Jill Daley Explained

Jill Daley
Birth Date:	1976/77
Occupation:	Radio presenter

Jill Daley (born 1976/77) is a Scottish broadcaster, model and journalist who lost her sight at the age of 19 to a condition called diabetic retinopathy.^{[1] [2]} She presents The Daily Lunch, a weekday lunchtime show on Glasgow's Insight Radio, a radio station for visually impaired listeners.^[3] Daley worked as a blind adviser for director Eleanor Yule and producer Oscar van Heek for the film Blinded. Yule and van Heek intend to make a film about Daley's life.^[4] In November 2014, she appeared in an episode of BBC Radio Scotland's Skin Deep discussing beauty and body image issues for people with sight loss.^[5]

External links

• It's a disability thing BBC (9 September 2009)
• Jill Daley interview RNIB Action for Blind People
• Daily Lunch and podcasts RNIB's Insight Radio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jill Daley. RNIB's Insight Radio.
2. Web site: Blind Injustice. The Scotsman.
3. News: 13 Questions: Jill Daley . BBC . Ouch! . 9 September 2009 . 13 March 2015.
4. Web site: Blind Injustice. The Scotsman.
5. News: Skin Deep, Jill Daley . BBC Radio Scotland . BBC . 6 November 2014 . 13 March 2015.