In Touch

In Touch is a broad, grounded programme about blind and partially sighted life, with a strong interest in how public systems actually work. It is practical first. Recent episodes range from planting crocosmia and managing garden plots to using smart glasses, Be My Eyes, and other tools during marathon training. The show pays attention to ordinary friction. Payment cards that feel too similar, school technology that demands specialist teaching, and driving rules that balance safety with independence all become serious editorial subjects. Policy is never far away. SEND reform, Motability changes, road safety consultations, and the priorities of sight loss organisations are handled through interviews with people close to the consequences. The programme has a clear UK public-affairs rhythm, but it is not only government or committee-room audio. It also makes space for sport, music, reading, school life, radio, and the pleasure of getting closer to nature. Its best moments come from specificity. A gardener explains the frustration of fiddly planting. A runner demonstrates how remote visual assistance can describe obstacles. A student works through GCSE preparation with a support trainer who is also totally blind. A Paralympic review can acknowledge a medal while still asking why the wider result disappointed. The tone is direct, measured, and sometimes wry. It assumes blind and partially sighted people are resourceful without pretending resourcefulness fixes inaccessible design. That distinction matters. In Touch is useful for listeners who want disability coverage with mechanisms, policies, and lived detail rather than broad sentiment. It keeps asking who benefits, who is left fighting, and what better support would look like in practice. The result is a current-affairs programme with domestic scale: cards, classrooms, gardens, roads, charities, and sports teams all treated as parts of access.