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November 2008 (25 Links)
EXTANT presents the Effing and Blind Cabaret, 4th-5th December at Rich Mix, London SOURCE Press
Release, 29/11/08 Singing her own song: Denise Leigh SOURCE TheNational.ae, 27/11/08 How Do Visually Impaired People Experience Visual Art? SOURCE ArtsNews, 26/11/08 Wayfinding system goes live at the Victoria and Albert museum SOURCE IconEye Magazine, 26/11/08 BLINDSPOTS: Movie Reviews for Visually Impaired People SOURCE Care2 Network, 25/11/08 Alton Brown spice range made specially for blind and visually impaired people SOURCE Playme Design, 25/11/08 Blind teenager records her own CD * features video clip with sound * SOURCE ITV News, 24/11/08 Blind musician’s awards hope SOURCE I C Cheshire, 24/11/08 Blindness, the film, will harm blind people SOURCE The Guardian, 24/11/08 Schoolboys awarded in Blind Gardener of the Year contest SOURCE Wakefield Express, 21/11/08 Michael Shamash reviews "Blind Loves" at the 52nd London Film Festival SOURCE Disability Now, 21/11/08 New Movie "Special People (12A)" to feature audio description SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 21/11/08 RNIB's statement about the film 'Blindness' SOURCE RNIB, 21/11/08 Taking on the World: Amadou and Mariam release new CD "Welcome to Mali" SOURCE New Statesman, 20/11/08 13 Questions: Amadou and Mariam SOURCE BBC Ouch! 20/11/08 Hippodrome gives audio-described performances SOURCE Birmingham Post, 20/11/08 Impaired vision and blind panic (Film Review) SOURCE FT.com, 20/11/08 DVD Review - "The X-Files: I Want To Believe" * features audio description * SOURCE DVD Times, 20/11/08 Lottery funding awarded for audio description for three new films SOURCE UK Film Council, 19/11/08 Blind maestro, 23, on awards shortlist SOURCE Liverpool Daily Post, 19/11/08 Pet therapy and a sheepdog story for blind children SOURCE The Telegraph. 19/11/08 Peacock Lounge Cabaret features Hassan Erraji, blind Moroccan master musician SOURCE Huddersfield Examiner, 14/11/08 Insight Radio to set up satellite studio in Manchester SOURCE How-do.co.uk, 13/11/08 One man and his dog take photo prize SOURCE Doncaster Free Press, 13/11/08 Sensory exhibits SOURCE Chichester Observer, 11/11/08
October 2008 (30 Links)
Tactile Rug to help visitors feel their way around Old Royal Naval
College's Painted Hall SOURCE News Shopper, 31/10/08 Post Office Crowns Under The Spotlight At the
British Postal Museum & Archive SOURCE HellMail.co.uk, 31/10/08 Deaf and blind sculptor's remarkable new show
SOURCE Wetherby News, 28/10/08
Christopher is a great example . . and a fine poet
SOURCE Liverpool Echo, 28/10/08 EXTANT presents the Effing and Blind Cabaret, 4th to 5th December, 7.30 pm at Rich Mix, London
SOURCE Extant, 24/10/08 The Tales of Beedle The Bard Will Be Available In Braille SOURCE Harry Potters Page, 23/10/08 Red Bee Media acquires Spanish subtitling & audio description company Mundovision SOURCE C21Media, 22/10/08 U N set for Rude awakening SOURCE Disability Now, 22/10/08 Blind Aboriginal singer spurns critical acclaim SOURCE The Independent, 21/10/08 Baa Baa Braille Sheep SOURCE Liverpool Echo, 21/10/08 Sneak Preview Provided of FREE Online Eco Mag * accessible version available * SOURCE All Media Scotland, 20/10/08 Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes: In Search of Blind Willie McTell SOURCE The Guardian, 18/10/08 Mali stars shine in the darkness SOURCE The Independent, 17/10/09 Oedipus at the National Theatre: Review SOURCE The Telegraph, 17/10/08 V&A Museum could trial wayfinding system SOURCE Design Week, 15/10/08 New facility for the blind at museum SOURCE Weston and Somerset Mercury, 15/10/08 Blind & visually impaired artists' work sells at Bucks exhibition SOURCE Buckingham Today, 15/10/08 NBCS takes part in audio-described musical world record attempt SOURCE This is The West Country, 14/10/08 Region 1 DVD release of WANTED *featuring audio description * out on 2nd December SOURCE DVD Times, 14/10/08 Theatre for all at The Brindley SOURCE Runcorn and Widnes World, 13/10/08 Special arrival for a special school: a pink elephant! SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 13/10/08 13 Questions: Chris McCausland
SOURCE BBC Ouch! 9/10/08 Magoo kicks back in new Entertainment Rights movie SOURCE C21Media.net, 9/10/08 DCD Media wins three new TV commissions, including for "Deaf Blind Triplets" SOURCE Reuters, 9/10/08 Show reveals work of blind photographer SOURCE Edinburgh Evening News, 8/10/08 Blind people like fashion too, says Big Brother star Mikey Hughes SOURCE Daily Record, Scotland 8/10/08 Free Guide to Designing Tactile Illustrations for Children's Books SOURCE The Freds Head Companion, 7/10/08 Swaziland choir’s dreams come true with trip to UK SOURCE Wales Online, 2/10/08 Upcoming Audio Described Performances at The Abbey Theatre, Dublin SOURCE NCBI, 1/10/08 All Blind People Furious At Movie About Some Blind People SOURCE HecklerSpray.com, 1/10/08 Blind activists plan "Blindness" film protest SOURCE BBC News, 1/10/08
September 2008 (24 Links)
