABHB on becoming an RNIB Visibility Better Employer. To find out more about the RNIB Visibility Better Employer standard and what is involved in the process of becoming a more inclusive employer for people with sight loss do visit - https://www.rnib.org.uk/living-with-sight-loss/equality-and-employment/employers/visibly-better-employer-quality-standard/ (Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font)

S2 Ep1396: Great British Bake Off - Looking for Blind and Partially Sighted Bakers for the Next Series

Are you a fan of Channel 4’s baking show ‘The Great British Bake Off’ and think your baking might be worthy of a Paul Hollywood handshake or good enough for you to become star Baker?   Well now is your chance to take part in the technical challenge and bring your show stopper to the top table as Love Productions, the production company behind The Great British Bake Off, are really keen for blind and partially sighted people to apply and take part in the next series. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Molly Midlane, Casting Producer for the Great British Bake Off from Love Productions, to find out more about how you can apply as a blind or partially sighted person to become a contestant in the next series of Bake Off and how they are making the whole application process as accessible as possible for visually impaired people along with what assistance might be in place if you did make it to compete in that famous big white tent. For more about how to apply to become a contestant in the next series of ‘The Great British Bake Off’ and to start your application process do visit -  https://eu.castitreach.com/ag/love/gbbo17/welcome.html If you have any issues filling in the online application form do either email applyforbakeoff@loveproductions.co.uk or call Love Productions on 0117 456 8530. (Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font)

S2 Ep1395: Making Payments More Accessible With The TaluCard

A new type of accessible payment card could be making its way to your pocket very soon. Hywel Davies has been hearing about the Talu Card. For more information, visit the Talu Card website - Talu

S2 Ep1394: Lee Miller - A Major Retrospective at Tate Britain

Tate Britain presents the largest retrospective of photographer Lee Miller ever staged. Spanning the full breadth of Miller’s multifaceted practice, from her participation in French surrealism to her war reportage, the exhibition reveals how her innovative and fearless approach pushed the boundaries of photography, producing some of the most iconic images of the modern era. Around 230 vintage and modern prints, including works on display for the first time, are presented alongside unseen archival material and ephemera, shining a light on the richness of her photographic legacy. At the Press View of the Lee Miller exhibition on Tuesday 30 September 2025 and just after the Curator tour RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Saskia Flower, Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary British Art at Tate for an insight into the life and work of the Photographer Lee Miller. The Lee Miller exhibition continues at Tate Britain until 15 February 2026.  Audio described tours of the exhibition with one of Tate’s Visitor Engagement Assistants can be booked in advance by either emailing hello@tate.org.uk or calling 020 7887 8888.   More details about the Lee Miller exhibition can be found on the following pages of the Tate website - https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/lee-miller Image shows and installation view of the Photography of Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain with framed photographs hung on peach and pale blue walls.