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Playback Magazine May 2009 (No. 397)


Grapevine -  David & Margaret with inserts from Philip
Hamilton, Mohammid Mohsanali, Leanda Ward, RBS Re-union, Margaret’s visit to Madrid for Barclays Chairman’s Award and Concession Ticket Touch Pads on Buses.

What’s On - Ken Lindsay.

Ian Cunningham
Derek visits Ian Cunningham to find out about his sponsored trek
across the Sahara Desert in aid of Retinitis Pigmentosa Society.

Glasgow Sight Village Exhibition
First part of Gordon’s report from the Sight Village Exhibition of
equipment and services held in the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow
on 2nd and 3rd March.
Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl Society – 01892 685311
Euro Braille SAS - 0033 1 55269103
BT Telephones – 07889 016674
DD Aware Canes – 0161 281 3380
Nystagmus Network – 01636 647200

Part 2 Glasgow Sight Village
Zychem – 01606 738739
Professional Vision Services – 01462 420 751
Dolphin Computer Access Ltd – 0845 130 5353
T & T Consultancy Ltd – 01782 644141

Margaret’s Guide Dog – 1 year on
Peter talked to Margaret and Gordon a year ago when they first took delivery of new guide dogs, in Gordon’s case his first. Later we will hear from Gordon, but first Margaret tells us about her first year with the new dog Elena.     

Disability Living Allowance
Roland Myers talks to RNIB regarding a successful campaign
to gain an increase on Disability Living Allowance from 2011.
( Thanks to Roland and info sound for this item)
  
Eye Level Interview
The first Eyelevel interview took place in the first edition of
Playback in May 1976, 33 years ago this month. We thought we would restart the in depth interviews and our first victim is our own Gordon Luke.