by Mandy Swift | Feb 7, 2020 | News
Using radar and augmented reality, the Sunu Band enables blind and partially sighted people to travel with confidence. Advanced haptic feedback guides your way around any obstacle, and navigation sensors connect you to the world that’s around you. Here is a review...
by Mandy Swift | Jan 24, 2020 | News
In April this year Richard Fielder will be running the London Marathon to raise funds for Southampton Sight. The marathon will be the finish of his pledge to run 500 miles. Richard has a long history with the Society as his grandfather was blind and chairman of the...
by Mandy Swift | Jan 23, 2020 | News
Southampton Sight is delighted to announce that we have been chosen by Associated British Ports in Southampton as their Charity of the Year 2020. Paul Black, who has lived experience of sight loss through his sister, nominated us. Thank you Paul and we look forward...
by Mandy Swift | Jan 22, 2020 | News
At Southampton Sight we’ve been celebrating – we promised you good news and here it is – we have been awarded £291,900 over 5 years from the National Lottery Community Fund. The funding secured is to pay core salaries so we can move to become a sustainable...
by Mandy Swift | Dec 18, 2019 | News
Sometimes in the charity world we can be all consumed with BAD news – no funding, our members are not getting the support they need from statutory services and the news in the media can make us all feel that things just aren’t going our way. Well here at Southampton...
by Mandy Swift | Dec 13, 2019 | News
In December we said good bye to Brian Anderson, who has been the Chairman of Southampton Sight since 2015. Brian is relocating north to be nearer his family. During Brian’s tenure of Southampton Sight there has been a deliberate move by Brian to ensure that people...
Southampton Sight Awareness Challenges for Children
Opening my eyes to Martial Arts
Solo travel without sight on the Caledonian Scottish Sleeper
Crazy Creatures – Saturday 14th March
When life gives you lemons…make lemonade…?
Using Statutory Services and Accessible Information – PIP Success @DWP
A morning with Welsh National Opera
Low Vision Equipment Day – Wednesday 19th February
Sailing without sight to Antigua