Hilary Lester recently won the Newport Student of the Year Award for her dedication to study and enthusiasm for learning. Hilary, who is visually impaired and uses screen reader software, has been attending level 4 IT modules run by the Centre for Community Learning since April 2012. Her nominator Sarah Jones, a USW tutor, said: […]

The Macular Society has welcomed final approval of a new, longer-lasting drug to treat wet age-related macular degeneration. The Society is urging the NHS to introduce the new drug, Eylea, quickly to help meet the enormous demand for wet AMD treatment. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has issued final guidance on the […]

Huge thanks to Margaret and Ieuan Jones of Caerphilly One of our Supporting People staff Wendy Morris has been supporting Ieuan Jones (who is visually impaired) for some time now. Grateful of Wendy’s support, Ieuan’s wife Margaret, who cares for him, decided to raise funds for our charity when celebrating her 80th Birthday recently. Guests […]

See BBC link The team at Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College London say human trials are now, for the first time, a realistic prospect.

Technology normally used in the newest telescopes to find distant stars is now helping to diagnose the developed world’s most common form of sight loss in adults. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) leads to the loss of central vision when looking at something directly ahead, such as a television or book. In the UK, the number […]

Nic Hughes, 59, lost his peripheral vision four years ago as a result of a brain haemorrhage. Once a keen painter who held art exhibitions in Malpas and Caerleon, he stopped painting because of the loss of his vision. “It is like wearing blinkers on both eyes,” he said of his condition. Mr Hughes said […]

The new Caerphilly group for people with hearing loss met for the first time today (2nd July 2013) at St Helens RC Community Hall, Caerphilly. The group called Caerphilly Hear to Meet is a partnership between Action on Hearing Loss (AoHL) and Sight Cymru. 14 people attended (plus some family/friends) and enjoyed this launch meeting […]

Cake ‘n’ Coffee Open Day at Caerphilly On Wednesday 26th June – our Supporting People Team held a Cake ‘n’ Coffee Open Day at New Cottage Dance Centre Ystrad Mynach Caerphilly. There were scrumptious welsh cakes, tea and coffee and visitors were able to chat with professionals about sight and hearing loss issues and practical […]

They provide help and support for people with severe vision impairment In the UK there are currently more than 68,000 men and women with vision impairments who served in the Armed Forces at some point, including former National Service personnel. How Blind Veterans UK will help Blind Veterans UK want to reach these people because […]

Our conference this year was co-hosted with SeeAbility and proved to be a terrific partnership!. SeeAbility’s purpose is to encourage people who are blind or partially sighted and have multiple disabilities to achieve their full potential and enhance their quality of life. Working together in this partnership we were able to reach highly qualified speakers […]