News, Blogs and Case Studies

QTVI’s building skills for life

Qualified Teacher of Children and Young People with Vision Impairment (QTVI) at the Royal Blind School are helping young learners in Scotland grow in confidence and independence.

Royal Blind School Christmas show is out of this world

Sight Scotland’s Royal Blind School performs an out-of-this-world annual Christmas show. Teachers and pupils took audiences on an inter-galactic adventure which ended with a Christmassy and sparkly reveal.

Scotland's first accessible transport tech

West Lothian is the first region in Scotland to use cutting edge Navilens technology to improve public transport accessibility for blind and partially-sighted residents.

A story of independence, friendship and a brighter future

Jemima, who has Bardet-Biedl Syndrome and Retinitis Pigmentosa, was previously isolated at mainstream school. But her life changed when she began placement at Sight Scotland's Royal Blind School.

Train the trainer

Sight Loss Councils Scotland (SLC) hold its first ever ‘Train the Trainer’ event for Glasgow Sight Loss Council members, placing those with lived experience at the centre of decision-making to help shape our services and training.

Samantha Gough Looks To Inspire Others Through Sport

Samantha Gough, an inspirational visually impaired athlete from Edinburgh, says she wants to inspire others with visual impairment to take up sports and says having a disability shouldn’t be a barrier to competing.

Retinal Imaging Network Achieves Millionth Image Milestone

A Scottish research initiative, known as SCONe, which set out to safeguard retinal images for innovation in eye research has reached a major milestone.

Honouring the fallen on Remembrance 2025

Over the past few weeks, Sight Scotland Veterans has supported veterans to attend Remembrance Day events all across Scotland, to lay wreaths at war memorials and ceremonies to honour the fallen.

Major Step Forward for Vision Rehabilitation in Scotland

Vision Collaborative Scotland has partnered with the University of Strathclyde to launch two groundbreaking new courses in vision rehabilitation.

Fair Rail Pilot Scheme for Visually Impaired Survey

We’re asking those with an eye+1 symbol on the National Entitlement Card to complete our Fair Rail pilot scheme impact survey.

Cabinet Secretary backs call for major shift in venue accessibility

Scotland’s Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has thrown his support behind Sight Scotland’s Accessible Venues Campaign.

Sight Loss Councils to launch in Dumfries and Galloway

Sight Loss Councils are to launch in Dumfries and Galloway to champion voices of people with visual impairment.

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