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Sight Loss Councils Scotland To Hold Inaugural Launch Event In Edinburgh

Sight Loss Councils (SLC) Scotland is set to hold its inaugural launch event at Summerhall in Edinburgh on 25 April 2024.

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Focus group welcomes people with experience of AMD

A new focus group is inviting people who experience Scotland’s most common vision loss condition to become involved.

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Fair Rail Campaign Win As Free Rail Travel Announced For Companions Of Visually Impaired

Sight Scotland, and its sister charity Sight Scotland Veterans, are celebrating a Fair Rail Campaign victory after Transport Scotland announced free rail travel for companions of blind and partially sighted people.

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Sight Scotland is Swanston Brasserie's Charity Of The Month

Swanston Brasserie has made Sight Scotland its charity of the month for March 2024 to help shine a light on all the great work the charity does in support of the visually impaired.

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More Than Meets The Eye: The Joy Of Baking Means Leah Is Loving Life

Leah Cameron, 22, moved to Sight Scotland’s Forward Vision residential services from a Dundee care home just over a year ago. She's loving being part of a community at Forward Vision and getting the chance to do lots of things she enjoys.

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More Than Meets The Eye: Angus, a drummer, takes the stage in Edinburgh

Feeling the beat in his bones, Angus absolutely adores playing drums. Now, the former Royal Blind School pupil is achieving his dreams, thanks to independent living skills he has learnt through Sight Scotland.  

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More Than Meets The Eye: Meet Callum our new Engagement Manager

Introducing Callum Lancashire, our newly appointed Engagement Manager, tasked with spearheading the establishment of Sight Loss Councils throughout Scotland, commencing with the Central Belt in March 2024.

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Meet Gareth: Our Rehabilitation and Mobility Officer

Gareth King, a Rehabilitation and Mobility Officer with Sight Scotland, is set to become one of the first graduates of the Graduate Low Vision Rehabilitation Course at Glasgow Caledonian University.

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Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland Visits Royal Blind School

Nicola Killean, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland has praised Sight Scotland for not only upholding the rights of visually impaired children and young people, but also empowering them to know their own rights so they can shape their o

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Meet Andrea: Helping to combat loneliness and isolation in Glasgow

Andrea Curro is our new Community Activity Assistant for Glasgow.

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More Than Meets The Eye: Freya inspired to start speaking and singing

Freya has been inspired by music and song at the Royal Blind School to start speaking - something that her parents did not think was possible

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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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