Former city pilot's new charity book
SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 30/9/08
Blind person on TV – Shock SOURCE Disability Now, 30/9/08 Danny Glover Goes 'Blind' To Prepare For Stage Roles
SOURCE ContactMusic.com, 29/9/08
Andrea Bocelli: The tenor's commandments
SOURCE Sunday Times, 28/9/08
Spend your waking hours at Henshaw's new exhibition
SOURCE Knaresborough Post, 26/9/08 Cardiff University Showcases Photography By Visually
Impaired SOURCE 24 Hour Museum, 25/9/08 Lessons in dance from blind troupe
SOURCE Shields Gazette, 25/9/08 Bad boy and boy wonder are a recipe for success
SOURCE This is South Wales, 25/9/08
Film
Review: Blind, Sealed Delivered SOURCE Yesbutnobutyes.com, 25/9/08 Accessible
Site for Movie Trailers SOURCE The Fred's Head Companion, 24/9/08 Baker’s boost for V
I children SOURCE Wokingham Times, 18/9/08
PhotoVoice Lectures "support
project working with blind & VI photographers in China and UK" SOURCE
PR Newswire, 18/9/08
Blind Indian dancers set to wow crowd
SOURCE The Asian News, 16/9/08
Arnold Kellet's new Blind Jack book
SOURCE Wetherby Today, 14/9/08 Initiative to help blind children get wildlife buzz
SOURCE This is Hampshire, 14/9/08 Concert cash for the blind
* features Bill Skipworth * SOURCE Sheffield Star, 12/9/08 Review:
Stevie Wonder, NIA, Birmingham SOURCE The Independent, 10/9/08 BB Mikey's exclusive interview with the Post
SOURCE Clydebank Post, Scotland 10/9/08 Visually
impaired people invited to visit Sand Sculptures SOURCE Weston Mercury, 9/9/08
DaDafest
Part 2 * features Denise Leigh Audio clip * SOURCE BBC Ouch, 8/9/08 Big Brother star Mikey Hughes says he's glad he didn't win the show
SOURCE Sunday Mail, 7/9/08 Mum and son's art on show
SOURCE Bury Free Press, 5/9/08 "The Eye" DVD review
(release date 8th September) SOURCE DenOfGeek.com, 4/9/08
Pilgrims’ progress in Penrhys
SOURCE Wales Online, 4/9/08
August 2008 (20 Links)
How I learned to play blind
SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 30/8/08 Blind musician plays for course *
Angela Purll * SOURCE This is Kent, 29/8/08 Folk CD on Blind Jack to raise Henshaw's cash
SOURCE Wetherby News, 29/8/08 Touching art, touching you
SOURCE Disability Now, 27/8/08 'Seeing' the theatre through new eyes
SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 27/8/08 Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre plans for annual open show SOURCE
Ripon Gazette, 22/8/08 The Witches of Eastwick at
the Theatre Royal * audio-described performance August 30th * SOURCE
Norwich Evening News, 24/8/08 Laser Technology Helps Visually Impaired Enjoy Thornton
Abbey SOURCE 24 Hour Museum, 21/8/08 New technique allows blind to 'see' monastic
gatehouse SOURCE Yorkshire Post, 21/8/08 Autumn Access London Theatre brochure out now SOURCE
Official London Theatre Guide, 19/8/08
Better access to cinema
SOURCE Tivyside Advertiser, Wales 12/8/08
Visually impaired painter feels her way round subjects
SOURCE Edinburgh Evening News, 9/8/08
Blunkett joins launch of new Blind Jack book
SOURCE Wetherby News, 8/8/08 Bring reading to life for sight-impaired:
letter from Dame Jacqueline Wilson SOURCE Buckinghamshire Advertiser, 7/8/08
Blind
Filmmaker’s Feature To Debut As Series Pilot For European Cable Network SOURCE
Sight Unseen Pictures, 6/8/08 Innovation award for bat project
SOURCE South Gloucestershire Council, 5/8/08 Two
independent cinemas win grants to improve facilities for people with
sight & hearing problems SOURCE Manchester Evening News, 4/8/08 'Noble foliage' of blind poet
SOURCE Irish Independent, 3/8/08
Knaresborough sculptor's good progress on Blind Jack statue
SOURCE Harrogate Advertiser, 1/8/08 Blind Jack's sitting comfortably as clay model nears completion
SOURCE Harrogate Advertiser, 1/8/08
July 2008 (32 Links)
Living Paintings produces Olympic kits for blind children
SOURCE BBC News, 30/7/08
Homeless create CD's for blind group SOURCE This is Exeter,
30/7/08
Indie screens get Lottery cash boost to improve accessibility
SOURCE Digital Arts magazine, 30/7/08
Beth Harris entertains thousands at Guide Dogs gala day SOURCE
Evesham Journal, 29/7/08
DVD Review: Second Sight 1 *audio described * SOURCE
Blogema.org blog, 28/7/08
Sir Paul McCartney in high spirits at Lipa graduation *
features V I singer/songwriter Andrew Coleman * SOURCE Liverpool Echo, 26/7/08
Arts and crafts centre invitation to open exhibition SOURCE
Harrogate Advertiser, 25/7/08
See it Our Way @ Inter Action MK 31st July SOURCE Grid
Magazine, 25/7/08
A Touching Experience Opens at The Royal Cornwall Museum
SOURCE Art Daily, 24/7/08
Young musician scales the heights
SOURCE National Blind Childrens Society, 24/7/08 1,000 people attended lecture on "Vocaleyes" tours of London
buildings at London Festival of Architecture SOURCE World Architecture News,
22/7/08
Clackmannan comedian looking on the funny side of life SOURCE
Wee County News, Scotland 22/7/08
RNIB Insight Radio on Freesat TV SOURCE BBC Freesat HD TV
blog, 22/7/08
Hereford students' key role for Blind Young Things SOURCE
Hereford Times, 21/7/08
Glasgow station for blind listeners to go UK-wide SOURCE
Sunday Herald, Scotland 19/7/08
Baa Baa Braille Sheep - statue removed temporarily from Lime
Street Station for repairs SOURCE Southport Visiter, 18/7/08
Blind Jack's book attracts big-name signing SOURCE Nidderdale
Herald, Yorkshire 18/7/08
DVD Review: There will be blood * Audio described * SOURCE The
Mirror, 17/7/08
Blind Jack of Knaresborough takes a seat! SOURCE Harrogate
Advertiser, 16/7/08
The AltFormat 2008 Story Competition - Sir Steve Redgrave
Meets his Winners at the House of Commons SOURCE PR Web, 16/7/08
Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter holds Tudor touch tour
SOURCE Exmouth Journal, 14/7/08
Winning entries from the 2008 AltFormat Story Competition available to
download as DAISY SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 14/7/08
Film Review: "Blind Loves", by Juraj Lehotský at the Cannes
Film Festival * includes link to trailer * SOURCE KVIFF.com, 12/7/08
Blind five-year-old Korean pianist is internet sensation
SOURCE The Independent, 12/7/08
Stevie Wonder: Blind faith SOURCE The Independent, 12/7/08
London restaurant review: Dans le Noir SOURCE Telegraph,
11/7/08
Artist sells all his work for charity SOURCE Bucks Free Press,
8/7/08
Magnified Art's "Eye For Colour" exhibition to open new
Dickens Gallery SOURCE Liverpool Echo, 7/7/08
Recording our history SOURCE Sheffield Star, 5/7/08
Leeds businessman's animated way to break down barriers *
features Amar Latif * SOURCE Yorkshire Evening Post, 5/7/08
Blind Jack of Knaresborough – gambler and trader SOURCE
Knaresborough Post, 4/7/08
Charity Welcomes Broadcasters Success In Promoting Audio
Description SOURCE Medical News Today, 4/7/08
June 2008 (17 Links)
Visit Thrive and find out more about the power of gardening SOURCE Easier.com, 29/6/08 Artist Sophie Montgomery talks about the genetic disorder that is making her go blind SOURCE Daily Mail, 28/6/08 Blind artists exhibit work SOURCE Liverpool Echo, 26/6/08 Five-star piano: Robert Grimwood plays Balmoral's Palm Court * scroll down * SOURCE Edinburgh News, 26/6/08 Katie Hill celebrates getting her poems into print at the grand age of 84 SOURCE Stourbridge News, 26/6/08 Disability dolls become more popular SOURCE Times Online, 25/6/08 Blind Tees radio presenter’s heartache at BBC departure SOURCE Gazette Live, 25/6/08 Blind teenager finds strength through music * embedded video with sound * SOURCE ITV Meridian News, 20/6/08 Katriona's ace SOURCE Features jazz singer Katriona Taylor * scroll down page * SOURCE Daily Mail, 19/6/08 Nominations Sought For The JODI Accessibility Awards 2008 SOURCE 24 Hour Museum, 18/6/08 Baa Baa Braille Sheep: Why we're all going bananas! SOURCE Liverpool Echo. 13/6/08 Cardiff Castle's £8m visitor centre opens: tours for the visually impaired available SOURCE BBC Wales, 10/6/08 Blind poet finds fame SOURCE Bridgnorth Journal, 6/6/08 Down House - Home of Charles Darwin * features touch tour, audio & braille guides * SOURCE 24 Hour Museum, 6/6/08 Le Saux To Judge Sightsavers Young Photographer Competition SOURCE Community Newswire, 4/6/08 Double trouble on early show * features VI DJ "Evil" Lewis Penny * SOURCE Morecambe Visitor, 4/6/08 New Big Brother To Feature Blind Housemate SOURCE Entertainmentwise, 1/6/08
May 2008 (17 Links)
Photo exhibition for the blind
* features embedded video with sound * SOURCE BBC News Europe, 29/5/08
Poet Robert
Fergusson given a braille tribute SOURCE Scotsman.com, 27/5/08
RTE stages access services trial
SOURCE Broadband TV News, 26/5/08
Profits for publishers in making books accessible to all
SOURCE CORDIS
ICT Results, EU 23/5/08
Manchester
Theatre has limited free tickets to "The 39 Steps" audio described and signed
SOURCE Liverpool Echo,
23/5/08
List of UK-wide
accessible museum and gallery events SOURCE RNIB, 22/5/08
Hannah
Marshall's new "Code Black" collection incorporates Braille into every garment
SOURCE MyFashionLife.com,
22/5/08
A brush with art project
SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 22/5/08
Void Gallery
explores world of blind climber John SOURCE Derry Today, 21/5/08
The fantasy of Scotland's history
* features
legendary blind poet Ossian * SOURCE Sunday Times, 18/5/08
Theatre
Review: The Seafarer by Conor McPherson at the Abbey, Dublin SOURCE The Guardian, 17/5/08
Lee
Cooper to celebrate 100 years with launch of new range which includes braille
T-shirts SOURCE Fashion United, 17/5/08
Jack's days of playing fiddle at the Inn
SOURCE Knaresborough Post, 16/5/08
Apocalyptic drama "Blindness" at the Cannes Film Festival
SOURCE Yahoo News, 15/5/08
Pianist Rachel Starritt
is going all the way to the top! SOURCE South Wales Echo, 13/5/08
A B T T Theatre Show - 11-12 June 2008, London - set for sound exhibits
SOURCE L & S I online, 13/5/08
New display at Letchworth Arts Centre,
by V I Artist Fiona Zobole SOURCE Hunts Post, 8/5/08
April 2008 (27 Links)
Soulful Music of our 'Black and White' Country
* features Geoffrey Yunupingu * SOURCE Epoch Times, Ireland 30/4/08
Blind Boys of Alabama return for City
