Kirsten Roberts
@krob0816.bsky.social
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A payment card that is accessible to blind and partially sighted?
RNIB Connect Radio's Hywel Davies hears about the accessibility features of the TaluCard, including biometric pairing, tactility, and access to real-time payment information.
RNIB Connect Radio's Hywel Davies hears about the accessibility features of the TaluCard, including biometric pairing, tactility, and access to real-time payment information.
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 TaluCard.
audioboom.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A payment card that is accessible to blind and partially sighted?
RNIB Connect Radio's Hywel Davies hears about the accessibility features of the TaluCard, including biometric pairing, tactility, and access to real-time payment information.
RNIB Connect Radio's Hywel Davies hears about the accessibility features of the TaluCard, including biometric pairing, tactility, and access to real-time payment information.
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When Brunny visited The Brunswick #SeeingDogs#SDA#Fundraising #WorkingDogs #Echobox=Facebook#Echobox=1759641494" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/prized-derby-pup-powered-pales-10548133?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1759641494
October 5, 2025 at 6:38 AM
When Brunny visited The Brunswick #SeeingDogs#SDA#Fundraising #WorkingDogs #Echobox=Facebook#Echobox=1759641494" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/prized-derby-pup-powered-pales-10548133?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1759641494
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Brilliant speech from @zackpolanski.bsky.social - investing in climate, stopping the boats thro safe & legal routes, introducing a wealth tax on the very wealthiest, challenging privatisation, building community & spreading a #PoliticsOfHope @greenparty.org.uk #gpconf
October 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Brilliant speech from @zackpolanski.bsky.social - investing in climate, stopping the boats thro safe & legal routes, introducing a wealth tax on the very wealthiest, challenging privatisation, building community & spreading a #PoliticsOfHope @greenparty.org.uk #gpconf
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Poet and broadcaster @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social paid tribute to poet and dramatist Tony Harrison on BBC Radio 4's Last Word (from 7:52).
Bloodaxe's tribute is on our website page below:
www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Bloodaxe's tribute is on our website page below:
www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Dame Jane Goodall, Tony Harrison, Lord Menzies Campbell, Danny Thompson
Matthew Bannister on a primatologist, a poet, a politician and a bass player.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Poet and broadcaster @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social paid tribute to poet and dramatist Tony Harrison on BBC Radio 4's Last Word (from 7:52).
Bloodaxe's tribute is on our website page below:
www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Bloodaxe's tribute is on our website page below:
www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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"It's just a safe therapeutic space."
Charity RNIB are launching new support groups for blind and partially sighted people run by qualified counsellors.
The groups will help connect those with shared experience and our Hywel Davies has been hearing more.
Charity RNIB are launching new support groups for blind and partially sighted people run by qualified counsellors.
The groups will help connect those with shared experience and our Hywel Davies has been hearing more.
New RNIB Support Groups Available
RNIB are launching a new series of support groups run by qualified counsellors. Hywel Davies has been hearing about the benefits of sharing your story.
audioboom.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"It's just a safe therapeutic space."
Charity RNIB are launching new support groups for blind and partially sighted people run by qualified counsellors.
The groups will help connect those with shared experience and our Hywel Davies has been hearing more.
Charity RNIB are launching new support groups for blind and partially sighted people run by qualified counsellors.
The groups will help connect those with shared experience and our Hywel Davies has been hearing more.
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We want to better understand which improvements to post-diagnosis support should be prioritised and why.
If you’ve had a sight loss diagnosis in the last five years, or are a friend or family member of someone who has, share your thoughts: http://bit.ly/4251Rt5
If you’ve had a sight loss diagnosis in the last five years, or are a friend or family member of someone who has, share your thoughts: http://bit.ly/4251Rt5
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We want to better understand which improvements to post-diagnosis support should be prioritised and why.
If you’ve had a sight loss diagnosis in the last five years, or are a friend or family member of someone who has, share your thoughts: http://bit.ly/4251Rt5
If you’ve had a sight loss diagnosis in the last five years, or are a friend or family member of someone who has, share your thoughts: http://bit.ly/4251Rt5
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Thankyou everyone who has helped to celebrate #Braille200 through 2025. Braille is not just a code; it is a literacy system, a cultural achievement of blind people worldwide. Like sign languages, it embodies identity, dignity, and community. Braille is an early example of #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
October 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Thankyou everyone who has helped to celebrate #Braille200 through 2025. Braille is not just a code; it is a literacy system, a cultural achievement of blind people worldwide. Like sign languages, it embodies identity, dignity, and community. Braille is an early example of #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
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A must-read #MyBlindStory x #MyPerkinsBrailler collab about the power of #braille!
