1429: Connect Voices Round Up 19 October 2022

<div>Clare Aldworth, RNIB Voice of the Customer Insight Officer shares the latest opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to get involved in with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey.<br> <br> Opportunities highlighted this week included:<br> <br> <strong>The last few metres: getting where you need to go</strong><br> RNIB are looking into how to make it easier for blind and partially sighted people to reach their exact destination. For example, getting from a taxi parked at the curb to a lobby entrance, or locating the right door for the building you are visiting.<br> RNIB is running a series of one-to-one interviews to understand what challenges come up in the last few metres of a journey and get your thoughts on what a solution might look like.<br> <br> <strong>Are you currently in secondary education or at university?</strong><br> If so, the RNIB would love to speak to you about your experience of education as a blind or partially sighted young person.<br> Please get in touch with the RNIB Stories Library. <br> <br> <strong>Have you been diagnosed with cataracts? Take part in a research study and earn £60</strong><br> The RNIB has recently been contacted by Rebecca, a recruiter at Exafield UK. Exafield are medical market researchers, they are conducting a study on behalf of a healthcare company and they are looking to speak to patients diagnosed with cataracts and who have been referred for surgery on the NHS.<br> They are keen to hear from people who have been referred to Eye Health Clinic and Surgical Centres in; Shrewsbury, Ipswich, Norwich, Northampton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Teesside, Lincoln and Leeds.<br> <br> To find out more about these Connect Voices opportunities and how you can get involved with RNIB Connect Voices do visit-<br> <a href="https://www.rnib.org.uk/connect-community/connect-voices-network/connect-voices-current-opportunities">https://www.rnib.org.uk/connect-community/connect-voices-network/connect-voices-current-opportunities</a><br> <br> <br> (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB'