Charity
The latest news from charities within the optical sector
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The theme of Deafblind UK"s Deafblind Convention will be Living better with sight and hearing loss
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The Thomas Pocklington Trust has found that Inspera portals are ‘inaccessible with software used by blind and partially sighted students’
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Eyes.Scot, launched by the Scottish Government, is being supported by the RNIB
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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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The Sightlines series covers subjects including trachoma treatment, AI, and the importance of women in global eye care
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The charity wants to highlight the need for more positive representations of disability in children’s literature
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Actors, poets and authors with African heritage are lending their support to the campaign
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All donations made by 17 December will be matched by the government
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Larry Benjamin, retired ophthalmic consultant and an overseas volunteer with Orbis for 16 years, on scaling up the charity’s remote training capabilities in light of COVID-19
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The Macular Society has teamed up with four other charities to host a Zoom event on 26 November