Kate swaps dry land for a sailing adventure!
When Kate joined Blind Sailing four years ago, she set herself the goal of competing in the Round the Island Yacht Race. Read how she recently achieved this goal in the following article. Kraken Travel open doors to Blind Sailor to complete ambition of competing in...
Thank you and see you soon (It’s the end of an era)
Dear reader, this blog is a hard one to compose because although what I’m about to tell you was my decision it is still sad to say. I have decided to leave Southampton Sight to focus on gaining employment in the sailing industry; I’m being honest, I don’t know in what...
Good KARMA really does find you when you least expect it
Yesterday something happened that shocked and pleased me at the same time. I was on my way to meet my partner for our last visit to a pub before England’s second national lock down. I was approaching a rather complicated junction and as I do not do this route every...
Halloween Horrors – How a pile of boxes can terrify a blind person!
This morning I did something out of the ordinary, well I don’t usually facetime my mother at approximately 06:55 while on my way to get the bus to work. Unusually for me my alarm hadn’t gone off this morning so I was rushing around more than normal, I can only put...
Sailing as safe as we can with Blind Sailing UK
Last weekend I returned to sailing with Blind Sailing UK. You might be wondering how in these times of confusion and ever-changing guidance how this was possible. Blind Sailing UK’s work before the weekend and the policies that have been implemented to reduce the...
Sighted issues with face masks can happen to blind people too!
Sighted issues with face masks can happen to blind people too! Before you laugh out loud at this blog, I’d like to point out that even us (Blindies) have issues with wearing a face mask. As I type this, I can almost hear the audible sigh from you readers but don’t...
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...
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!