Stories
Every year, we unlock a world of audio content for people living with sight loss. Our audio devices and apps give easy access to audio and help people stay connected. Read some stories about some of the people we support at BWBF.

Janet's story
The Relish radio we gave Janet has helped her find entertainment and mental stimulation despite her progressive sight loss condition

Doreen's story
At 95 years old, Doreen embraces the Echo Dot speaker we gave her and marvels at the practical help and entertainment it has unlocked.

Ryder's story
The iPad Ryder received as part of our pilot project has helped with schoolwork, listening to books, drawing, photography, and practical tasks.

Laura & Daphne's story
Thanks to devices like her free Alexa Echo Show device from BWBF, Laura’s daughter won’t face some of the challenges that she did growing up.

Annabel's story
Like many kids her age, Annabel loves reading. But, due to her sight loss, reading traditional books quickly became tiring. That all changed when BWBF introduced her to the Voxblock audio book player.

Norma's story
Norma is one of nearly half a million people in the UK living with age-related macular degeneration. Her radio from BWBF has helped her find joy in the music she once held dear.

Thomas & Yvonne's story
Yvonne’s father Thomas started to lose his sight in old age, due to macular degeneration. His easy-to-use radio from BWBF has brought independence and a new sense of pleasure in life.

Krishna's story
Krishna started to lose his vision more than 20 years ago due to a degenerative eye condition. For Krishna, BWBF is about so more than a radio, it’s about companionship and ‘living on’ with sight loss.

Dyfrig's story
Dyfrig grew up partially sighted and, at the age of 45, he lost his sight entirely. His tactile radio has helped him overcome his frustrations with technology to embrace his passion for radio.

App support from VOID software
Our partnership with software specialists VOID has supported our development programme, saving thousands of pounds in maintenance costs.

Unlocking local news with TNF
We have worked closely with Talking News Federation (TNF) over many years to make it easy for people living with sight loss to access content from their local newspaper in audio form.

Unlocking radio stations with airable
Our partnership with audio content aggregator airable has helped to unlock more than 70,000 radio stations for people living with sight loss, through our Speech Radio app.