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Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their regular email newsletter.
Audio described shows and events included:
The Choir of Man - Friday 10 July, 4pm, touch tour 2.30pm, Curve Theatre, Leicester
Jesus Christ Superstar - Friday 17 July, 7.30pm, London Palladium
Cyrano de Bergerac - Saturday 18 July, 2pm, touch tour 12noon, Noel Coward Theatre, London
The Truth - Wednesday 22 July 8pm, Apollo Shaftesbury Avenue, London,
Fawlty Towers: The Play - Friday 24 July, 7.30pm, touch tour 5pm, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
To find out more about these and other up-coming described arts events as well as details on how to sign up to the regular VocalEyes What’s On email newsletter do visit - https://vocaleyes.co.uk
(Image shows the VocalEyes logo. A speech bubble with 'VOCALEYES' written in bold black letters next to it)

We’re take a look today about at an exciting new documentary now available on streaming services in the UK.
Possibilities made by American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and BeachGlass Films and is a collaborative production between blind and sighted individuals, which features open audio description, an innovative concept that means accessibility is part of the process of making the movie and not just an after-thought. 
And joining our Paulina Kuchorew is Tony Stephens, Assistant Vice President for Communications at the American Foundation for the Blind and the Producer behind the movie.
Image shows The Possibilities documentary logo, a white cane with a rippling tap substitutes the letter I.

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