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Advice for Visually Impaired Students

In Touch has assembled a panel of guests to provide tips for blind and partially sighted youngsters who are starting university in the next couple of months.

It is the time of year where youngsters across the country are receiving their exam results. For many, this will mean attending university for the first time in the next few months. It is a big time, but for visually impaired youngsters, there are added dimensions to consider. With this in mind, In Touch has assembled a panel of guests to provide hints and tips for new visually impaired students on how they can make the most of their first term at university. We provide advice on things such as the Disabled Students Allowance, negotiating new environments and making the most of the social side of university life.

Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Beth Hemmings
Production Coordinator: Helen Surtees
Website image description: Peter White sits smiling in the centre of the image. He is wearing a dark green jumper. Above Peter's head is the BBC logo (three white squares with the three letters inside each). Bottom centre and overlaying the image are the words 'In Touch'; and the Radio 4 logo (the word 'Radio' in a bold white font, with the number 4 inside of a white circle). The background is a bright mid-blue with two rectangles angled diagonally to the right. Both rectangles are behind Peter, one is a dark blue and the other is a light blue.

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