Action for Blind People News
Action receives donation from Football Pools - 2 March 2010
Football writer, Shaun Curtis has donated his Football Pools winning cheque of £1,000 to Action for Blind People.
Social Enterprise in Action - 25 February 2010
Social enterprises in the West Midlands are invited to Action’s A Real Eye-Opener event in Birmingham, to find out about supporting work experience opportunities for blind and partially sighted people.
New iPad - 1 February 2010
The new iPad, a tablet style computer, was announced by Apple recently. Apple say using the device is the best way to experience the web, email, photos and video. It does not have a keyboard like a traditional laptop but a multi-touch screen where you navigate the screen using the touch of you finger.
Free mobile calls to benefit claim numbers - 27 January 2010
Six of the biggest mobile phone network companies will no longer charge their customers for calls to around seventy of the Department for Work and Pension’s 0800 benefit claim numbers.
SEED Work Experience Open Day - 15 January 2010
Come along to an open day on 28 January 2010, to find out more about work experience placements which are available for blind and partially sighted people.
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Visual impairment newsfeed
A roundup of news from across the web about visual impairment.
Blind chess players pit their skills - 11 March 2010
From: This is Derbyshire.co.uk
BLIND chess players have battled it out in Derby at a club's annual meeting. A total of 26 blind chess players pitted their skills over a match of five games at the Midland Hotel, as part of the Braille...
Research set to change how we think about glaucoma in the future - 10 March 2010
From: Ophthalmology Times Europe
New research is emerging from the Vanderbilt Eye Institute that indicates the first sign of injury in glaucoma occurs in the brain. A study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...
'One-stop' disability consortium wins £2.6m employment services contract - 9 March 2010
From: Civil Society
A unique partnership between one national charity and five local charities has won a £2.6m contract from Birmingham’s local strategic partnership to provide employment services for people with multiple...
Leading Experts Spotlight "A Day In The Life With Glaucoma" To Demonstrate The Growing Impact Of Glaucoma On Society - 9 March 2010
From: Medical News Today
During World Glaucoma Week (March 7-13), leading glaucoma experts are joining forces to increase awareness of the consequences of diminished vision as a result of glaucoma and its impact on the daily...
