By Harriet Smith Over the past few months, I have been involved in a Disability and Inclusion Advisory group that has been advising on accessibility at the Milton Keynes International Festival, a 20-day event which is held every two years in July at Campbell Park. The aim of the group is to provide advice about [...]
By Sonal Sumaria As you all may know from reading my previous articles, I love everything to do with plants, especially visiting beautiful gardens across the UK where I can visualise extraordinary landscapes and planting styles. My birthday was a few weeks ago and to celebrate, I experienced a beautiful day out at Hever [...]
By Sonal Sumaria It’s warming up, Spring is here! Spring is here, and it’s definitely my favourite season. It’s when the UK starts to warm up from the chilly winter. It’s when the bulbs come out and the grass becomes lush and green! It’s when birds start chirping again and when nature is reborn! [...]
By George Upfield Hi everyone, my name’s George, I’m 24, and I live in Northamptonshire. I remember this time last year, I’d just started working as an intern in Guide Dogs’ HR department, and thought that Coronavirus would cause a bit of damage then fizzle out... how wrong I was! By early March 2020, not [...]
By Owais Niaz Hello, my name is Owais Niaz, I'm a VICTA Young Ambassador and visually impaired. In the recording below I talk about how COVID-19 has affected me, both the initial challenges and the positives that came out of it for me personally. If you'd like to know more about [...]
By Ibraheem Iqbal A stressful storm Hi, I’m Ibraheem. Currently a first year university student studying Psychology at the University of Liverpool. Well, I should be in my second year, but COVID happened. Let me take you back to the beginning, March 2020. All university students were told that studies would continue at home. To [...]
By Harriet Smith Everyone has had to adapt their life in some way during lockdown and get used to the imposed restrictions and social distancing, but for me as a visually impaired person, it has been incredibly challenging. So many activities that were a normal part of my life stopped happening, or I had to [...]
By Ruqaiya Asim Lockdown has been extremely difficult for a countless number of people. I understand that everyone has been affected in one way or another, I just want you to know that you are not alone! It may seem that way right now especially with social distancing, but I am here to tell you [...]
Image caption: Image shows Harriet holding her luxurious hot chocolate smiling. By Harriet Smith One of my favourite traditions at Christmas is going Christmas shopping and taking in the festive sounds and smells of the high street. I also usually enjoy having a hot chocolate at one of the cafes in my local [...]
By Harriet Smith Everyone has had to adapt their life in some way during lockdown and get used to the imposed restrictions and social distancing but for me, as a visually impaired person, it has been incredibly challenging. So many activities that were a normal part of my life stopped happening, or I had to do [...]
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