Following Dan’s talk at the Croydon Vision AGM about the challenges of growing up with sight loss and how they spurred him on to make a difference to other people living with visual impairments, here’s a follow up chat with Danielle, one of the charity’s volunteers who helps to produce their talking newspaper
Dan Williams may be severely sight impaired, but he’s totally focused on improving the skills of UK optical professionals to help the 2 Million or so patients living with sight loss…
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
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.
May sees the arrival of Mental Health Week. This makes it a good time to ask whether current mental health support for people with disabilities
