by Mandy Swift | Oct 24, 2019 | Kates blog, News
Today’s blog is all about some Sight Loss Awareness that Southampton Sight have recently delivered with Winchester Science Centre (WSC). Winchester Science Centre have recently raised an incredible £1.2 million to update and improve their exhibits. Their aim is to...
by Mandy Swift | Oct 10, 2019 | Kates blog
Hello readers, you may be looking at the title of this blog and wondering what on earth I am on about this time? Well, good food does talk to our senses and taste buds; especially when we are enjoying a meal with friends and relatives. Good Food Talks is an app that...
by Mandy Swift | Sep 4, 2019 | Kates blog, News
Despite the dubious suggested vocational path of politician, the one other consistent theme buried within my otherwise unremarkable school reports was the phrase ‘good communication skills.’ Diplomacy aside, born out of a passion for reading and a love of words it is...
by Mandy Swift | Sep 3, 2019 | Kates blog
It feels like an awful long time since I posted; work has been a mix of busy and quiet times. The charity has been working with some of our 16-25-year-old members on a project developed by a PhD student from Southampton University; she has created a prototype app...
by Mandy Swift | Jul 25, 2019 | Kates blog, News
The current bi-word for inclusivity and diversity, ‘difference’ can be a rollercoaster ride at times. As a member of the impairment club it can still feel as if your invitation to the empowerment parade has somehow gotten lost in the post. When confronted by the...
by Mandy Swift | Jul 9, 2019 | Kates blog, News
Did you know that 93% of people with significant visual impairments can perceive light? In other words, though I cannot see colours, shapes or people I can tell the difference between light and dark. I have light perception and feel that the older I am getting I am...
Barker-Mill Foundation donates more than £4 million to Hampshire projects
It takes a village to raise a child
Southampton Sight celebrates 120 years delivering support for people living with sight loss in Southampton
Telling it how it is living as a blind man and letting children walk in his footsteps. Read Kris’s experience with Primary school children in Southampton.
Eye Health Information Day – Thursday 1st August