We sat down with our habilitation officer Rosie, to talk about how she works with young people who are starting to use a long cane. With insights from three cane users, we talk about common fears and misconceptions people have when thinking about using a long cane.

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Join Freddie and Paris from RSBC's Audiobook Club as they take us through the twists and turns of the murder mystery series the group's been reading this year. They tell us what they love about the books and the murder mystery activity inspired by reading them.

Our Audiobook Club runs every Monday and Thursday evening 5pm to 6pm on Zoom, and is for young blind and partially sighted people aged 8 to 25.

You can find out more about it here:
https://www.rsbc.org.uk/pages/activities-and-events

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We sat down with Nailah and asked her everything we didn’t know about blind football – which was a lot! She talked to us about how she got into it, some of the history of the sport and where she hopes to take it in the future.

Nailah’s Socials:
@ablurredperspective on TikTok
@a_blurred_perspective on Instagram
@Ablurredperspective on YouTube

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What apps are useful for VI people when out and about? Kaya and Rufus tried a few out then came and reviewed them with us. They considered accessibility, reliability, usability and noteable features of the apps. We reviewed Good Maps Outdoors, Soundscape and Railboard which are all available for free.

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to mark Disability Pride Month, we chatted with some of our Youth Forum members. they discussed their journeys with understanding their vision impairments, how they feel about being disabled and things they've done that they're proud of!

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Join Senior Activity officer, Fran, with Alex, Eliza and Jordan as they chat about the RSBC LGBTQIA+ Group how it came to be, what community looks likes at the intersection of queerness and vision impairment and how art, creativity and activisim can shape respresentation within and beyond the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Join Tech Mates Alex and Juliette as they chat all things Braille! From learning journeys to their favourite devices, with a race thrown in for good measure! You'll learn about how Braille and technology go hand in hand and help vision impaired people access their devices.

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