Shopping during lockdown and Braille library closure
Podcast |
In Touch
Publisher |
BBC
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Blindness
News & Politics
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Publication Date |
Apr 07, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:18:24
Keeping a safe two-metre distance during the Covid-19 lockdown presents a serious difficulty for people who are used to being guided when they shop. So a new petition by leading blind organisations is calling on the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to include the blind and visually impaired in its list of 1.5m vulnerable people who receive priority online shopping slots. We talk to reporter Mani Djazmi about his own quest for groceries and whether an exception should be made. And The RNIB has announced the immediate suspension of its physical Braille library lending services. Dave Williams tells us what other reading options are being made available. And another entry in our series of notable blind historical figures - the 16th Century recorder player and composer, Jacob Van Eyck, featuring the insights and music of Piers Adams. Presented by Peter White Produced by Kevin Core

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