of Derry Jazz Festival date SOURCE Londonderry Sentinel, Ireland 30/4/08
Volunteers' Stories Of Growing Up In City Make The Big Screen
SOURCE This is Exeter, 30/4/08
Braille
Stamps SOURCE Stamps of Distinction blog, 30/4/08
Blind musician
* Derek
Paravacini * tops the bill at school's celebration SOURCE This is Devon, 28/4/08
Blind Willie competes with Stalin for UK's oldest literary award
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 28/4/08
Preston blind charity hosts concert
SOURCE This is Lancashire, 23/4/08
DVD
review: Oliver Twist * audio described * SOURCE DVD Times, 23/4/08
Blind musician to play up the positive
SOURCE Irish
Examiner, 22/4/08
Blind
glass artist is a first * features video report with sound * SOURCE ITV Meridan, 22/4/08
Theatre workshops culminate in Torch production
SOURCE Tenby Today, Wales 18/4/08
Upcoming
Cinema: Blindness - Poster, Trailer SOURCE Draven99 musings blog, 18/4/08
Film
Review: The Eye (15) SOURCE Hunts Post, 18/4/08
Theatre review: I Saw Myself / Jerwood Vanburgh, London
SOURCE The
Guardian, 18/4/08
Gift ideas at Crafts Centre
include "Handmade at Henshaws" products SOURCE Ripon Gazette, 18/4/08
Actress
celebrating 60 years on stage now works as an audio describer SOURCE Fife Today, Scotland
17/4/08
Access London Theatre Guide
Summer 2008 out now SOURCE Official London Theatre Guide, 16/4/08
Interactive Signs For Cornwall
Mine Visitors SOURCE Western Morning News, 16/4/08
Sightsavers Launches Young Painting And Photography
Competitions SOURCE 24 Hour Museum, 14/4/08
Effing and Blinding with Will and George! April 23rd at Dans le Noir
SOURCE EXTANT Theatre. 14/4/08
Blind musician Andrew Coleman releases new single "Shaken" on iTunes
to help promote 3rd Degree music festival SOURCE AndrewColemanMusic.com, 14/4/08
Blind jazz musician brings his passion to the seaside
SOURCE North Tyneside Guardian, 14/4/08
Gallery curator’s nose for success
SOURCE Northeast Journal Live, 14/4/08
"Eye For Um Eye!" Saturday 19th April,
Wolverhampton SOURCE EXTANT Theatre, 13/4/08
Descriptive tour of "Beyond Measure"
exhibition SOURCE University of Cambridge, 10/4/08
Blind Jack – the great road builder
SOURCE Knaresborough Post, 4/4/08
Art Through Words at the National Gallery for visually impaired people
SOURCE CommunityCare.co.uk, 3/4/08
March 2008 (21 Links)
Snap happy at picture project
SOURCE Redditch Advertiser, 31/3/08
Lace
Market Audio Tours SOURCE This is Nottingham, 26/3/08
Pirate themed activity workshop
SOURCE Sheffield Star, 25/3/08
Helping blind to see shows,
at Sidmouth's Manor Pavilion SOURCE Devon24, 19/3/08
'Tactile art' for blind on show
SOURCE BBC
Wales, 18/3/08
Extant Theatre's Effing and Blinding! Cabaret
SOURCE Pressbox.co.uk, 17/3/08
BFI
Archive includes 1962 TV charity appeal on behalf of RNIB -
presented by Sean Connery SOURCE Cambridge News, 17/3/08
EXCLUSIVE: New Blindsight Clip
SOURCE MovieWeb.com, 13/3/08
Review:
London's 8th International Disability Film Festival SOURCE CommunityCare.co.uk, 12/3/08
Audio described theatre - What’s On
SOURCE RNIB, 10/3/08
Interview:
"Blindsight" director Lucy Walker SOURCE IndieWire.com, 7/3/08
New exhibition on show at Henshaws
SOURCE Knaresborough Post, 7/3/08
Kids artwork for Wolverhampton Centre for the Blind
SOURCE Midlands
Housing, 7/3/08
Picture of Helen Keller as a child revealed after 120 years
SOURCE The Independent, 7/3/08
"Static" could
be simply electric: play incorporates sign language & audio description
as an integral part of the production SOURCE Highland News, 6/3/08
Painting pictures for the blind
SOURCE BBC News, 5/3/08
TV benefits blind people
SOURCE Charities Aid Foundation, 5/3/08
British Book Lovers Can Have It Large on World Book Day
SOURCE Press
Dispensary, 3/3/08
Talking About Disability And Art At Birmingham Museum
& Art Gallery SOURCE 24 Hour Museum, 3/3/08
Blind Musician Jeff Healey Dies
SOURCE GigWise.com, 3/3/08
Blind
play the blind on London Stage SOURCE ABC News, 1/3/08
Jan/Feb 2008 (11 Links)
Sony Welcomes the Ofcom Audio Description Campaign for the Blind
SOURCE CrowdedBrain.co.uk,
28/2/08
Derek Paravicini, the Parker Bowles prodigy
SOURCE Sunday Times, 24/2/08
Word spreads on Blind Jack
SOURCE Knaresborough Post, 22/2/08
Q & A: Jack McNamara,
director of Maurice Maeterlinck's "The Blind", at the Arcola Theatre,
London til March 1st SOURCE MusicOMH.com, 20/2/08
Deafblind
Contestant happy to take on 'razor' Anne in Weakest Link SOURCE Northampton Chronicle 20/2/08
Theatre group for the blind awarded grant
SOURCE Waltham Forest Guardian, London 15/2/08
Disability issues hit the big screen
SOURCE The Guardian, 13/2/08
Ofcom starts campaign to promote TV service for the
visually-impaired SOURCE PublicTechnology.net, 4/2/08
Guide Cats on Audio Book Radio
SOURCE BCAB, 4/2/08
Chiswick House:
English Heritage offers
audio tour to visually impaired visitors SOURCE 24Hour Museum, 31/1/08
Blind photographer who 'sees with her ears' launches wildlife
exhibition SOURCE Daily
Mail, 30/1/08
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helpful to blind or partially sighted people.
