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Blind veterans take to the hills for life-changing winter survival course
A group of inspirational Sight Scotland Veterans recently ventured up the Cairngorms to participate in a life-changing Winter Skills Course.
“She’s the Lewis Capaldi of the art world”: the young visually impaired artist transforming creativity
Hannah Evans (17) from Linlithgow, has been creating art since she was three years old and has three group exhibitions and three large solo shows under her belt. She is also partially sighted, autistic, and has specific learning and communication disabilities.
Partially sighted poet focuses on visual impairment and parenthood in new book
Glasgow-based poet Nuala Watt (39) aims to show that disabled people “have important things to say” in her latest book of poems, ‘The Department of Work and Pensions Assesses a Jade Fish’.
Children and Young People’s Commissioner commends Sight Scotland for leading the way in inclusive education
Nicola Killean, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, has praised Sight Scotland for not only upholding the rights of visually impaired children and young people, but also empowering them to know their own rights so they can shape their own educational journey.
Low Vision Questionnaire
Participation in this survey is greatly appreciated and will help eyecare practitioners to provide the support patients with vision loss deserve.
WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
Charity’s new campaign aims to dispel negative perceptions of people living with sight loss.
RNIB makes sound decision to create memorable new sonic logo
Leading sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) turned to blind and partially sighted people to help create a new sonic identity for the charity.
Santa Claus comes to the RNIB
It’s nearly that time of year again when Santa Claus and his elves at the North Pole are busy getting ready to spread festive joy to all children.
Sight Scotland urges restaurants and venues to open their doors to the vision impaired
Charity launches new Customer Service Guide for bars and restaurants during National Braille Week.
Sight Scotland awarded contract to help improve education services for visually impaired young people in West Lothian
School pupils in West Lothian are set to benefit from a new and improved education support service.
Scotland's Bottle Deposit Return Scheme – have visually impaired people even been considered?
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans have welcomed the delay to the Bottle Deposit Return Scheme and are urging the Scottish Government to use this time to consider the implications it will have for visually impaired people.
CALA Homes donates white boards to help pupils at Royal Blind School
Homebuilder Cala Homes (East) has donated £3,130 to Sight Scotland for the purchase of two white boards to aid teaching at the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh.
