1406: Connect Voices Round up 5 October 2022

<div>Max Conway, RNIB's National Involvement Coordinator shares the latest opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to get involved in.<br> <br> Opportunities highlighted this week included:<br> <br> <strong>Call out to share your tech experiences! </strong><br> This opportunity is from Charlotte Jones, who works in RNIB’s Insight Team and is working on a series of short podcasts and videos to educate our staff and the wider public on a range of topics which affect people with sight loss.  The next round focusses on technology and Charlotte’s keen to share clips of blind and partially sighted people sharing their experiences of technology - good and bad. She’d like to hear what barriers you encounter when using tech and or how tech enables you to be more independent.<br> The podcast will be shared externally but the video will remain internal and be used to educate staff across RNIB on the benefits and barriers technology creates for people with sight loss. <br> <br> <strong>Research group opportunity</strong><br> This is an opportunity to be part of a research group with RNIB and The National Institute for Health and Care Research.<br> The RNIB and the NIHR want to know, Do you have one of the following eye conditions?   <br> • Glaucoma <br> • Cataract <br> • Uveitis  <br> • Retina/ inherited eye conditions <br> • Paediatric ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology i.e., Squint, Amblyopia, neuro related. <br> • Those who have eye conditions that affect the external eye (cornea, lids, lashes, and conjunctiva)   <br> <br> Or do you currently use low vision services or optometry services? <br> If the answer is yes we have an opportunity for you to support the RNIB and the NIHR (The National Institute for Health and Care Research) with their research projects. <br> <br> <strong>User testing research with the NHS</strong><br> The NHS are designing new features for the NHS App, and they need your help to test how useful they are and if they are accessible with any assistive technology you may use.  They have