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In Touch: Supermarket shopping and education in lockdown

16/06/2020

Supermarket shopping and education in lockdown

BBC Radio 4 - In Touch, Supermarket shopping and education in lockdown

A new scheme to help blind and visually impaired people access priority supermarket slots.

A scheme specifically designed to get food to blind people's doors, and how sports students are continuing with their studies during lockdown.

Many visually impaired people are still struggling to do a regular shop but a new scheme may help.   The RNIB has joined with other visual impairment charities and DEFRA to provide help to those who have not been able to access priority shopping slots online.  

We hear how sports students Kali Holder and George Williams have been continuing their sports studies while their college is closed.  Lucy Proctor is Executive Principal at the Royal National College and she tells us about the challenges of re-opening for students while maintaining social distancing.  

To access the shopping scheme, you can telephone 0303 123 9999 or visit rnib.org.uk.

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