News, Blogs and Case Studies Page Type NewsBlogCase study Category Canaan Barrie on body signingCanaan Barrie sign systemCare for people with visual impairmentFor ProfessionalsIntroduction to BrailleLearning ResourcesLife skillsLiving IndependentlyNew to Sight Loss Sight ScotlandSight Scotland VeteransSupport for ParentsTackling vision loss with us Filter Results The importance of Pride: Celebrating Pride Month 2025Our Chief Executive, Craig Spalding, shares his thoughts on the importance of Pride and his experience chairing an LGBTQ+ forum for the Visionary Network, an umbrella body for local sight loss charities across the UK.Find out more Scottish Braille Press Proofreaders Retire After Remarkable 82 Years Combined ServiceThis June, married couple, Suzie and Brian Lewis, will retire from the Scottish Braille Press after a remarkable combined 82 years of service.Find out more Fair Rail Success: companion travel pilot launchAfter two years of campaigning, companions of blind and partially sighted people will travel free on all ScotRail journeys from 1st April 2025.Find out more Braille Turns 200: Celebrating Two Centuries of Tactile CommunicationThis years marks the 200th anniversary of the invention of Braille code. Read more abouts it's history and our campaign work to increase its use.Find out more Echolocation for Sight Loss Navigation Learning echolocation techniques can help those with sight loss navigate and understand their surroundings.Find out more Lord Provost visits Sight Scotland Veterans' Linburn CentreThe 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.Find out more Leo’s communication thrives with support from Royal Blind School and West Linton PrimaryLeo 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.Find out more Connecting with my sight loss led to stand-up stardomJamie MacDonald, the celebrated stand-up comedian, recently performed at our all-colleague Connect event at Stirling Court Hotel.Find out more Building a Stronger Support System for Vision Impairment in ScotlandScotland’s vision impairment sector faces some pressing challenges that impact people’s ability to live fully and independently.Find out more Sight Scotland's Mobility Matters: Let’s Make Our Streets Safer for the Visually ImpairedMobility 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. Find out more Pagination « First page ‹ Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … › Next page » Last page If you are a journalist looking to get in touch with our team, please email us at press@sightscotland.org.uk and we will respond as soon as possible, or call us direct on 07718 486323.