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Chelsea superfan called Chelsea tells how playing in a blind football match has “unlocked the game” for her son Stamford

The mother of a visually-impaired 11-year-old Chelsea superfan, who is called after the club and named her son after its stadium, has said playing in a blind match has “unlocked the game” for her boy. Football fanatic Chelsea Bottomley, 32, an ...

29 Sept 2022 at 08:00

Braille banners will offer encouragement to blind London Marathon runners

Braille messages will be used to encourage blind and visually impaired runners taking part in the London Marathon on Sunday. Thirty-five runners with guides are expected to take part in the event while hundreds of others will be raising money ...

01 Oct 2022 at 11:05

West Donegal

A tea party in Acres to raise money for worthy organisations

A wonderful tea party in aid of the visually impaired group was held at the Acres national school on Sunday. The tea party was organised by Mrs Carol Alcorn who is a member of the visually impaired group for many years. The group meet every ...

23 Mar 2022 at 12:33

Northern Ireland

New helpline will enable blind and partially sighted to vote independently

A new helpline will assist blind and partially sighted people in voting independently for the first time in Northern Ireland. Previously, many of the 56,400 people registered blind or partially sighted have had to rely on proxy voting or ...

26 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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Derry first Council on island to pass motion for sight loss accessibility

Derry is the first Council on the island of Ireland to unanimously pass a motion to make the city and district a more "visually aware space." Street clutter and public transport in Derry are among the key focus areas in an attempt to ...

09 Mar 2023 at 18:33

Health

Deafblind girl who felt isolated at school says ‘real world’ made her resilient and she can ‘do more than people think’

A deafblind girl who learned braille at the age of six while facing the additional challenge of losing her hearing, has said she wishes people would stop “assuming (she) can’t do things” as she is capable of far more than they ...

28 Jun 2023 at 07:00

Guide Dogs and the Beano team up to create comic for visually impaired children

A comic strip featuring children with visual impairments has been produced by the Beano and Guide Dogs to raise awareness of those experiencing sight loss. The comic called Beano Presents – A Buddy for Life sees Erbert, one ...

01 May 2024 at 16:45

Tennis

Wimbledon hosts trial for tech that helps visually-impaired fans watch tennis

Visually-impaired tennis fans are trialling headsets at Wimbledon that enable them to watch live action from in the stands. The headsets, developed by UK company GiveVision and powered by Vodafone 5G, stream live footage ...

06 Jul 2023 at 13:37

Partially sighted Love Island finalist Ron Hall becomes blind charity ambassador

Love Island finalist Ron Hall has become a celebrity ambassador for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). The 25-year-old financial adviser, from Essex, was the first partially sighted contestant to ...

18 Jun 2023 at 11:01

Visually-impaired boy says Grealish signed shirt and letter has ‘made my decade’

A young visually-impaired fan who received a signed shirt and a letter in braille from his football hero Jack Grealish said the surprise has “made my decade”. Ralph Mullineaux, 10, told the PA news agency he had ...

16 Jun 2023 at 20:33

Santas to be trained to make Christmas inclusive for visually impaired children

Santas and elves in the UK will be trained to make Christmas more inclusive for visually impaired children, including engaging all the senses and clearing their grottos of clutter. The training is the result of ...

08 Nov 2022 at 17:07

Family

Girl, 9, who lost her sight overnight left ‘happy and excited’ thanks to blind Barbie doll ‘just like me’

A nine-year-old girl who went blind overnight due to a rare disease that attacked her eyes has newfound confidence thanks to her blind Barbie doll which has a cane like her. Rita Nobbs said “I feel better now ...

06 Aug 2024 at 11:43

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