Charity
The latest news from charities within the optical sector
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The measure, which was taken as a mark of respect following Prince Phillip’s death, has now been reversed
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Developed in partnership with the RNIB, the new function enables users to use the command ‘Alexa, call RNIB Helpline’ to be connected with support
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From podcasting to employment advice: Vision Foundation awards £260,000 in grants to London projects
The funding will support seven projects supporting blind and partially sighted people across London
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A trial of the Aira app has been introduced to provide visual assistance for patients attending Moorfields Eye Hospital
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The Thomas Pocklington Trust, working with the RNIB and Glaucoma UK, has produced a video to represent how the world can look to people with vision impairment
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The challenge is aiming to raise money for the Royal Society for Blind Children and ChildVision
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The 300-piece kits feature Lego bricks specially moulded with studs to represent letters and numbers in the Braille alphabet
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After social distancing restrictions were announced in March, the charity fast-tracked a new COVID-secure way to deliver radios to people with sight loss
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RNIB, Guide Dogs and the Thomas Pocklington Trust are researching the realities of life for blind and partially sighted people in the UK
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The change comes after the RNIB revealed that one in five people living with sight loss were rationing food because of difficulties shopping