Sight Concern Bedfordshire

A useful guide from Henshaws on 24 of the best apps for people with a visual impairment.

Today we were attending a 'Picnic in the Park' organised by our good friends the V I P Social club for Visually Impaired People. Unfortunately after weeks of sunshine the rain finally arrived and forced the party indoors. However, spirits were not dampened and the 'indoor' picnic was a great success with a raffle raising funds for the club. It was great to meet some old friends as well as a few new ones. Congratualations to all involved with special thanks to the amazing volunteers who as ever make so much of this possible.

Here's something a little different. Microsoft have been researching ways to make Virtual Reality accessible to visually impaired and blind people. Tradtitional VR mainly focuses on visual feedback but the development of the 'canetroller' utilises haptic and auditory feedback.

Living Paintings is a unique publishing house and library.
They design, create and publish tactile and audio books for blind and partially sighted people.
The titles are suitable for anyone from pre-school to adult and their wide and growing range is designed to provide education and life-long learning, enhance lifestyle and support leisure interests.
... The Touch to See books are distributed through their free postal library.
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Come along and explore the latest products and technologies for blind and partially sighted people. For further information about these events call: Dolphin Computer Access on 01905 754 577

Great article on the do's and don't of assisting a visually impaired person. #askdontgrab

A new inclusive football team is coming to Milton Keynes for visually impaired players. The partially sighted superstars are currently recruiting new players. Dates: Starts Thursday 23rd August. Cost: £5 per session Ages: Adult team 16+ Venue: Hazeley Academy, MK8 0PT... Contact: Jack Pursey jackpursey24@gmail.com or 07958 937103 Berks & Bucks FA #BBFAPledgeProject
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An article about an app developed with the support of Thomas Pocklington Trust which helps you locate your nearest accessible ATM for visually impaired people. It is available on both android and iPhone.

Happy #AssistanceDogDay to all our clients who have Guide Dogs and to everyone who has an Assistance Dog. These dogs really change the lives of people.

An interesting story about how Greater Anglia trains invited disabled users including visually impaired users to the factory in Switzerland where their new trains are being built to examine the new accessibility features.

This is the first in a series of travel blogs written by one of our visually impaired service users.

An interesting and useful guide from the RNIB on how to access audio descriptions on TV, in cinemas, in theatres and in museums and galleries.

The Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group is undertaking a formal public consultation on the proposal to close the Walk-in Centre at Putnoe, Bedford and replace it with a new Urgent Treatment Centre located at Bedford Hospital South Wing. You can take park in this consultation by following the link below and completing the survey.

Today we are marking 15 years of The Queens Award for Voluntary Services. Sight Concern Bedfordshire proudly received our award two years ago from the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis in recognition of the fantastic work undertaken by our amazing volunteers.

Rushmere Country Park are looking at ways to make it easier for people to visit their park and have created a small survey which includes questions on disabled access and knowledge. If you would like to help contribute to improvements in access to parks, please complete the survey.

The Met Office have issued a level 3 alert until Friday warning people to stay out of the sun especially between 11am-3pm. If you do venture out make sure you wear sunscreen, sunglasses, cover up as much as possible and keep hydrated. Stay safe everyone.

WOW!! It is very exciting that we have been gifted TWENTY FREE tickets to Gulliver's Land and will be giving them out during our next Family Group on Saturday the 4th of August. Have fun with the summer holidays and hope to see you then.
Sight Concern Bedfordshire runs a FUN Luton based Family Group on the first Saturday of every month for visually impaired children & their families between 10am & 12.
01582 655554 1 Union Street, Luton LU1 3AN

Interesting video article about tactile paving.

We've been asked to share this survey by a student who is investigating accessibility in publishing. If you have a few moments please complete the survey. Thank you.