Talking News: essential for lots more.
It’s not just the obvious audience of us visually impaired people who need information in different ways. Anyone with a “print/digital disability” needs it too.
13/10/2025
Blog & Articles of Interest
World Blindness Awareness Month
Fabulous coincidence: just received these images of the “Seen” exhibition featuring some of us visually impaired people having a great time. https://www.rnib.org.uk/campaign-with-us/join-us-this-september-for-the-launch-of-seen/welcome-to-seen/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgjlpy285go
08/10/2025
Blind cooks do it with their eyes closed!
Will, another blind veteran, plus members of the Portsmouth Macular Degeneration group spent some happy and productive hours with us. First, we had a team
01/10/2025
Disability employment
I have just sent a copy of my new book, ‘It Could be You’ to the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions. He needs
22/09/2025
“Seen” exhibition by Joshua Bratt, hosted by RNIB.
The BBC gave the event great coverage and, if you didn’t make it to the London show, check out the RNIB website for the 22
15/09/2025
Baking Blind.
Learned how to make macarons last weekend. My versions weren’t very uniform in shape and were far sweeter than I’d like. But inspirational: I’ll work
10/09/2025
British blind veteran features in national exhibition.
Former Royal Navy Commander and blind baker, Penny Melville-Brown, is just one of the visually impaired achievers included in a professional photographic exhibition this week.
08/09/2025
More mad preserving.
Friend Joan arrived with large bag of her excellent pears: now bottled in light syrup to last throughout the winter. The fermenting cider tub has
01/09/2025
Lunch recommendation.
The sous-chef and I were treated (for two big birthdays and an anniversary) to an absolutely splendid lunch at Lime Wood Hotel (Angela Hartnett’s empire)
27/08/2025