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Office closure dates over Christmas 2023

The focus of this year’s UK Disability History Month is Children and Youth. To quote from UKDHM’s Website: 
‘This Autumn 2023 UKDHM focusses on the Experience of Disablement amongst children and young people in the past, now and what is needed for the future.’
 

The Festive Season for most, is a time for celebration and an opportunity to be surrounded by loved ones. It can also be a very difficult time for people living with sight-loss.

Vision loss can be extremely isolating and difficult to deal with and often leads to loss in confidence.

This is exactly the situation Adrian was in before he received the support he needed from BucksVision. He now has a positive outlook for the future and wants to share his story in the hope of helping others.

In 1865, Brighton elected its new MP, Henry Fawcett. He was a Member of the Liberal Party, he campaigned for women’s suffrage and supported the 1867 Reform Act (the second of five). In taking his seat in Parliament, he became the first blind man to do so.

UK Disability History Month is upon us. That means, from November 16th to December 16th, I will be writing articles on and around visually impaired people that have lived throughout history.

Our latest newsletter has been published. Read more to find out what we have been up to and other interesting information.

My university experience was generally a positive one. That is not to say there were some negatives – namely the marking boycott..

Pop in and see us at one of our Equipment and Information days in September!

Richard Crosse was a respected 18th century miniature painter who was also profoundly deaf.

John Taylor was a 18th Century Ophthalmologist whose medical practices were critised.

We are delighted to announce the launch of our Christmas Raffle!

We are delighted to announce that we have a new Patron, Peter Keen.

Our Summer Newsletter is out! 

We previously encountered a blind musician in Turlough O’Carolan. We now come a little closer to Bucks.

John Goodricke, an amateur astronomer who authored a treatise at twenty years old, was also profoundly deaf.

Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan who was blind wrote over 200 tunes, enabling the survival of Irish music.

As it is Glaucoma Awareness Month, Ciara talks about her experiences as a person born with congenital glaucoma.

Nicholas Saunderson, a blind mathmatician who taught at Cambridge University.

All of us at BucksVision were deeply saddened to learn of the death of our Trustee Jeremy Browne last month.

A resident of Chalfont St Giles, John Milton is one of the most known writers to experience blindness.

Here we will meet an extraordinary social reformer, Sir John Fielding. 

When you're visually impaired it can be more difficult to stay active, but it is by no means impossible.

BucksVision is now the service provider for Buckinghamshire Integrated Sensory Service (BISS). 

Esse Quam Videri - My name is Denis Diderot. On a humid evening in May 1749, my friend, Monsieur de Rambert, a board member of the University, and I took a carriage from Paris to Puiseaux.

Sight loss can make taking care of your appearance more challenging so here are some tips to help.

Denis Diderot's Letter on the blind for the Use of those Who Can See

If you're heading to a festival, or considering doing so, here are some top tips on being festival ready.

Top Tips for Guiding.

Ciara discusses how she choose her University, Royal Holloway.

Harriet discusses her participation in a Disability Advisory And Inclusion group organised by The Stables Theatre.

Harriet talks about her life with Sparky, her Guide Dog.

Ciara talks about her discovery of her love of archery.

Tahnee highlights the everyday hidden costs of having a disability.

My name is Ciara Griffiths, I am nineteen years old and I am a new Social Media Ambassador at BucksVision...

I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa when I was very young. I’m now 36, living alone in a privately rented flat, and working part-time as a receptionist and part-time as an independent author. My eye condition has just always been in the background of my life...

Family eye health, Talk to your family members about their eye health history as some eye conditions have genetic links which increase your risk of developing them...

I’ve only recently started volunteering for BucksVision. I'm discovering I’m not very familiar with many of the eye conditions that we can all develop...

As someone who is severely sight impaired, I have always been a little unsure about shopping online. So many times I have got so close to ordering something and then an inaccessible captcha popped up causing me to abandon the whole exercise. However...

I only recently became aware of MACs Charity. They support people born with MACs conditions (Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia and Coloboma) and their families...