November 2008 (54 Links)
Vibuntu 1.0 - Linux for the Visually Impaired ! SOURCE PuppyLinux.org, 29/11/08 iPlayer upgrades for blind users SOURCE BBC Ouch blog, 28/11/08 Multimodal Collaborative Handwriting Training for Visually-Impaired People SOURCE Sketch Recognition Blog, 28/11/08 Optelec Announces Innovated Near and Distance Low Vision Solution with the FarView SOURCE Magnifiers.org, 28/11/08 Adobe Accessibility News SOURCE IT-Analysis.com, 27/11/08 Serotek releases System Access 3.0 SOURCE Esight Community News, 27/11/08 Tutorial for Victor Reader Stream Companion Software SOURCE Talking Books Librarian blog, 27/11/08 Announcing Emacspeak 29.0 (AbleDog) SOURCE Emacspeak The Complete Audio Desktop blog, 26/11/08 Myriads of Books Become Digital: Random House turns more regular books into digital ones SOURCE Softpedia, 25/11/08 World market awaits company * Software Express * SOURCE The Northern Echo, 25/11/08 Serotek Announces New Interactive Access Technology Podcast SOURCE Esight Community News, 23/11/08 Prototype affordable Braille display in development SOURCE Drobe.co.uk, 22/11/08 VICS Information and Technology Day at University College Cork SOURCE Silicon Republic, Ireland 22/11/08 Comparing Accessibility of the Big Three Operating Systems SOURCE LionCourt.com, 21/11/08 NVDA Hack Fest November 2008 SOURCE NVDA blog, 21/11/08 The UK’s Lowest Priced Big Button Mobile Phone Launches at Just £49.99 SOURCE Communic8 Ltd Press Release, 20/11/08 Related Work SOURCE Second Life for the Visually Impaired blog, 20/11/08 Major new accessibility features in Firefox 3.0.4 SOURCE IT-Analysis.com, 18/11/08 Radio first for Felix: BWBF Roberts Concerto SOURCE Youreable.com, 18/11/08 Paper Urges Better Integration For Assistive Technologies SOURCE E-access Bulletin, 18/11/08 Touch Sight camera for the blind SOURCE Gizmag, 17/11/08 Small LCD Displays = One Big Problem SOURCE AFB Blog, 17/11/08 Dolphin Computer Access Announce Their Acquisition of Software Express Distribution SOURCE PRweb.com, 16/11/08 Fantastic Accessible Games and Where to Find Them! SOURCE PCS Games, 16/11/08 Nonprofit worker Anthony Loeff is writing about Oralux for visually impaired SOURCE TheShivs.com, 15/11/08 True Haptic Feedback Device from Nokia SOURCE Softpedia, 14/11/08 Serotek Podcast SOURCE Serotek blog, 14/11/08 AbilityNet releases bundle of open source accessibility tools SOURCE Heise Online, 13/11/08 AMIS Daisy Reader - Beta 4 now available! SOURCE ATHEN blog, 13/11/08 AccessWorld Takes Another Look at VoiceOver SOURCE LionCourt.com, 13/11/08
Accessible Game News: Release Candidate for Top Speed 2.1 has arrived! SOURCE PlayingInTheDark, 13/11/08 Dolphin Computer Access Launch the Dolphin Scripting Zone www.YourDolphin.com/Scripts SOURCE Magnifiers.org, 13/11/08 iZATT releases Bumps, the first Braille app for the iPhone/iPod Touch SOURCE TechWack.com, 12/11/08 DAISY Changes on the way SOURCE Bookshare blog, 12/11/08 iPod Nano Update Lets you Turn Off Cover Flow SOURCE NBP Book Updates blog, 12/11/08
AMIS 3, Free & Open Source DAISY Player For Windows Has Reached Its Fourth Beta Release SOURCE DAISY.org, 12/11/08 Man develops mobile phone satnav system to help guide the blind SOURCE Sunday Mirror, 11/11/08 AccessApps offers free assistive technology applications to run on USB jump drive SOURCE Access Ability blog, 11/11/08 SVOX Releases Pico, a Small Footprint TTS SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 11/11/08 Splasm Software’s Checkbook 2.0.2 (MAC) Boasts VoiceOver Support SOURCE LionCourt.com, 11/11/08
Moshi Introduces IVR Clock SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 11/11/08 Changing Narrators With Ghostreader or Infovox iVox Voices SOURCE ATmac.org, 10/11/08 Device lets blind people 'see' with sounds SOURCE The Telegraph, 9/11/08 LG Japan Shows off Phone Design Concept Winners * features the LBT phone with braille * SOURCE Tone Magazine, 9/11/08 JSonar 4.3 released! SOURCE JSonar Project, 9/11/08 Windows 7: Release in 09, AERO And Mandatory Taskbars SOURCE The Ranger Station blog, 7/11/08 DAISY Consortium Presents 2008 Culture of Sharing Award to Stephen King, RNIB Group Director SOURCE PR Web, 6/11/08 OpenBook™ 8 Scanning and Reading Software English Version Update SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 5/11/08 SVOX Introduces Polyglot TTS SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 5/11/08 Google to OCR PDF Docs SOURCE Reading in the Dark blog, 4/11/08 JAWS® 10 Screen Reading Software with Tandem™ Released SOURCE Freedom Scientific Inc, 3/11/08 Golden Words, by Jessica Sebor SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/11/08 Making DTV for All with TTS SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/11/08 Accessibility mention in first reviews of Windows 7 SOURCE MSDN blog, 1/11/08