Christina and her childhood #brailler were reunited after decades apart - the same tool that helped her read and write in school now supports her work at the NWGA Center for Independent Living #BlindNewWorld
Christina and her childhood #brailler were reunited after decades apart - the same tool that helped her read and write in school now supports her work at the NWGA Center for Independent Living #BlindNewWorld
From the classroom to the corner office: reuniting with my Perkins Brailler – BlindNewWorld
Christina mourned the loss of her beloved Perkins Brailler - until a chance encounter years later brought it back to her.
blindnewworld.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A must-read #MyBlindStory x #MyPerkinsBrailler collab about the power of #braille!
Christina and her childhood #brailler were reunited after decades apart - the same tool that helped her read and write in school now supports her work at the NWGA Center for Independent Living #BlindNewWorld
Christina and her childhood #brailler were reunited after decades apart - the same tool that helped her read and write in school now supports her work at the NWGA Center for Independent Living #BlindNewWorld
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Curling up with a good book this weekend?
If you're using a Kindle, look for improved #accessibility features that make reading easier and more enjoyable for folks who are #blind and #VisuallyImpaired. 📚 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Good eReader ⬇️)
If you're using a Kindle, look for improved #accessibility features that make reading easier and more enjoyable for folks who are #blind and #VisuallyImpaired. 📚 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Good eReader ⬇️)
Amazon is focusing on accessibility for Kindle books - Good e-Reader
Amazon is prioritizing new accessibility features for vision disorders.
goodereader.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Curling up with a good book this weekend?
If you're using a Kindle, look for improved #accessibility features that make reading easier and more enjoyable for folks who are #blind and #VisuallyImpaired. 📚 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Good eReader ⬇️)
If you're using a Kindle, look for improved #accessibility features that make reading easier and more enjoyable for folks who are #blind and #VisuallyImpaired. 📚 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Good eReader ⬇️)
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📣Why Disabled people's lived experience must be at the heart of welfare reform
"Reforms are being designed about us, not with us. They are shaped by people who rarely reflect the communities they legislate for" - DR UK CEO, Kamran Mallick
Read on 👇
www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk/feature/into...
"Reforms are being designed about us, not with us. They are shaped by people who rarely reflect the communities they legislate for" - DR UK CEO, Kamran Mallick
Read on 👇
www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk/feature/into...
Into Perspective: Why must disabled people's views be at the heart of welfare reform?
In this issue’s Into Perspective, CMM looks at why the lived experience of disabled people should be at the heart of welfare reform.
www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
📣Why Disabled people's lived experience must be at the heart of welfare reform
"Reforms are being designed about us, not with us. They are shaped by people who rarely reflect the communities they legislate for" - DR UK CEO, Kamran Mallick
Read on 👇
www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk/feature/into...
"Reforms are being designed about us, not with us. They are shaped by people who rarely reflect the communities they legislate for" - DR UK CEO, Kamran Mallick
Read on 👇
www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk/feature/into...
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Has anyone seen Keir Starmer's spine, presumably the far-right are using it as back scratcher?
Farage's single greatest asset is, without a shadow of a doubt, Kier Starmer and a Labour party so utterly obsessed with mollifying extreme right-wing sentiments they have lost the ability to function.
Farage's single greatest asset is, without a shadow of a doubt, Kier Starmer and a Labour party so utterly obsessed with mollifying extreme right-wing sentiments they have lost the ability to function.
The PM's spokesman tells lobby journalists just now that the Government is not looking at suspending the ECHR (as Reform are demanding)
But he refused to condemn Farage's language about an "invasion" of illegal migrants, instead saying the PM "recognises" people's "strength of feeling" on the issue
But he refused to condemn Farage's language about an "invasion" of illegal migrants, instead saying the PM "recognises" people's "strength of feeling" on the issue
August 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Has anyone seen Keir Starmer's spine, presumably the far-right are using it as back scratcher?
