As the 8th March is otherwise known as ‘International Woman’s Day’ we thought we would take a moment to celebrate some amazing women with sight loss who have achieved such inspiring things. Helen Keller (1880–1968) Helen Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, activist and lecturer and was the first deaf and blind person […]
What’s on in March…
Here are some of the great online events we have coming up in March…. Friday 5th March – Supporting people with hearing and sight loss webinar Friday 12th March- Vision of Science online event Friday 26th March- Beginners Welsh Friday 5th March– Supporting people with hearing and sight loss webinar Do you care or support […]
Accessibility with Alexa
From our A.C.E Officer Calum Briars. Since its introduction to the market in 2016, Alexa has become a household item used by millions worldwide. Of course, this is not a surprise at all, for a hand-sized speaker to have such clarity and functionality for a fraction of the cost of most speakers on the market, […]
NAT Group Charity of the Year 2021
Please vote for Sight Cymru for the NAT Group Charity of the Year 2021 We are really thrilled to be nominated for the NAT Group’s Charity of the Year. The last year has been a really tough time for us all. The majority of our service users are amongst the most vulnerable; the change in […]
Set Your Sights
Have you set yourself any new goals for the New Year? True that it has been a shaky start with another lockdown in place, however it’s important we try make the best of it and ourselves of course. Whether it’s increasing that step count, starting a new or revisiting an old hobby, giving back to […]
Shining Staff Stars 2020
All Sight Cymru staff and volunteers have worked so hard this year. The Covid-19 pandemic, like for us all, has had such an impact on the organisation. It has meant staffing and role changes, adapting the way we work, while at the same time seeing an increase in demand for our services. To say it […]
Cross professional collaboration study to investigate the value of monitoring chronic eye care conditions in the community.
We are delighted to announce that a multidisciplinary team have won a substantial Research for Patient and Public Benefit (RfPPB) grant from Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW) to investigate the “value” of monitoring chronic (long standing) sight threatening conditions in the community. Over recent years the workload on the hospital eye service in the […]
Lockdown Life and Me: A Collection of Poetry
My Poor Wife by Ojo Taiye for couples who died due to complications from Covid-19 do you think time will heal all wounds? what if our wounds do really heal? unspool a ribbon of air—my wife’s last breath. i just can’t go home when i am sober. i keep pressing the doorbell even though no […]
Changes to TV Licensing
We seem to be experiencing high levels of calls regarding the changes that have been made to TV Licensing for the over 75. These changes now mean that anyone over the age 75 does have to pay for their TV License unless they are registered as severely sight impaired. However they are eligible for a […]
Virtual Charity Shop
With the Covid-19 pandemic putting our plans to open our very own charity shop on hold (not to mention having to cancel our usual fundraising events…boo!) to make the most of a challenging situation we thought we would create a little virtual charity shop and deliver you some bargains whilst supporting people with sight loss […]