October 2008 (51 Links)
Google Settlement with Authors, Publishers Will Have Positive Results for the Blind SOURCE Business Wire, 31/10/08 I Player: now more accessible SOURCE BBC Ouch! 31/10/08 Olearia DAISY book reader for Leopard SOURCE ATmac.org, 31/10/08 Q & A: Text Messaging using Mobile Speak, Samsung Blackjack II Smartphone, and Windows Mobile 6.1 SOURCE Mark Taylor Candleshire blog, 30/10/08 New Firefox Add-On Daisy Player! SOURCE ATHEN blog, 29/10/08 Presentation of Dolphin Screen Reader & Screen Magnifier Software Version 10 on Internet SOURCE magnifiers.org, 29/10/08 Windows 7 prebeta (build 6801) * has new zoom accessibility feature * SOURCE CNET, 28/10/08 Dolphin Releases Version 10 of Lunar, Lunarplus, Hal and Supernova SOURCE www.magnifiers.org, 28/10/08 Chesapeake invests in new embossing system SOURCE Packaging News, 28/10/08 NVDA gains support for braille displays SOURCE NVDA Blog, 27/10/08 "Portable eye" cell phone translates for the blind SOURCE Yahoo Tech blog, 27/10/08 Software firm * Software Express * sets global targets SOURCE Journal Live, 24/10/08/ ENABLED Project: Enabling the blind to find their way SOURCE CORDIS ICT Results, Europe 24/10/08 Window-Eyes 7.01 Is Now Available! SOURCE GW Micro, 23/10/08 DAISY: Call to advocacy for accessible information SOURCE Access Ability blog, 23/10/08 Samsung’s Haptic 2 Phone First to Use Immersion’s VibeTonz® System for User Design of Touch Feedback SOURCE Business Wire, 23/10/08 OneNote Accessibility Testing update SOURCE MSDN OneNote blog, 23/10/08 Vocal social networking talked up SOURCE The Inquirer, 22/10/08 Greece Is The Word As Keytools Celebrates Record Keyboard Order SOURCE PRlog.org, 21/10/08 Version 10 is here, Try it today for FREE! SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 20/10/08 Join Dave Williams introducing Version 10 Live on TekTalk * Features AUDIO * SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 20/10/08 Microsoft Features SenseView in New Assistive Technology Showroom SOURCE GW Micro, 20/10/08 Blind Sight: A camera for visually impaired people SOURCE Access Ability blog, 17/10/08 Mobile GEO List of Commands and Functions SOURCE Mark Taylor Candleshore blog, 17/10/08 Convert Microsoft DOCX Files to HTML SOURCE The Freds Head Companion, 17/10/08 RCA wayfinding SOURCE Design Week, 16/10/08 Maxi-Aids Introduces i-TELLpod, the Talking iPOD Controller for the Blind & Visually Impaired SOURCE Press Release, 16/10/08 Stylish Hi-Touch Watch Designed For The Blind SOURCE OhGizmo.com, 16/10/08 Wearable computing - a new generation SOURCE AbilityNet blog, 16/10/08 J-Tunes and Talking iPod Tek Talk Presentation Archive Now Available SOURCE NBP Book Updates blog, 16/10/08 RoboBraille finalist for e-Inclusion Award 2008 SOURCE RoboBraille.org, 15/10/08 Innovative phone design for the visually impaired SOURCE Gizmag.com, 15/10/08 WinBraille 5 Release SOURCE WinBraille.com, 15/10/08 Setting Sail with ZoomText SOURCE AiSquared News, 14/10/08 Been a while. SOURCE Are we all Web 2.0 Crazy blog, 13/10/08 Ivona Software's new TTS Voice Eric – New Hollywood Star SOURCE Ivona Press Release, 10/9/08 Participate in the UK ICT Accessibility Awareness and Practice Survey SOURCE AbillityNet, 10/10/08 Digital Jukebox: Talking Music Management Software for Your MP3 Player SOURCE The Freds Head Companion, 10/10/08 New technology and the visually impaired SOURCE The Guardian, 9/10/08 New BlackBerry has touchscreen, tactile feedback SOURCE 3News.co.nz, 9/10/08 Unique navigation aid for the visually-impaired SOURCE Gizmag.com, 8/10/08 Newsworthy Audio, a personal audio newspaper site to assist v i p's SOURCE The Freds Head Companion, 8/10/08 Serotek CEO Announced as Tekne Award Finalist, SOURCE Serotek Blog, 7/10/08 J-Tunes Version 4 Available SOURCE NBP book updates blog, 6/10/08 A Quick Tip to V I P's Using Windows Mobile 6.1 for the First Time SOURCE Mark Taylor Candleshore blog, 5/10/08 The Green and Mean and Lighter and Better Perkins Brailler SOURCE ATHEN blog, 3/10/08 Dejal Narrator (MAC) - Text to speech with easy voice changes SOURCE ATmac.org, 3/10/08 An Emotional Mess SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/10/08 Mobile Geo – Sat Nav for the Visually Impaired/Blind SOURCE MSDN Blog, 1/10/08 Assistive Technologies SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/10/08 A Review of the Accessibility of Digital Audio Players SOURCE Talking Books Librarian blog, 1/10/08
