Visually-Impaired Runner And Former Wheelchair User To Take On Sandringham 5k To Raise Money For Sight Loss Charity
A visually-impaired Norwich woman who used to be a wheelchair user is to take on the Sandringham 5K run to raise money for Norfolk’s sight loss charity Vision Norfolk. Rachael Andrews, who is 50 this year, suffered retinal damage in her 20s and now has no sight in one eye and no central vision in […]
Norfolk Visually-Impaired Young People Speak To MPs In House Of Commons About Living With Sight Loss
Two visually-impaired young people from Norfolk have been telling MPs about the needs of young people living with sight loss at a special forum held at the Houses of Parliament. Marcus Dunn, 14, and George Edwards, 12, were representing the county’s sight loss charity Vision Norfolk at the event on the House of Commons terrace, […]
Blind Cook To Join Top Chefs On Stage At Cookery Theatre
A blind Norfolk man is set to join some of the region’s top chefs when he takes to the stage at the East Anglian Game & Country Fair cookery theatre next week. Ed Bates, who has been blind since birth, will be making his cookery demonstration debut as he sets out to cook a two-course […]
Revolutionary New Smart Glasses Which Use AI To Help Visually-Impaired People To See To Be Showcased In Norwich
A revolutionary new piece of equipment which can help visually-impaired people identify faces, read text and watch TV is to be demonstrated at a special even next week. Norfolk’s sight loss charity Vision Norfolk has arranged a special demonstration of the innovative Oxsight Onyx smart glasses, made by technology firm Sight and Sound Technology, at […]
New Edition of Magpie News published
A new edition of Magpie News has been published, featuring a round-up of everything that is happening all around Vision Norfolk. You can download a copy here.
Intrepid Half Dozen To Tackle Britain’s Third Highest Mountain To Support Visually-Impaired Youngsters
Six Norfolk people are set to tackle the UK’s third highest mountain in a bid to raise money to support visually-impaired youngsters in the county. The intrepid half-dozen, a mixture of service users and staff from Vision Norfolk, will be climbing the 3,500 ft Mount Snowdon in May, to raise funds for the charity’s Children, […]
Technology Demonstration At Norwich Hub
Sight and Sound Technology will be demonstrating their equipment for those suffering from sight loss, at the Norwich Hub, on Friday 8th April, 10am – 2pm. In particular, they will be introducing their new piece of equipment called the Oxsight Onyx. These are smart glasses can help the wearer to identify faces, read text and watch […]
New Chair For Norfolk’s Sight Loss Charity
Norfolk’s sight loss charity Vision Norfolk has a new Chair of Trustees, Karen Norton, who takes over from Richard Hanson and Simon Stokes, who have stepped down as Co-Chairs. Mrs Norton, who was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa in 1996 and is now severely visually-impaired with little or no peripheral vision, has been a trustee of […]
Visually-Impaired Gaywood Readers Celebrate World Book Day
A group of visually-impaired book lovers from Gaywood gathered on World Book Day to discuss ‘The Button Box’ by Lynn Knight – an acclaimed story of women in the 20th century told through the clothes they wore – one of seven monthly audio book clubs run by sight loss charity Vision Norfolk around the county. […]
Vision Norfolk Appoints New Chief Executive
Norfolk’s sight loss charity Vision Norfolk has announced Andrew Morter as its new chief executive. He has 20 years experience in the voluntary sector, most recently at Norwich-based community charity Future projects, where he was head of operations. Prior to this he was head of volunteering at Voluntary Norfolk, and he has also worked for […]
