
RSBC Unseen
For nearly two centuries, the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) has been supporting blind and partially sighted children, young people, and their families. RSBC Unseen amplifies the voices of the RSBC Youth Forum, a group of young people who want to bring about positive change for other vision impaired young people and raise awareness of vision impairment. Join us and listen to blind and partially sighted young people's real, lived experiences.
Episodes
34 episodes
RSBC Unseen Episode 7 - Pride
Join Senior Activity officer, Fran, with Alex, Eliza and Jordan as they chat about the RSBC LGBTQIA+ Group how it came to be, what community looks likes at the intersection of queerness and vision impairment and how art, creativity and activisi...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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12:47

RSBC Unseen Episode 06 - Tech Mates
Join Tech Mates Alex and Juliette as they chat all things Braille! From learning journeys to their favourite devices, with a race thrown in for good measure! You'll learn about how Braille and technology go hand in hand and help vision impaired...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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24:58

RSBC Unseen Episode 05 VR and Employment
In this episode, Adam and Alejandro join Alex and Kaya from RSBC to chat about their favourite moments from working together. They reflect on how their collaboration used tech in creative ways to support young people exploring employment.
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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14:52

RSBC Unseen Episode 04 - Audio Book Club Loves World Book Day
Join Juliette and Alex from RSBC as they celebrate World Book Day with the Audio Book Club! In this cosy episode, young book lovers share what reading means to them, how audiobooks bring stories to life, and what makes a narrator truly unforget...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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21:52

RSBC Unseen Episode 03 - Thinking about Braille for World Book Day
Alyssia, Rona and Zenny from the RSBC Youth Forum talked about their love of reading in honour of the upcoming World Book Day. They discuss their favourite genres, books and why they particularly value Braille as a way of accessing literature.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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14:14

RSBC Unseen Episode 02 - Pride: Celebrating Our People
On this Pride-themed episode of the Youth Forum’s Unseen Podcast, the RSBC’s LGBTQIA+ Youth Group discuss what it means to inhabit the intersecting spaces of vision impairment and queerness. We also talk about our queer icons, and the group’s p...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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23:23

RSBC Audiobook Club - Episode 1 - Lil' Muffin Drops the Mic
Hello, hello; and welcome to a brand-new podcast from RSBC!Our Audiobook Club is here to talk about their latest read, Lil' Muffin Drops the Mic by comedian Romesh Ranganathan!How does, cooking, Hip-Hop, and comedy go together?Let A...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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18:40

RSBC TechMates - Episode 1 - Navigating the AI Landscape for the Visually Impaired
Welcome to the very first episode of the TechMates podcast, featuring hosts Alex and Juliette, delving into the fascinating world of technology for visually impaired people.Put simply, it is just 2 mates, having a chat about tech! <...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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31:57

Parenting
Welcome to the RSBC Unseen podcast focusing on the unique journey of parenting as a blind parent. Zenny, our host, is joined by three extraordinary blind parents, each navigating their parenthood journey in their own distinct ways. They t...
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45:46

RSBC Unseen Episode 01 - The Greatest Gift of Life is Friendship
What does friendship mean to you ?In this month’s podcast we had a great time discussing friendship as we approach friendship week. It was a pleasure to have Camille and Carla from Sisterhood join us to share their take on the importance of...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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9:49

RSBC Unseen Episode 24 - Turn it up DJ
In this week's captivating episode of the RSBC Unseen podcast, hosts Ikra and Kaya embark on an eye-opening journey as they delve into the world of radio broadcasting with a remarkable guest, Banaris Iqbal. With a distinguished career spanning ...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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29:03

RSBC Unseen Episode 23 - Finances
In the latest episode of RSBC Unseen, hosts Zenny, Kaya, and Charlotte dive into the topic of finances. They discuss the challenges faced by young people when it comes to accessing their own money and offer valuable tips on how to avoid common ...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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30:14

RSBC Unseen Episode 22 - Transitions
In this episode of RSBC Unseen, we explore the topic of transitions. Join us as we hear from Rona and Camille, who share their personal experiences of moving from mainstream school to a college for the visually impaired and from France to Engla...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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21:25

RSBC Unseen Summer Special
We had a jam pack summer here at the RSBC, from music creation with a professional composer, to outdoors adventures, where some of us got really wet!This episode features some of our young people and volunteers sharing their highlights ...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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10:43

RSBC Unseen - Episode 20 - Does Working Work?
This month the Youth Forum is discussing Employment, with special guess Carla from the RSBC Employment team.What is it like finding work as a visually impaired person? Learn about the good, and the bad by listening. At...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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28:35

RSBC Episode 19 (Special) - Open Day of our Life Without Limits Centre
We have been super busy in the last few months, readying our brand-new Life Without Limits Centre.A place for visually impaired young people to come together for learning and support.Check out the coverage of our opening day, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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9:31

RSBC Unseen - Episode 18 - Tuck In!
Hungry?Whether you are ordering a cheeky takeaway or eating out, maybe not the latter given the state of things, we would love to hear your experience.This month’s Youth Forum podcast is sharing their experience when eating out, w...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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46:09

RSBC Unseen - Episode 17 - Lights Camera Accessibility
Join the RSBC Youth Forum this month as they discuss accessibility in film and media.How to get a discount when visiting the cinema with a friend when you are visually impaired?Do you use audio description, what happens when it fa...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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46:27

RSBC Unseen - Episode 16- Life After Lockdown
We are back!Join our Youth forum as they discuss life after lockdown; what are they looking forward in doing, what was taking the vaccine like, and even more topics.The good, the bad and the funny!You can always share your tho...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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35:34

RSBC Unseen Tech - Episode 15 - Finding Questionable Things with Apple Airtags
Are you constantly losing things?Apple has released their long awaited AirTag, an item tracker to help you locate items.However, in this month’s Unseen Tech podcast, Alex has ‘found’ some interesting ways that you can possibly use...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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20:01

RSBC Unseen - Episode 14 - Centre Stage Livestream!
We're doing things a little bit differently this month, with our latest episode being the audio from the RSBC Youth Forum's Facebook livestream to launch our brand new, monthly e-newsletter for children and young people - Centre Stage!J...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:05:05

RSBC Unseen Tech - Episode 13 - Accessible Music Creation on the Mac
Learn how to make some music with a Mac and Logic Pro in this episode of the Unseen Tech Podcast; where we are joined by special guess pianist Kevin Satizabal.Learn what equipment, the setup, and accessible tricks to create music accessibly...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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22:27

RSBC Unseen - Episode 12 - Music to Our Ears
Today our resident musicians from the Youth Forum, Justin and Zenny, are joined by special guest Andre Louis to talk all things music! Braille sheet music, youtube, getting started, tools and equipment playing music whilst VI, going in the stud...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:01:04

RSBC Unseen Tech Edition - Episode 11 - Tracking Your Fitness
Alex is back with another Tech episode of RSBC Unseen! Today he talks about apps and tech around sports and fitness, including equipment, watches and more. Have any burning Tech questions? Send them our way and Alex will answer the...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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17:00

RSBC Unseen - Episode 10 - Game, Set, Match!
This time Kaya and Charlotte speak to special guest Sally, who works for RSBC and helps out the Youth Forum, about all things sports! We talk about tennis, boccia, goal ball, trampolining, running and even wrestling! We talk about adapting spor...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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41:38
