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News and updates from London Vision

Here you can read the latest news and updates from across London Vision

London Vision CEO moving to new role

London Vision CEO moving to new role

After four years as CEO of London Vision, Cathy Low will be moving to our funding partner, Thomas Pocklington Trust, to take up the role of Director of Collaboration from 1 May. Read more

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Here you can read the latest news and updates from across London Vision

Published: 9th April, 2021

International Women's Day 2021

International Women's Day 2021

For International Women's Day 2021, London Vision is celebrating some the amazing UK campaigners working tirelessly in the pursuit of equality and rights. Read more

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Published: 8th March, 2021

World Book Day 2021

World Book Day 2021

It's the 24th edition of World Book Day today, and we've put together a list of some of the books that the London Vision team and beyond have enjoyed over the past year of lockdowns. Read more

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Here you can read the latest news and updates from across London Vision

Published: 4th March, 2021

Making the best of Best Disease

Making the best of Best Disease

28 February is Rare Disease Day and to mark it, Robin Davies has written about the highs and lows of his varied career and his diagnosis of Best Disease Read more

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Published: 28th February, 2021

Spin and London Vision partner to educate e-scooter riders on disabled pedestrian safety and etiquette

Spin and London Vision partner to educate e-scooter riders on disabled pedestrian safety and etiquette

Ford-owned e-scooter company Spin today announces a partnership with London Vision, London’s premier non-profit supporting visually impaired and blind people in London. Read more

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Published: 24th February, 2021

Retinitis Pigmentosa Awareness Month - Bhavini's story

Retinitis Pigmentosa Awareness Month - Bhavini's story

London Vision's Bhavini Makwana was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at 17, and every day she draws on her lived experience of the condition in her work and voluntary roles in the sight loss sector. Read more

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Published: 9th February, 2021

Updated: 11th February, 2021

Cashless journeys on the TfL network: London Vision's response

Cashless journeys on the TfL network: London Vision's response

London Vision is pleased that TfL took into account the responses to our December 2020 consultation about the move to cashless journeys, many of which clearly outlined some the concerns blind and partially sighted people have about the move. Read more

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Published: 22nd January, 2021

Updated: 9th February, 2021

Barnet Borough Sight Impaired – bringing meetings and events to members during the pandemic

Barnet Borough Sight Impaired – bringing meetings and events to members during the pandemic

Barnet Borough Sight Impaired group (BBSI) is a visually impaired people’s organisation based in Barnet that runs meetings and events year-round for blind and partially sighted people living in and around the borough. Read more

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Published: 12th January, 2021

Updated: 13th January, 2021

New Sight Loss Council launched for London

New Sight Loss Council launched for London

London Vision has appointed 14 new members to the London Sight Loss Council. All the members are visually impaired themselves and represent a wide cross section of London’s boroughs. Read more

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Published: 8th January, 2021

Braille Awareness Day 2021 - my life with braille

Braille Awareness Day 2021 - my life with braille

Guest blogger Sarah Matthews writes about her experience of learning braille as an adult, and the useful role it plays in her life Read more

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Published: 4th January, 2021

Bhavini Makwana to represent London Vision on Tier safety board

Bhavini Makwana to represent London Vision on Tier safety board

London Vision will be represented on the new UK and Ireland safety board launched by Europe’s largest e-scooter operator Tier by Engagement Manager Bhavini Makwana. Read more

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Published: 15th December, 2020

Stairs and visual perception

Stairs and visual perception

Jonathan Ward has a long and eventful history with stairs, and he's found that wearing a mask has complicated things further. Here he shares his thoughts on successful stair navigation. Read more

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Published: 8th December, 2020

Updated: 9th December, 2020

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    In this review Jonathan Ward gets to grips with the new RealSAM subscription to figure out whether it can compete with established audio book listening methods already on the market.

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    Health and social care

    London Sight Loss Council has created factsheets to help signpost blind and partially sighted people to mental health services and to give guidance on how to receive information in accessible formats.

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    Managing Sight Loss: Lunchtime assistive technology drop in

    Join us over the phone and via Zoom for the regular Managing Sight Loss assistive technology lunchtime drop in on 30 April

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    Managing Sight Loss: Lunchtime assistive technology drop in

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