September 2008 (51 Links)
Passport 'guides' Durham firm to new markets SOURCE
UK Trade and Investment, 30/9/08 Video: YouTube and Easy YouTube with a screen reader SOURCE ScriptingEnabled.org,
29/9/08 Deluxe Digital Studios commissions Starfish
Technologies' "Advantage" audio description software SOURCE 4RFV.co.uk,
29/9/08
Audiobooks for the Blind: Enormous Improvements for Learning SOURCE
Click Partners, 29/9/08 Check Out the iPod Nano 4G’s Speaking Menus on YouTube
SOURCE Lioncourt.com, 28/9/08 Guidelines
for the design of accessible ICT systems - Wayfinding Technologies SOURCE
Tiresias.org, 26/9/08 JAWS ® 10 Public Beta 2 -
including JAWS Tandem™ - Released SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 25/9/08 New SAPPHIRE™ Portable Video Magnifier
SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 25/9/08 Freedom Scientific Announces iTunes Support in Jaws for Windows
SOURCE Lioncourt.com, 25/9/08 Gnome 2.24 released
* accessibility improved * SOURCE Heise Online, 25/9/08 Free
computer and technology books SOURCE The Fred's Head Companion, 25/9/08
Rockbox 3.0 Released.
Quietly. SOURCE Ostatic.com, 24/9/08 New phone *
KNFB Reader * pitched as aid for the disabled
SOURCE Business Weekly, 24/9/08
Speech-synthesis technology is worth talking about
SOURCE InfoWorld, 24/9/08 New iPod nano praised for aiding
visually impaired SOURCE PC Advisor, 23/9/08 GPS * Wayfinder Access
* means blind people can get lost too SOURCE Stuff.co.nz, 23/9/08
Window-Eyes
7.0: Releasing the Potential for Momentous Steps Forward in Accessibility for
the Blind SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 22/9/08 The
FSCast You Want To Hear! SOURCE The Ranger Station blog, 22/9/09 OKI Starts Flexvoice Service, a Data Generation Service for Speech LSI using
TTS SOURCE OKI.com, 22/9/08 Blind people offered helping hand SOURCE
BBC Teesside, 21/9/08 Adept1 goes open source
SOURCE Reading in the dark blog, 20/9/08 Qualcomm to Assist in Developing Mobile Phones for the Blind
SOURCE Cellular-News.com, 19/9/08 Bluetoothing androids to shout at blind people
SOURCE The Register, 19/9/08 Window-Eyes 7.0 is Now Available
SOURCE G W Micro, 18/9/08 ScreenlessSwitchers #26: Apple Accessibility Round Table SOURCE
Lioncourt.com. 18/9/08 Bluetooth tags show blind pedestrians and tourists the way
SOURCE Tech.co.uk, 18/9/08 New developments in Reading Commercial eBooks SOURCE NBP Book Updates
blog, 18/9/08 Speech in a Digital World,
by Robin Springer SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 17/9/08 Catapult backs Sight and Sound BIMBO
SOURCE GrowthBusiness.co.uk, 17/9/08
Textic
Limited offers Text to speech
demo SOURCE Business in Berkshire, 16/9/08
OpenOffice.org 3.0 Release Candidate Is Even More Accessible
SOURCE LionCourt.com, 14/9/08 Call For Research Into Elderly Access To Mobile Phones
SOURCE E-access Bulletin, 11/9/08 Review:
Humax FOXSAT-HD Freesat receiver * features Audio Description * SOURCE Pocket-lint.co.uk,
15/9/08 Millions in Touch with Touch Feedback Phones SOURCE
PDAstreet.com, 12/9/08 Navigation Aid *
STEP-HEAR * Among Insight Radio’s "Vision 2008"
Reports SOURCE E-access Bulletin, 11/9/08 Apple’s new commitment
to accessibility SOURCE ZDnet, 10/9/08 JAWS
Documentation in Text Format at The Empowerment Zone SOURCE Fred's Head Companion,
10/9/08 BT’s New Home Hub Reaches Parts Others Can’t SOURCE BIOS Magazine, 10/9/08 Emacspeak Webspace Goodies