Farage's single greatest asset is, without a shadow of a doubt, Kier Starmer and a Labour party so utterly obsessed with mollifying extreme right-wing sentiments they have lost the ability to function.
Farage's single greatest asset is, without a shadow of a doubt, Kier Starmer and a Labour party so utterly obsessed with mollifying extreme right-wing sentiments they have lost the ability to function.
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Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
August 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
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No10 spokesman not prepared to criticise anything about Farage speech today.
Not his description of "invasion", not his prediction that the UK on brink of civil war, not plans to pay the Taliban or Iran to take back migrants, or indeed to rule out doing so themselves.
Not his description of "invasion", not his prediction that the UK on brink of civil war, not plans to pay the Taliban or Iran to take back migrants, or indeed to rule out doing so themselves.
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
No10 spokesman not prepared to criticise anything about Farage speech today.
Not his description of "invasion", not his prediction that the UK on brink of civil war, not plans to pay the Taliban or Iran to take back migrants, or indeed to rule out doing so themselves.
Not his description of "invasion", not his prediction that the UK on brink of civil war, not plans to pay the Taliban or Iran to take back migrants, or indeed to rule out doing so themselves.
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
Reposted by Kirsten Roberts
Reposted by Kirsten Roberts
Free run time for Quell and Brunny! #SeeingDogs#NationalDogDay https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16Ecm5temX/?mibextid=wwXIfr
August 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Free run time for Quell and Brunny! #SeeingDogs#NationalDogDay https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16Ecm5temX/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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It's #internationaldogday! This is a great opportunity to say thank you to all the incredible dogs our members work so hard to train so that they can help people who need them. Our latest statistics show we have over 28,300 #assistancedog teams across the world. #lifechangers
August 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It's #internationaldogday! This is a great opportunity to say thank you to all the incredible dogs our members work so hard to train so that they can help people who need them. Our latest statistics show we have over 28,300 #assistancedog teams across the world. #lifechangers
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Buses provide a vital service to blind and partially sighted people in getting to work, attending healthcare appointments, completing education, and being part of communities.
Read our #AllAboard report on Navigating bus travel with sight loss: rnib.in/bus-report
Read our #AllAboard report on Navigating bus travel with sight loss: rnib.in/bus-report
Getting Around: What blind and partially sighted people told us
If you're affected by sight loss, we're here for you
rnib.in
August 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Buses provide a vital service to blind and partially sighted people in getting to work, attending healthcare appointments, completing education, and being part of communities.
Read our #AllAboard report on Navigating bus travel with sight loss: rnib.in/bus-report
Read our #AllAboard report on Navigating bus travel with sight loss: rnib.in/bus-report
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Don’t let anyone be locked out of their own bank. Blind and partially sighted people still face inaccessible banking. Write to your MP this bank holiday and call for equal access to banking services. Submit a letter here: https://f.mtr.cool/tdwbotizlc
August 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Don’t let anyone be locked out of their own bank. Blind and partially sighted people still face inaccessible banking. Write to your MP this bank holiday and call for equal access to banking services. Submit a letter here: https://f.mtr.cool/tdwbotizlc
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If you haven’t yet read my book “More Than Just A Dog”, it’s on sale on Amazon for the remarkable price of £10.77!! I know. Incredible right? 😁
In the past these opportunities don’t last long so grab it while you can…. Just sayin’ 😉
amzn.eu/d/3m9noFR
In the past these opportunities don’t last long so grab it while you can…. Just sayin’ 😉
amzn.eu/d/3m9noFR
More Than Just a Dog: Understanding, loving and living with dogs. The indispensable guide for all dog lovers: Amazon.co.uk: Wooler, Simon: 9780008707484: Books
Buy More Than Just a Dog: Understanding, loving and living with dogs. The indispensable guide for all dog lovers by Wooler, Simon (ISBN: 9780008707484) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices an...
