This year, Dr Paul Sladen, senior scientist at MeiraGTx, is one of those determined runners taking on the marathon to raise money for Fight for Sight so we can save sight and change lives. Paul has a family history of...
We’re helping young people who are blind and vision impaired to thrive by funding LOOK UK, which alongside mentorship programmes also delivers farm life experiences with Jamie’s Farm. People who are blind and vision impaired are more likely to experience...
Read more about Farm Life: how the trips we’re funding to farms for young people who are blind and vision impaired are enriching lives and creating community
26 year old Courteney will take part in the London Marathon to help fund research to find a cure for Macular Dystrophy, which runs in her family and will eventually impact her own sight. Courteney Toombs, a paralegal from Milton...
Read more about Courteney is Racing to Find a Cure
It's Student Volunteering Week! Volunteering provides a diverse set of opportunities and avenues for both personal and professional growth. By dedicating time and skills to important causes, volunteering has the potential to shape perspectives and foster an important sense of...
Read more about 5 Reasons to Volunteer this Student Volunteering Week
Why loneliness and isolation? According to research by the Campaign to End Loneliness, sensory loss is one of the key risk factors leading to loneliness. In a 2019 Vision Foundation survey, loss of sight combined with wider societal issues, such...
Read more about Understanding loneliness and isolation in the visually impaired community
Within their lifetimes, 1 in 5 adults face domestic abuse (DVA). Disabled people are three times more likely to experience DVA. In October 2022, Vision Foundation launched a report alongside the charity SafeLives on domestic abuse within the sight loss...
Read more about One Year On: Refuge’s Response to The Unseen’s findings
[caption id="attachment_13058" align="alignright" width="300"] Blog written by Fundraising Assistant, Simran Panchal.[/caption] You might have heard the saying, "The only certainties in life are death and taxes." While taxes are often discussed ad nauseam, death remains – understandably - a highly...
Read more about Embracing the Feel-Good Factor of Legacy Giving
Croydon Vision, is one of the organisations we support as part of our bid to Open London Up. We recently spoke to one of their members, Christopher Beanland, who joined Croydon Vision in April this year. Since joining he’s already...
Read more about How Christopher is unlocking his passion for photography at Croydon Vision
If you've read our blogs before, you'll know our Philanthropy Manager, Monica, is no stranger to a challenge, most recently completing the 5.25 mile wild swimming event in an incredible 3 hours and 32 minutes! (Read more about her ChillSwim...
Read more about Monica to take on tennis at the IBSA World Games
To say I eat, sleep and dream Disney would probably be no exaggeration... I love watching the films, listening to the music, and scouting for the latest merch to add to my already sizeable collection. I think it’s the escapism,...
Read more about Accessing the magic of Disneyland Paris as a visually impaired person
