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Daniel and his guide dog Zodiac lying on the floor

Aug

2019

Life Beyond the OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) Scan

16/08/2019

Adjustments, Diagnosis, Sight loss, visually impaired

You happily go along to the optometrist, feeling good about life. Then comes the bolt out of the blue when the OCT scan reveals a problem. You need to be referred to an ophthalmologist.

Sideways shot of woman's face in close up

Aug

2019

I’d never have guessed… you really don’t look blind!

16/08/2019

Daniel

blind, Disability Inclusion, disabled models, Inclusion, sight impaired

Lots of people, including those who have been blind since childhood, haven’t the foggiest what being blind is supposed to look like so comments like ‘You don’t look blind’ can be somewhat baffling.

A lady with long dark hair and head on hand

Aug

2019

Fancy a REAL Blind Date?

15/08/2019

Phil Roberts

blind, Dating, Sight loss, visually impaired

If you’re going to accept an invitation for a date from someone who has appalling sight like me, don’t be fooled. It’s no good thinking you may as well turn up wearing your old gardening clobber and save yourself a bit of time; if your date is blind, what the heck will it matter what you look like.

Aug

2019

Supporting Older People with Sight Loss in Residential Care

14/08/2019

Daniel

blind, Nursing Homes, Older People, Residential Care, Support Services, Support Work, visually impaired

Only 5% of people who are registered blind see nothing at all so learn to recognise the signs of sight loss as it is more common than you may think and can be easily missed.

Fun cartoon of blind girl saying "This is the best thing ever!"

Aug

2019

Look on the Bright Side of Being Registered Blind!

07/08/2019

Daniel

Benefits, Registration, sight impaired, Sight loss, visually impaired

To be registered severely sight impaired (blind) you don’t need to have complete sight loss, you just need to meet certain criteria.

Jul

2019

Coming Out Blind

26/07/2019

Daniel

Accessibility, blind, Equality, Inclusion, sight impaired, Sight loss, visually impaired

Come out blind. Begin to live again: with freedom, independence and laughing at real humour, not just at yourself

Jul

2019

Dave Steele, The Blind Poet

22/07/2019

Daniel

Workplace Adjustments, Workplace Assessment

Huge thanks to Dave Steele, The Blind Poet, for this inspiring poem – great to know we’ve helped you on your journey Dave. Click below to watch and follow Dave on Twitter @BlindPoetRP Visualise Close your eyes and visualise you could walk within my shoes Despite fading sight that you still might get to live […]

May

2019

Missed Appointments costing The NHS over £216m a year

13/05/2019

Phil Roberts

Inclusion, Large print, NHS

Each missed appointment costs the NHS an average of £30. Therefore, the total annual cost to the NHS is over £216m which would fund the annual salaries of 2,325 full time GPs or 8,424 full time community nurses, it could pay for 224,640 cataract operations or 58,320 hip replacement operations as well as 216,000 drug treatment courses for Alzheimer’s

Looking through specs at an eye test chart

May

2019

Low Vision Patients -Feedback for Eyecare Professionals

03/05/2019

Phil Roberts

Daniel Williams, Founder of Visualise Training and Consultancy, asked patients what they think eyecare professionals could do better for patients with sight loss to enhance their experience. Daniel has collated all the replies below to give the true voice of low vision patients sharing their thoughts, experiences and feelings.

Apr

2019

Guide Dog Passengers Can’t Hitch a Ride!

29/04/2019

Phil Roberts

Equality, Guide dogs, The Equality Act 2010

So, I arrive home after a busy week working away, need a taxi to get home but as usual it’s not as simple as you may think when you have a guide dog… I order an Uber, then send them a message saying I have a guide dog, they then decide to cancel the fare […]

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