amzn.eu
August 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If you haven’t yet read my book “More Than Just A Dog”, it’s on sale on Amazon for the remarkable price of £10.77!! I know. Incredible right? 😁
In the past these opportunities don’t last long so grab it while you can…. Just sayin’ 😉
amzn.eu/d/3m9noFR
In the past these opportunities don’t last long so grab it while you can…. Just sayin’ 😉
amzn.eu/d/3m9noFR
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Labour just stripped 13 million disabled and vulnerable people of the COVID booster jab
To put it simply, it’s too expensive to give disabled people the COVID booster, so the government won't be doing that anymore, writes @rachelcdailey.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
To put it simply, it’s too expensive to give disabled people the COVID booster, so the government won't be doing that anymore, writes @rachelcdailey.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Labour just stripped 13 million disabled and vulnerable people of the COVID booster jab
To put it simply, it’s too expensive to give disabled people the COVID booster, so the government won't be doing that anymore
www.thecanary.co
August 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Labour just stripped 13 million disabled and vulnerable people of the COVID booster jab
To put it simply, it’s too expensive to give disabled people the COVID booster, so the government won't be doing that anymore, writes @rachelcdailey.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
To put it simply, it’s too expensive to give disabled people the COVID booster, so the government won't be doing that anymore, writes @rachelcdailey.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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Are you #blind or #PartiallySighted and feel unsure about travelling by train? Join #Merseyside SLC and Avanti West Coast on 30 Sept for 'Try a Train' at #Liverpool Lime Street!
This free event is a great chance to explore and build confidence in a supportive environment.
#MakeTransportAccessible
This free event is a great chance to explore and build confidence in a supportive environment.
#MakeTransportAccessible
August 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Are you #blind or #PartiallySighted and feel unsure about travelling by train? Join #Merseyside SLC and Avanti West Coast on 30 Sept for 'Try a Train' at #Liverpool Lime Street!
This free event is a great chance to explore and build confidence in a supportive environment.
#MakeTransportAccessible
This free event is a great chance to explore and build confidence in a supportive environment.
#MakeTransportAccessible
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How can accessibility of public transport be improved for blind and partially sighted passengers?
Hubert catches up with Terri from RNIB to find out more about their Swap With Me training carried out in the North West of England and Stagecoach.
Hubert catches up with Terri from RNIB to find out more about their Swap With Me training carried out in the North West of England and Stagecoach.
Stagecoach Collaborates With RNIB To Improve Bus Travel For Blind and Partially Sighted People
Hubert catches up with Terri from the RNIB to find out more about the most recent work carried out in the North West of England with Stagecoach to make bus travel more accessible for blind and partial...
audioboom.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
How can accessibility of public transport be improved for blind and partially sighted passengers?
Hubert catches up with Terri from RNIB to find out more about their Swap With Me training carried out in the North West of England and Stagecoach.
Hubert catches up with Terri from RNIB to find out more about their Swap With Me training carried out in the North West of England and Stagecoach.
Reposted by Kirsten Roberts
When Be My Eyes meets Meta AI Smart Glasses, it’s more than convenience, it’s confidence, independence, and connection.
In our latest blog, we’re sharing stories directly from the Be My Eyes community! 💙
www.bemyeyes.com/blog/be-my-e...
In our latest blog, we’re sharing stories directly from the Be My Eyes community! 💙
www.bemyeyes.com/blog/be-my-e...
Be My Eyes on Meta AI Smart Glasses: Stories From the Be My Eyes Community
Real stories from our community on what it means to have Be My Eyes on the bridge of your nose!
www.bemyeyes.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
When Be My Eyes meets Meta AI Smart Glasses, it’s more than convenience, it’s confidence, independence, and connection.
In our latest blog, we’re sharing stories directly from the Be My Eyes community! 💙
www.bemyeyes.com/blog/be-my-e...
In our latest blog, we’re sharing stories directly from the Be My Eyes community! 💙
www.bemyeyes.com/blog/be-my-e...
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Police will constantly complain about resources and then draw officers from forces around the country to arrest hundreds of peaceful protestors.
Yeah, it's a despicable law, but it also emphasises the extent to which policing protects power and not people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Yeah, it's a despicable law, but it also emphasises the extent to which policing protects power and not people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Police say 365 people arrested at protest over Palestine Action ban in London
Met officers and other UK forces form ‘significant presence’ in largest protest since group was proscribed as terrorist organisation
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Police will constantly complain about resources and then draw officers from forces around the country to arrest hundreds of peaceful protestors.
Yeah, it's a despicable law, but it also emphasises the extent to which policing protects power and not people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Yeah, it's a despicable law, but it also emphasises the extent to which policing protects power and not people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...