Opening my eyes to Martial Arts
This week must be the time of trying new things because not only have I travelled on the Scottish sleeper for the first time on my own I also went to my first kick boxing and karate classes last night. After a conversation with Lucy Hodges, the Commodore of Blind...
Solo travel without sight on the Caledonian Scottish Sleeper
Regular readers will know by now that I travel a lot on trains and I have used sleeper trains before with friends and my partner but this time, I went solo. After a very long journey to Fort William on Saturday and a chilled-out day on Sunday, I began my journey...
Using Statutory Services and Accessible Information – PIP Success @DWP
Yesterday I received my award letter in the post and in braille, (shocked face) After submitting my claim form in November and a very long wait for an answer, I called the DWP to remind them that I hadn’t been given any indication of any award. Three weeks later,...
Sailing without sight to Antigua
Reflecting on the voyage it feels either like I’m telling someone else’s story or like I’ve dreamt the adventure. In the beginning, the thought of doing something like this challenge terrified me. Jackie suggested this voyage to me back in February of last year, I...
The wanderer returns
Today is my first day back in the office for six weeks - what a shock to the system. I returned to the UK on Thursday of last week and have found it a challenge to settle back to normality. It's surprising how much of a comfort of not being able to do anything about...
Ahoy me Hearties!
I would like to thank you all for reading my blogs this last year. This doesn’t happen very often that I am left short for words - friends and colleagues “take a sharp intake of breath”. I can’t summarise this past year, but regular readers will know that when I have...
Seeing Science with Closed Eyes
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...
Good Food Talks
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...
Kris’s Blog – Communication Revelation
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...
Prototype App Testing
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...
Kate on the Road
Hello I’m Kate, the Access Technology Advisor here at Southampton Sight.
I’ve been blind since birth but that doesn’t stop me doing what I want to do. I want to share with you highlights of my work and my world. Read my blog!