News and updates from London Vision
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Awareness Days
The stress of travelling to work as a blind person
April is Stress Awareness Month, and Hassan Khan has written about the stress of his everyday commute to work, and what helps him manage it.
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Awareness Days
Retinitis Pigmentosa Awareness Month – Bhavini’s story
Bhavini Makwana was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at 17, and she draws on her lived experience of the condition in her work and volunteering.
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Awareness Days
Blue Monday
The third Monday in January is Blue Monday - the most depressing day of the year (apparently). To counteract the gloom, we've put together some suggestions to make it a bit jollier!
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Accessibility
Braille Awareness Day – 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.
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Awareness Days
International Day for People with Disabilities
For International Day for People with Disabilities, London Vision has put together some ideas for engaging with disability rights around the world.
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Awareness Days
Finding solidarity and support through Esme’s Friends
Chris Ward joined London Vision's CBS support group and found the solidarity and community he needed to live with the condition.
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Awareness Days
Croysutt Warriors profile
London Vision travelled to a Croysutt Warriors training session to get an in person taste of goalball for Blindness Awareness Month.
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Accessibility
Unsure about how to offer assistance to blind people? Here’s how!
As part of Blindness Awareness Month, London Vision's Liam O'Carroll and Jonathan Ward have put together some useful tips for assisting blind and partially sighted people while out and about.
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Awareness Days
Get into Goalball!
This Blindness Awareness Month, get into Goalball! Check out this article in collaboration with Goalball UK and learn about opportunities in London.
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Awareness Days
Albinism Awareness Day: Jonathan Huxley profile
London Vision speaks to contemporary artist Jonathan Huxley about his life in art for Albinism Awareness Day 2021.
