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Revolutionary app for blind and partially sighted people launches at V&A Dundee
V&A Dundee, Scotland’s design museum, will host the launch of a new app today [Friday, December 9th] that could transform how blind and partially sighted peopl…
Glasgow councillors to experience street obstacles wearing sight loss simulation-spectacles
A cross-party group of Glasgow City Councillors will try to navigate around obstacles and clutter on the streets near George Square this morning wearing specta…
New sight loss service in Dumfries and Galloway
A new service to help and support people in Dumfries and Galloway facing a diagnosis of sight loss is being launched this week [Tuesday, 29 November 2022].
Lanarkshire school students get a chance to find out what it's like trying to vote when you're blind
Pupils at Uddingston Grammar School in South Lanarkshire are to get a chance to find out what it's like trying to vote if you're blind or partially sighted.
Three stand-up comedians with sight loss had their own shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe
We've asked them what got them into comedy, is their sight loss part of their act, and what particular barriers they've encountered on the comedy circuit…
What's it like creating your own literary world of characters and scenery when you are blind or partially sighted?
Given the wide spectrum of sight loss it's hard to generalise, while many people who lose sight may have had fuller vision for much of their life.
Blind man from Glasgow welcomes safety paving to the platforms of his local station
Last April, Michael Tornow (41) accidently fell from the platform edge at Bellgrove station in Glasgow and was rescued by fellow passengers just minutes before…
Don't neglect your sight, charity warns
RNIB Scotland has joined forces with Optometry Scotland during National Eye Health Week this week to highlight the importance of going for regular eye examinat…
How blind and partially sighted student can cope with challenges they face
A Scotland-wide group for young people with sight loss is promoting ten top tips to help cope with the demands of adapting to individual study and navigating a…
Blind and partially sighted readers have good reason to celebrate Book Lovers Day
They can now have their favourite work read to them just by voicing the wish.