Seeing Beyond The Eyes – CET Roadshow
Calling all Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians and Contact Lens Opticians it’s time to focus-in on sight loss. Thomas Pocklington Trust are supporting entrepreneur Daniel Williams, Founder
14/05/2018
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Sight loss and mental health
When a person is diagnosed with an eye condition, or low vision, whether progressive or finite, it can be devastating. Yet it is vital to
20/03/2018
Out in the dark
After diagnosis of a serious eye condition or sight loss, whilst the initial shock and associated darkness is one hurdle to overcome, you may have no clear vision of who you then turn to for help. A certificate of visual impairment is important, but will it provide you with the information about a wide range of support that you are going to need? To live independently and with a sense of well-being, it will be an advantage if you are well-informed about the sight loss pathways and how to access them.
15/03/2018
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Eyes
Daniel Williams looks at the importance of maintaining good eye health Healthy eyes Most of us are good at attending a GP practice or
14/12/2017
Daniel’s Guide Dog Refusals
Daniel Williams of Visualise Training and Consultancy talks about guide dog refusal that he has experienced over the last week. Four weeks being a
17/11/2017
My New Guide Dog
I am writing a blog to highlight the ‘highs’ and hopefully not too many ‘lows’ of my experience having a guide dog. My first 14
05/11/2017
Barriers faced by students with visual impairments at university – Callum’s story
Support via the DSA is often a key factor in whether a student is successful at university or not. Generally, I was happy with the
02/08/2017
Barriers faced by students with a Visual Impairment at Universities – Cindy’s Story
After enrolment on the course, it took until the course began to establish who would be funding my DSA support as it could have been
19/07/2017
Barriers faced by university students with visual impairments – Kerry’s story
About Me When you think about students it is likely that the image that comes to mind is of the younger person (18 – 22
15/07/2017
A blind users view on website accessibility
Website accessibility is very important to me, as I pretty much do everything online, and when a site is not accessible with my assistive technology
12/01/2017