{"podcast":{"title":"RNIB Connect","slug":"rnib-connect-175556","podcast_index_feed_id":175556,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4839823.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4839823","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41245861/s=1400x1400/el=1/rt=fill.jpg","author":"Clive Gardiner","episode_count":500,"summary":"RNIB Connect Radio is the UK radio station for blind and partially sighted people to find out what is happening in the community. You can also contribute and share your stories by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk . Get involved and join the conversation. Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Read On - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading. Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people. Sport - See sport differently. The Happy Hour - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing. Tracks of My Life - Take a journey through our guest's life. Support - Other podcasts from RNIB. TV Guide - Daily audio TV listings","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T16:19:59.037490+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556"},"episode":{"title":"S2 Ep1838: New Brand, Name and Direction for the British Wireless for the Blind Fund with CEO Sophie Jones","slug":"s2-ep1838-new-brand-name-and-direction-for-the-british-wireless-for-the-blind-fund-with-ceo-sophie-jones","published_at":"2026-07-22T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556/s2-ep1838-new-brand-name-and-direction-for-the-british-wireless-for-the-blind-fund-with-ceo-sophie-jones","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8930604","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8930604.mp3?modified=1784632491&sid=4839823&source=rss","summary":"Century-old charity British Wireless for the Blind Fund today (Wednesday 22 July 2026) launches new brand and direction under the name Visably, as the research from their report Until It Clicks revealed that people with sight loss were missing out on the mental health benefits of tech. The re-brand marks a significant moment in BWBF’s century-long history. Founded by a group of friends who crafted a makeshift braille-dial radio (or ‘wireless’) for blinded war veteran Sir Ernest Towse, for nearly 100 years the charity has helped tens of thousands of blind and partially sighted people with free specialist and sight-loss friendly technology. Under the new people-powered brand identity and over the coming months, Visably will launch a series of volunteer-powered pilot projects offering support to the community. Starting in Birmingham, Liverpool and Glasgow, and working in close collaboration with the wider sight loss sector, the charity will aim to fill service gaps and answer need identified in its research. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was at a reception in central London to mark this milestone for the charity and caught up with Sophie Jones BWBF’s Chief Executive to find out more about the history of the charity and their new name and direction under the Visably branding. (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)","meta_description":"Century-old charity British Wireless for the Blind Fund today (Wednesday 22 July 2026) launches new brand and direction under the name Visably, as the res…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":362,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rnib-connect-175556/episodes/s2-ep1838-new-brand-name-and-direction-for-the-british-wireless-for-the-blind-fund-with-ceo-sophie-jones/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556/s2-ep1838-new-brand-name-and-direction-for-the-british-wireless-for-the-blind-fund-with-ceo-sophie-jones.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}