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Accessible smart meters, Blind charity news

Accessible smart meters, Blind charity news

FromIn Touch


Accessible smart meters, Blind charity news

FromIn Touch

ratings:
Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On a recent edition of In Touch, we heard about Accessible In Home Displays, or AIHDs. These devices are essentially energy smart meters that have been adapted to provide, for example, a text to speech facility. We were told that they should be available from energy companies for blind people who requested them. However, many listeners have told us that this has not been their experience. We take a closer look.

And Olivia Curno, CEO of "The Vision Foundation" and Keith Valentine, CEO of "Fight for Sight" join us with exclusive news on plans to tackle both the prevalence and impact of sight loss.

PRODUCER: FERN LULHAM

PRESENTER: PETER WHITE

Website image description: Peter White sits smiling in the centre of the image, wearing a dark green jumper. Above Peter's head is the BBC logo (three individual white squares house each of the three letters). Bottom centre and overlaying the image are the words "In Touch" and the Radio 4 logo (the word Radio in a bold white font, with the number 4 inside a white circle). The background is a bright mid-blue with two rectangles angled diagonally to the right. Both are behind Peter, one of a darker blue and the other is a lighter blue.
Released:
Jan 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted