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What does it look like when a nine-year-old discovers audiobooks? Or when technology opens up local news to someone who'd given up on it?

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Laura and baby Daphne in their kitchen. Daphne is in a high chair and Laura is smiling as she feeds her baby. On the table is the Alexa Echo Show device Visably gave them.

What Visably means to me: Laura's story

"My daughter and I both live with sight loss. Here's why tech and the charity Visably is becoming matter so much."

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The Visably logo. The word Visably, spelt with an ‘a’ where the second ‘i’ would be. The logo mark to the left of the word Visably shows the sharp V of Visably softened into two figures coming together, in a formation that evokes support.

Welcome to Visably: your sight loss tech team

Today the charity that was British Wireless for the Blind Fund is Visably, a sight loss tech team built for and with our community.

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Three photographs show our new Trustees Alicia Coghlan, Alex Froom and John Biggs, smiling to camera.

Three new Trustees to join Visably

Welcoming new Trustees, joining our passionate and experienced Board helping to steer our charity as we develop our richest-ever services.

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A young child with light blond hair sits on a red blanket, holding a Voxblock, an audiobook player with a “Paddington” book cover in it. Around him are opened packages, paperwork, and other audio equipment boxes, suggesting a recent delivery and setup,

Partnership unleashes magic of reading

Our partnership with VICTA aims to ensure every child can enjoy stories, learning and discovery.

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A group of volunteers laugh with Steven, our Service Delivery Manager, in our Oban hub.

Volunteers: local effort, national impact

From our small hub on Scotland's West Coast, our volunteers are bringing the joy of sound to people with sight loss all over the UK.

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Visably Trustee John Beesley stands in front of a bookshelf. He is smiling broadly.

Meet our new Trustee: former broadcaster John Beesley

Radio broadcaster and producer John Beesley joins Visably as our newest member of our Board of Trustees.

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A mobile phone lies on black table surface. On top is a pair of cordless in-ear headphones.

Six ways to listen to the radio online

Our run down of some of the most popular online radio streaming services, what they offer and how you can get started.

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A Visably service user holds a phone with Visably's Speech Talking Newspaper app open on screen. A series of publications are listed in a yellow and black high-contrast design.

TNF to adopt Speech Talking Newspaper service

Visably and TNF have reached an agreement to continue the Speech Talking Newspaper Alexa Skill and upload service under TNF's care.

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A woman stands in front of a window browsing Visably's Speech Radio app. The app is black and yellow with an image of a microphone on it.

A statement on the future of our apps and skill

Following a thorough review or our digital services, we have made the decision to stop delivering our Speech Radio and Speech Talking Newspaper app and …

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