Entertainment and Social

Information on how to get the best out of TV, audio and gaming technology with a focus on accessibility for blind and partially sighted users.

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Online radio

What is online radio, and how listening to radio via the internet can help blind and partially sighted people access entertainment, news and more.

Music and podcast streaming services

A basic RNIB guide to Spotify and how it is used by blind and partially sighted people.

Accessible Televisions

Most mainstream televisions available today have accessibility features built into them which help to make TV for visually impaired users accessible

Audio Description (AD) for people with sight loss

Learn about how to enable and use audio description for people with sight loss.

Radio accessibility

If you're an ardent listener of radio shows, you may want to learn more about the options in the market right now.

Audio description apps for people with sight loss

Smartphone apps such as MovieReading, Earcatch, Greta and Starks, Audible Magic and Actiview synchronise audio description with original filmed soundtrack.

Accessible media, audio description and video games

If you would like further information or advice on accessible media, audio descriptions or video games, please contact us completing this online form.

Design for every gamer - DFEG

Read about Design for every gamer, our initiative to create a better gaming world for people with sight loss and a rallying cry to the industry to make real change.

How to make your social media accessible

Social media accessibility means that everyone can join in the conversation and the weird and wonderful things that take place online. It's a love note that says, ‘we want you here too’.