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Radio 4,23 Oct 2012,20 mins

23/10/2012

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Peter White talks to a blind teenager about her experience of doing her Duke of Edinburgh Award with assistance from Henshaw's Society for the Blind, currently celebrating their 175th anniversary. Dr Graeme Douglas from Birmingham University talks about his research into teenage life, the Transition Project. The Ombudsman has criticised Suffolk County Council for cancelling its Talking Book Service. Suffolk CC has issued a statement confirming its intent to comply with report's findings.

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