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Research Study: Sight Loss and Employment

A research study conducted by the Vision Impairment Centre for Teaching and Research at the University of Birmingham aimed to understand the employment factors for people living with sight loss....

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Focus on employment – a personal view

The Vision Foundation's Centenary Appeal Manager, Monica Smith shares her employment experience as a visually impaired person....

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Five facts about braille for World Braille Day

The 4th of January marks the birthday of Louis Braille, the creator of braille. Find out more about braille with these five interesting facts....

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In Conversation with Rt Hon Lord David Blunkett

For our first “In Conversation With...” virtual event our Vice President Lord Blunkett discussed the highs and lows of his political life and his aspirations for the sight loss community....

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Rt Hon Lord David Blunkett joins as Vision Foundation Vice President

We are delighted to announce that the Rt Hon Lord David Blunkett has joined us as Vice President of the Vision Foundation. Together, we can drive the changes needed to ensure a better future for London’s sight loss community. ...

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Coming out of lockdown

Our first virtual webinar welcomed 50 participants from organisations working with blind and partially sighted people to get a better understanding on how to navigate coming out of lockdown....

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Volunteers’ Week

This week (1st – 7th June) marks the annual Volunteers Week. Although we'll be celebrating it under very different circumstances to previous years, we want to shout out about the fantastic people who volunteer with us....

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Mental Health Awareness Week (all year round)

Mental Health Awareness Week comes once a year but when it comes to our mental health its something we live with all year round....

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Global Accessibility Day 2020

How do you use a smartphone if you're blind or partially sighted? Tech-whiz, Khafsa, gives us the lowdown on how to make the most of your smartphone accessibility features. ...

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COVID-19 Living in a Lockdown

New research carried out by the Vision Foundation shows that the lockdown is compounding the exclusion, isolation and anxiety already faced by many blind and partially sighted people....

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