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News, Blogs and Case Studies

Echolocation for Sight Loss Navigation

Learning echolocation techniques can help those with sight loss navigate and understand their surroundings.

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New Friendships for Veterans Through Digital Hub

A weekly phone call has a life-changing impact on four vision-impaired veterans, one of whom had not left his house for over two years.

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Lord Provost visits Sight Scotland Veterans' Linburn Centre

The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Councillor Robert Aldridge, has praised Sight Scotland Veterans for the ‘incredible support’ it provides to veterans living with sight loss during a recent visit to the charity’s Linburn Centre in West Lothian.

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Leo’s communication thrives with support from Royal Blind School and West Linton Primary

Leo Palmer is a pupil at the Royal Blind School and has a split placement with West Linton Primary School in the Scottish Borders. Leo has made wonderful progress with his communication over the last year.

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Connecting with my sight loss led to stand-up stardom

Jamie MacDonald, the celebrated stand-up comedian, recently performed at our all-colleague Connect event at Stirling Court Hotel.

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Building a Stronger Support System for Vision Impairment in Scotland

Scotland’s vision impairment sector faces some pressing challenges that impact people’s ability to live fully and independently.

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Sight Scotland's Mobility Matters: Let’s Make Our Streets Safer for the Visually Impaired

Mobility Matters: This post is all about an important piece of research commissioned by Guide Dogs in response to concerns raised by blind and partially sighted people around certain elements of infrastructure on pavements and roads.

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Judith Takes Boccia To Birmingham

Judith Crawford, Sporting and Partnerships Worker at Sight Scotland Veterans, had the exciting opportunity last week to share her expertise with a variety of organisations from across the UK by leading Boccia workshops at the 2024 Visionary Conferenc

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First Blind Yoga Classes Launched by Sight Scotland

Sight Scotland is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever yoga classes specifically designed for people living with vision impairment.

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Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans write to NHS Lothian for answers on the 6-month emergency closure of the Edinburgh eye Pavilion

The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh, an essential provider of eye health care for NHS Lothian patients, will be closed for 6 months from the end of October to undergo urgent plumbing repairs.

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Participate in Sight Scotland funded research

Scottish Vision Services Steering Group (SVSSG) research participation.

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Our new names

We are proud to announce the new names of our two sister charities and share why we changed our names. We’ve continually adapted to ensure we're there for people with sight loss, and will be there in the future too.

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For over 230 years, we have been supporting people impacted by visual impairment. We are one of Scotland's oldest charities and we're dedicated to empowering blind and partially sighted people to lead fulfilling lives.

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