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Living in London

Getting to know a new place is always going take time and somewhere as big a London can seem quite daunting but I honestly recommend it to any student...

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Tag: Starting university

Posted at: 21/11/2012 3:44 PM by Readytogo

Socialising at university

It seems fair to say that the social aspects of university are considered some of the best and hardest parts of the experience...

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Tag: Starting university

Posted at: 21/11/2012 3:33 PM by Readytogo

Applying as a disabled student

Don't underestimate the amount of support you can be given! I have always been fiercely independent and really struggled to ask for help at school and consequently really struggled there...

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Tag: Starting university

Posted at: 21/11/2012 3:22 PM by Readytogo

Designing products for teenagers

I'm 17 and I want to study product design at university. At the moment, I'm taking design technology as one of my A-Levels, so over this summer I have to decide on a topic for my A-level project and research it...

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Tag: Gadgets and ICT

Posted at: 16/11/2012 5:18 PM by Jem

Fleksy app: Helping you to type faster

Fleksy is an app available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to help blind or partially sighted people type quicker. I've been using this for about a month now, and it is great...

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Tag: Gadgets and ICT

Posted at: 16/11/2012 4:46 PM by blind tech user

The introduction of Personal Independence Payment (or PIP)

Can the infamous PIP be seen as a pesky seed in a bad apple? Every time PIP, the replacement for DLA, is mentioned it seems to invoke reactions either of worry, confusion, exasperation or all of these...

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Tag: Leaving home

Posted at: 14/11/2012 4:54 PM by Haz

Benefits

I receive benefits, and I am concerned about how the DLA is going to be replaced by the PIP. I believe that the government doesn't recognise the impact that having no sight has on everyday life...

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Tag: Leaving home

Posted at: 2/11/2012 10:30 AM by Haz

A family holiday to South Wales

Our family holiday in South Wales this summer was really lovely. We were fortunate enough to hit on some good weather which enabled us to enjoy the fabulous beaches near Gower and Pembry...

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Tag: Free time

Posted at: 31/10/2012 4:12 PM by yorkshire lass

Moving out on my own

On the 1 September 2012, I'll be moving into my own flat in Norwich, Norfolk. The flat is situated in the Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind premises, so it means there are several benefits to living there...

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Tag: Leaving home

Posted at: 16/08/2012 3:40 PM by miss nomad

"How do blind people watch TV?"

And, "How do they know what they're watching and what's on later?" is a question I hear asked frequently. Very easily, thanks to audio description, Smart Talk , TVonics and the new Panasonic talking TVs...

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Tag: Gadgets and ICT

Posted at: 3/08/2012 12:20 PM by blind tech user

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