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Join the Fight to Help Blind Children Get Vital Support and Improve Their Quality of Life

Tom Pey | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Blind, Royal London Society for Blind People, Visually Impaired, Blind-Babies, Blind Young People, Sight Loss, Rlsb, Blindness, Vision Impaired, Untold Story, UK Impact, UK Lifestyle News
Tom Pey

For many vision impaired young people, despite having the same kind of hopes and ambitions as others, they don't have the self-belief or independence to fulfill them. Judging by research we have conducted, the impact of sight loss on quality of life can be seen as early as seven.

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Access All Areas

Emily Davison | Posted 28.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Tfl, Disability-Discrimination, Guide Dog, London, Visually Impaired, Blind, Disabled, Blindness, Disability, UK Universities & Education News
Emily Davison

Events like this within the UK are rare, but this does not mean to say that they do not occur. There is a strong need for a drastic change in the world of the disabled. A set of rules and regulations firmly enforced by the law in order to defend disability minority groups from a confrontation like this and the humiliation of it.

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To be Here or Not to be Here, That is the Question!

Emily Davison | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Visually Impaired, History, Student Life, Access, Disability Access, Students, Culture, UK Universities & Education News
Emily Davison

The idea of a Guide Dog within a historical place is open to controversy as is using a mobility cane. The initial response is that I will either damage the furniture due to my not seeing it. Or that my Guide Dog will dirty the floor coverings with her paws.

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Working Together to Tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases

Simon Bush | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Visually Impaired, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Pharmaceutical Industry, Poverty, International Development, Blindness, Disease, Health, Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Bank, Ntds, Washington DC, Disability, Ngos, UK Impact, UK News
Simon Bush

The goal? To tackle a group of 17 infectious diseases that between them, affect over 1.4 billion of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world.

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Making Astronomy Accessible for Blind and Partially Sighted People

Emily Davison | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Blind, Visually Impaired, Education, Living Paintings, Greenwich-Observatory, Astronomy, UK Science, UK Impact, UK-Tech-2013, UK Tech News
Emily Davison

For a sighted person it is extremely easy to become addicted by what the night sky has to offer to the naked eye, let alone with a telescope. It would take the average person thirty minutes to take a brief tour of the constellations on a clear, cloudless night

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Audio Description - A Beginner's Guide

Steve Willingham | Posted 26.12.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Audio Description, Cinema, Ad, Visually Impaired, UK Tech, Disability, Ukfilm, UK Impact, UK Entertainment News
Steve Willingham

Audio Description isn't exactly new, but you'd be forgiven for never having heard of it before. In fact it's been around for years, it's only recently, however, that we've seen it start to take its place alongside subtitles and closed captions as a standard inclusion on film and DVD releases.

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The 2012 Paralympics Will Inspire Young People With Disabilities Like Me

Declan Dexter | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: Visually Impaired, Disability, UK Sport, Blindness, Sport, Paralympics, Skiing, UK Impact, London Paralympics, UK Sport News
Declan Dexter

The moment of the Paralympics that I will always remember most vividly was when I got the chance to see it live. I was at the Excel Centre watching the Wheelchair Fencing. The atmosphere was amazing and the crowd really got behind the athletes and supported their countries. It showed that not just able-bodied people can take part in sports - that was really special.

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