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black and white illustration of a young girl from the 50s staring at a television. pink and red swirls are coming out of the screen. a penguin dances on top. This is the graphic illustrating the exhibition.

Visably contributes to a major new exhibition

Switched On at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford

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Black and white photo Queen Elizabeth II, smiling

Mourning Queen Elizabeth II: A statement from our Chief Executive

We pause to reflect and pay tribute to our late Queen.

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Julie Hocking, Individual Giving & Legacies Manager for Visably, leans against a wall and is smiling. She wears glasses and her curly hair is tied up.

Thanks for your support this Christmas

A special message of thanks to everyone who gave to our Christmas appeal.

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Annabel sits on her sofa reading her Voxblock audio book player. She wears glasses and has a bow in her hair.

Partnership unlocks tech for young people with sight loss

We're delighted to announce our new partnership with VICTA.

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A person is browsing Visably's Speech Radio app in a dimly lit room. The screen is lit up in yellow with the words 'Speech Radio' and an image of a microphone in black.

Collaboration adds thousands of radio stations to Visably app

Our radio app grows sevenfold thanks to airable partnership.

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A man is browsing Visably's Speech Radio app in a dimly lit room. He is wearing headphones.

Accessible apps get partnership boost

We are working with CGI to identify new solutions to improve our range of accessible smartphone apps.

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Paul Easton, who passed away in February 2023, is sitting smiling to camera. He wears glasses and has short dark hair.

A tribute to Paul Easton, friend of Visably

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Paul Easton, a longstanding Board member, supporter and friend of Visably.

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The Amazon Echo Show smart speaker. A white speaker with a rectangular screen at the front. The screen shows a promotional image for a Jack Ryan film.

Free Alexa scheme launches

We've added Alexa devices to our range of radio and audio devices.

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Visably Patron Jim Rosenthal is wearing a dark suit and light shirt. He is smiling broadly.

Jim Rosenthal becomes Visably Patron

Visably is delighted to welcome the acclaimed sports broadcaster Jim Rosenthal to it's roll of patrons.

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