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Describing the arts: All about VocalEyes

Summary

Soundings contributors Bob & Gill talk to Jessica Beal about VocalEyes to learn more about how this national charity helps blind and visually impaired people access the arts. Working with arts venues, the charity has offers audio description for events at theatres, museums, galleries and more.

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Learning about VocalEyes – the charity that offers audio description of events for visually impaired people

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Author

  • Bob is semi-retired and has his own business working in motor sport logistics. He also produces radio shows, podcasts and recordings for broadcast radio and various charities.

    Gill is a retired primary school teacher who became involved in audio for the visually impaired through volunteering for a local sight loss charity; initially on their Talking Newspaper team.

    They are both passionate about producing entertaining and informative audio for the visually impaired. Sound and Vision is the banner name which covers the magazine shows, podcasts and other audio recordings that they produce for a variety of organisations.

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