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Tuesday 17 February 2004
Listen to the In Touch for 17 February 2004 HOW ACCESSIBLE IS THE RNIB WEBSITE? Guest: Leonie Watson, IT expert who works at Nomensa and helps to provide accessible IT solutions. Simon Dowling, Brian Hartgen comment on the RNIB website. A handful of people have been campaigning on a Yahoo website chat room about the design of the RNIB website. It seems that the website is accessible but the layout and design is not user friendly, especially if you use a screen reader. The Tesco website is mentioned as an example of good design. CONTACTS TESCO RNIB 105 Judd Street London WC1H 9NE Tel: 0845 766 99 99 (UK callers only - Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) Tel. 0207 388 1266 (switchboard/overseas callers) Textphone users call via Typetalk: 0800 51 51 52 The RNIB provides information, support and advice for anyone with a serious sight problem. They not only provide braille, Talking Books and computer training, but imaginative and practical solutions to everyday challenges. The RNIB campaigns to change society's attitudes, actions and assumptions, so that people with sight problems can enjoy the same rights, freedoms and responsibilities as fully sighted people. They also fund pioneering research into preventing and treating eye disease and promote eye health by running public health awareness campaigns. INTERVIEW WITH RON CHANDRAN-DUDLEY Mr Ron Chandran-Dudley has beaten hundreds of others and won a worldwide contest organised by BBC World Service to create a new character for the World Service soap series Westway. The winning character created by Ron is a partially sighted young Chinese woman, Zoe Chan Li-fen, who studies physiotherapy after which she gets a job with the Westway health centre. Mr Cahndran-Dudley said "Besides introducing a character who would reflect our country's rich culture, I wanted to write about someone who was able to overcome her disability, and who is given a chance to suceed." Mr Chandran-Dudley has been flown from Singapore to meet the Westway cast. RECEIVING THE WORLD SERVICE Call BBC Reception advice for information on receiving the World Service. Tel: 08700 100 123 WESTWAY TIMES WESTWAY IS BROADCAST Wednesday: 15:30, 20:30 Thursday: 02:30 Friday: 15:30, 20:30 Saturday: 02:30 Omnibus: Saturday 13:30 and Sunday 20:45 GENERAL CONTACTS HENSHAWS SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE (HSBP) John Derby House 88-92 Talbot Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 0GS Tel: 0161 872 1234 Email: info@hsbp.co.uk THE GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION (GDBA) Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3YG Tel: 0870 600 2323 ACTION FOR BLIND PEOPLE 14-16 Verney Road London SE16 3DZ Tel: 020 7635 4800 NATIONAL LEAGUE OF THE BLIND AND DISABLED Central Office Swinton House 324 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8DD Tel: 020 7837 6103 Fax: 020 7278 0436 Textphone: 020 7837 6103 Registered trade union involved in all issues regarding the employment of blind and disabled people in the UK. NATIONAL LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND Far Cromwell Road Bredbury Stockport SK6 2SG Tel: 0161 355 2000 Email: enquiries@nlbuk.org DIRECTORY ENQUIRIES Tel: 195 This service is free if you are blind or partially sighted. Visit the In Touch Message Board Back to the In Touch page The BBC is not responsible for external websites |
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