Jill Daley

Jill Daley
Born	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]

References

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

External links

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