Category: Newsletters
NEWSLETTER No. 371
A new funding programme led by the Powell Family Foundation and partners has been launched to map and transform services for children and young people with vision impairment across the UK. National charities like RNIB are currently evaluating the government’s proposed SEND reforms, emphasizing the need for tailored, prope...
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NEWSLETTER No. 370
The March issue of the Share The Vision newsletter, edited by Jackie Brown, highlights personal stories of resilience, including a lawyer who adapted to blindness after a cardiac arrest and a young volunteer dedicated to inclusivity. It features medical insights into age-related macular degeneration (AMD), noting it as th...
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NEWSLETTER No. 367
The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) has become the 50th library partner on the Dolphin EasyReader app, giving users access to over half a million accessible books. This partnership expands reading opportunities for people who are blind, partially sighted, dyslexic, or have other print disabilities. Dolphin CEO James Gre...
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NEWSLETTER No. 366
Major developments in sight-loss news, including a groundbreaking eye implant that is helping blind patients regain the ability to read. RNIB reports that nearly one in five parents say their children struggle to read standard school books, urging schools to adopt more accessible formats. A UK study reveals millions of ov...
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Newsletter No. 364
A British Columbia woman, Gail Lane, regained her sight after a decade of blindness thanks to a rare “tooth-in-eye” surgery that implanted her tooth into her eye socket. Meanwhile, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) warns that patients with sight loss still face major risks when health information isn’t p...
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Newsletter No. 363
From multi-million-pound research grants to classroom pilots of cutting-edge assistive tech, this edition is packed with fresh momentum in eye health and accessibility. We spotlight breakthroughs ranging from tactile-notched Mastercard payment cards and Neuralink’s forthcoming “Blindsight” implant to a Royal Society call ...
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