Chris
2024-07-23 10:02:31 UTC
BBC Radio 4
Sunday 28th July 2024
19.15 - 19.45. 50/50 Vision presented by Peter White
After half a century presenting Radio 4’s programme for blind people, Peter
White looks back, and forwards, to examine how a rapidly changing
technological world has altered the experience for blind and partially
sighted people – although not always for the better.
Throughout Peter's 50 years, a lot has changed for disabled people. Namely:
the introduction of anti-discrimination legislation in the UK in the
1990's, becoming the BBC's first disability affairs correspondent, right
through to the invention of the smart phone. Technology lies at the heart
of many, though not all, dramatic changes for visually impaired people. It
has enabled once unimagined job prospects to blind people, its offered
equal opportunities to access to information and social connection, but for
others, its also meant frustration, isolation and trepidation.
In this documentary, Peter explores the evolution of tech over the past 50
years along with the people it has affected. He will also gaze 50 years
into our technological future and ask what Artificial Intelligence could
offer visually people and how it can be applied TO eye care, treatment and
ask whether it has the potential to prevent sight loss.
Presenter: Peter White Producer: Beth Hemmings Executive Producer: Pete
Wilson
Sunday 28th July 2024
19.15 - 19.45. 50/50 Vision presented by Peter White
After half a century presenting Radio 4’s programme for blind people, Peter
White looks back, and forwards, to examine how a rapidly changing
technological world has altered the experience for blind and partially
sighted people – although not always for the better.
Throughout Peter's 50 years, a lot has changed for disabled people. Namely:
the introduction of anti-discrimination legislation in the UK in the
1990's, becoming the BBC's first disability affairs correspondent, right
through to the invention of the smart phone. Technology lies at the heart
of many, though not all, dramatic changes for visually impaired people. It
has enabled once unimagined job prospects to blind people, its offered
equal opportunities to access to information and social connection, but for
others, its also meant frustration, isolation and trepidation.
In this documentary, Peter explores the evolution of tech over the past 50
years along with the people it has affected. He will also gaze 50 years
into our technological future and ask what Artificial Intelligence could
offer visually people and how it can be applied TO eye care, treatment and
ask whether it has the potential to prevent sight loss.
Presenter: Peter White Producer: Beth Hemmings Executive Producer: Pete
Wilson