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Every year, the top under-18 Braille readers and writers from across the English-speaking world gather in Los Angeles to compete in the Braille Challenge. 
In a new feature film BRAILLED IT, blind and low-vision young people document their experience of the competition using go-pro cameras.
Designed with integrated audio description and accessibility at its core, the film lets young people tell their story.
Amelia spoke to Executive Producer David Grabias from Production Company Artifact to learn more.
Learn more on the BRAILLED IT Website - BRAILLED IT—A Documentary Filmed by the Blind, for the Blind
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RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for another audio described theatre review.
This time we have Birmingham Royal Ballet’s revival of a true ballet classic with ‘Swan Lake’ at the Birmingham Hippodrome with description by Professional Audio Describers Julia Grundy and Jonathan Nash.
About ‘Swan Lake’
Birmingham Royal Ballet revives Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova's glorious journey into Swan Lake – with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia performing Tchaikovsky’s superb music live alongside BRB’s spectacular dancers.
Prince Siegfried is out hunting one night when he happens upon a flock of graceful swans. When one of them turns into a beautiful woman, the Prince is utterly smitten – but Odette explains that she has fallen under an evil spell cast by Baron von Rothbart, which keeps her in swan form from dawn to dusk. Can Siegfried’s love break the spell?
Find out in this exquisite production of a true ballet classic.
There is another audio described performance of ‘Swan Lake’ at Sadler’s Wells in London on Saturday 31 October at 2pm with the touch tour at 11.15am. and to find out more about Birmingham Royal Ballet’s access programme including described performances of their productions do visit - https://www.brb.org.uk/whats-on/access
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Toby Davey can be heard on RNIB Connect Radio, keeping listeners up to date on what’s going on in the world of accessible arts.
He’s also an accomplished, award winning, blind sailor, competing for GB around the globe.
RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Toby ahead of his latest European Championship competition in Portugal.
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What does the UK's tiniest bird sound like? Amelia is back for the October almanac.
Learn more about bird song and the nature you can enjoy each month on the RPSB website - www.rspb.org.uk

The UK Government is looking to make changes to the welfare system, including Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
Although changes are still under discussion, there are some suggestions to make PIP fit for purpose.
RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Ross Megan, from RNIB, to look at what we know so far.
If you’d like more info on welfare payments for blind and partially sighted people, go to www.rnib.org.uk
You can also call the Helpline on 0303 123 9999.
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