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Infosound Despatch

This service is produced in association with British Wireless for the Blind Fund
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will inform someone who lives with sight loss about products, services, support and issues that affect everyday life.

The CD, which does not have to be returned, is posted free of charge to anyone who is resident in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and who has a vision-impairment, but they do NOT have to be registered as 'sight-impaired' or 'severely sight-impaired'.

This is a CD-only service, specifically for blind and partially-sighted people. For anyone else who would like to know what it contains - sighted vision-impairment professionals, carers, family members and others, to whom we are unable to post the CD - we list the contents here and each audio article can be played individually.

This month's Infosound Despatch

May 2012 Edition:

• The PURE Move 2500 portable DAB and FM radio:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 3:37 ¦ further information ¦
• HM Revenue & Customs and RNIB tax advice service for vision-impaired people:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 5:54 ¦ further information ¦
• The Cobolt Speechmaster talking kitchen scale:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 1:37 ¦ further information ¦
• The Getting On guide, listing support and services for vision-impaired people:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 5:11 ¦ further information ¦
• The new Sonata Plus Internet audio player from British Wireless for the Blind:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 7:38 ¦ further information ¦
• The Metropolitan sports and social club for v-i people plans national events:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 7:37 ¦ further information ¦
• Royal Blind Society and Alfa Travel Coach Holidays:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 2:07 ¦ further information ¦
• Portset System's 'Keyboard Talker' typing trainer:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 4:23 ¦ further information ¦
• A mountaineering and outdoor pursuits course for vision-impaired people:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 1:52 ¦ further information ¦
• New 18- and 24-watt floor standing lights:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 5:44 ¦ further information ¦
• The Disability Law Service:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 5:59 ¦ further information ¦
• Gardening for blind and partially-sighted people:
  ¦ listen ¦ duration: 6:45 ¦ further information ¦
• Some recent postings from listeners on the Soundings audio noticeboard.

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