RNIB warns on cost-of-living crisis 0 comments
Cost of living crisis hitting blind and partially sighted people hard, RNIB warns Only 13 per cent of blind and partially sighted people receiving disability benefits say those benefits fully [...]
Career Ready internship programme 0 comments
Visually impaired and career ready A Portobello High School pupil with severe visual impairment has broken new ground by becoming the first visually impaired young person from Edinburgh to be [...]
Worth Every Step 0 comments
Worth Every Step: new active travel plan aims to make local journeys easier for everyone The Government has published a new four-year active travel strategy, setting out how it plans [...]
Blind Yoga Challenge 0 comments
Feel better, raise funds for Sight Scotland This September, Sight Scotland is inviting people across the country to join its first-ever online Blind Yoga Challenge, a month-long event designed to [...]
Are assumptions the biggest barrier? 0 comments
Cognition or Assumption: What Truly Hinders Sight Loss? I’d like to share a typically thought-provoking article from Philip Anderson, host of the Talking Point podcast. He is writing about sight [...]
David Johnson: Beyond the Visual 0 comments
Shape Arts has just announced the 2025 recipient of their flagship Adam Reynolds Award: artist David Johnson The Adam Reynolds Award and £10k bursary is designed to support the practice [...]
The Blind Leading The Blind 0 comments
The Blind Leading The Blind Redefined: A New Perspective on Vision Impairment National sight loss charity Guide Dogs is looking to raise awareness of the common perceptions around everyday phrases, [...]
Scotland’s first blind yoga classes 0 comments
Sight Scotland yoga classes for visually impaired individuals Sight Scotland has announced the launch of its first-ever yoga classes specifically designed for people living with vision impairment. These inclusive sessions [...]
Look after your eyes! 0 comments
A reminder about what we can do to protect our eyes Eye problems may be increasingly prevalent, but they aren’t inevitable! Blinking is one of those things we do automatically, [...]