Playback Magazine March 2009 (No. 395)

Grapevine - Margaret & David with inserts from Marlene Reid, Miriam O’Donnell, and Alan McDonald.
  
What’s On - Ken Lindsay.     

Changes in Braille Codes - Margaret talks to James McCafferty, a member of the committee making decisions on the future of Braille, about the recent survey.     

Sonata Webbox - Peter talks to Gordon Luke who has been road testing the latest
version of web access radio and information services. There are also many hundreds of Talking Newspapers and Magazines that are available on line.       
  
Royal Blind – Services for the Blind – Royal Blind School - Recently the name of the charity which looks after the Royal Blind School, Scottish Braille Press and  Braeside House residential home in Edinburgh all came under the name Royal Blind, Services for the Blind.
Margaret recently went along to have an update on two of them and first she visited the Royal Blind School and talked to the Principal Elizabeth Horne.     

New BT Telephone - David & Margaret try out new phones on offer from the showroom shop at the Centre for Sensory Impaired. It’s 2 digital cordless models, one with an answer machine included.
Contact Liz at the Showroom 0141 276 5252    
   
Scottish Braille Press - Margaret talks to General Manager John Donaldson about the latest developments at the Braille Press and to Helen Forrest, Marketing and Fundraising Manager, about future plans.
website www.royalblind.org gives access to all services provided by Royal Blind – Services for the Blind.   

BBC Scotland Radio Café - We heard Margaret talking in that interview about her appearance on the  BBC Scotland’s Radio Café with Ian Rankin. Claire English introduces the topic.