SOURCE Emacspeak The Complete Audio Desktop blog, 9/9/08 Victor stream adds Braille, Podcast, and WMA Support SOURCE NBP Book Updates blog, 8/9/08 New releases include "Pivox 3, musical labyrinth game" + Jim Kitchens accessible Pong SOURCE Audiogames.net, 8/9/08 Throw out the Kindle, Plastic Logic has something better SOURCE TGdaily.com, 8/9/08 How to Create Your Own Audio Books for Free or Low Cost SOURCE No Limits to Learning blog, 8/9/08 Controlling Streaming Content in Safari with the Keyboard SOURCE LionCourt.com, 8/9/08 Children in Need backing for 'modern braille' computer program * features THUNDER * SOURCE Peterborough Today, 5/9/08 Dolphin discussion forums are now active in 5 countries SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 4/9/08 Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display creates haptic 3D objects you can poke SOURCE Engadget, 3/9/08 Sensory Powers First Voice-Controlled Bluetooth Headset SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 3/9/08 General Progress Update SOURCE NVDA blog, 3/9/08 Dr. Mark Maurer’s letter encouraging rehab centers to give their blind clientele their choice when it comes to selecting accessibility tools SOURCE Serotek Blog, 2/9/08 Blind gamers CHESS CHALLENGE released SOURCE Spoonbill Software, September 2008
August 2008 (35 Links)
TVonics beefs up DVR, slims down Freeview box
* features include audio description * SOURCE The Register, 30/8/08
BBC
iPlayer and WebbIE Working Well SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 29/8/08 Jojo is a smart device that will help the blind navigate
SOURCE DesignLaunches.com, 29/8/08 QuickBooks Accessibility Petition
SOURCE The Jaws Script Repository, 28/8/08 The
Visual Assistance Card SOURCE Yanko Design, 28/8/08 Olympus launches 7 new voice recorders
SOURCE Pocket-Lint.co.uk, 25/8/08 JAWS 10 Public Beta Released SOURCE
Freedom Scientific 25/8/08
Bigger button resists vandalism.
benefits visually impaired SOURCE Electronics Talk, 25/8/08
Victor Reader Stream - Tell us Your Story On Tek Talk
SOURCE E-sight Community News, 25/8/08 B&D
Messenger Helps the Blind Read SMS SOURCE Gizmodo, 23/8/08 Voice Stick reads text to the blind
SOURCE Tech Digest, 22/8/08
The Haptic Radar / Extended Skin Project SOURCE
Makezine Blog, 21/8/08 When
you got no cash... * features Audacity sound editing software * SOURCE Are
we all Web 2.0 Crazy? 20/8/08 World's Largest Catalog of English Text-to-Speech (TTS) Voices Now an Online
Service SOURCE Marketwire Press Release, 19/8/08 Updated your map files recently?
Our FREE improvements just keep coming SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 19/8/08 Call
for Participation for NISO/DAISY Digital Talking Book Standard Revision SOURCE
Talking Books Librarian blog, 19/8/08 IBM
and GW Micro Join Steering Committee for Accessibility Interoperability Alliance
SOURCE Access Watch, 18/8/08 You
say J-Say, I say J-Say! SOURCE Are we all Web 2.0 crazy blog, 15/8/08
Blind get singing with Braille karaoke machine
SOURCE TechRadar.com, 15/8/08
Peter
Abrahams: Why not make the iPhone more Accessible? SOURCE IT-Director.com, 15/8/08 An Interview With Roselle Ambubuyog, Code Factory Product and
Technical Support Manager * audio * SOURCE CodeFactory blog, 14/8/08r Text2Go
adds user corrections to automatic speech service SOURCE Lifehacker Australia,
14/8/08
Review
of TALKS Premium 3.52 mobile screen reader SOURCE Access Ability, 14/8/08 GW Micro Response to Freedom Scientific Lawsuit
SOURCE G W Micro, 14/8/08 Wisdom of Crowds Improves Text to Speech Accuracy
SOURCE PRweb.com, 13/8/08 'Smugglers 4' - Accessible
Game Demo Available Now! SOURCE WorthPlaying.com, 12/8/08
Medica
leads the way with Bobst AccuBraille SOURCE PackagingEssentials.com, 11/8/08 Code
Factory releases DAISY reader for Symbian mobile phones, includes 30-day free
demo SOURCE Access Abillity, 8/8/08 BBC
iPlayer Radio: Transition from Listen Again for Blind listeners SOURCE BBC Internet
Blog, 7/8/08 Window-Eyes 7.0 Beta 2 Is Now Available!
SOURCE GW Micro, 7/8/08
NVDA (Non Visual
Desktop Access) 0.6p2 released! SOURCE NVDA blog, 7/8/08 Stretchable Conductor May Open Way to Flexible Electronics
SOURCE Science Now, 7/8/08 Lotus introduces
"safe & sound" hybrid: External sound technology enhances pedestrian safety for
quiet vehicles SOURCE The Auto Channel, 6/8/08
Overwhelming support for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) as trial ends
SOURCE Consumer Tech, Ireland 5/8/08 Skype Starts to Speak Thanks to Expressivo
SOURCE Press Release, 4/8/08 Ten V I Mac Myths
SOURCE Lioncourt.com, 1/8/08
July 2008 (46 Links)
Touch Sight - Digital Camera for the Visually Impaired SOURCE
Magnifiers.org, 31/7/08
Shinano Kenshi Corporation SKC Announces Launch of PLEXTALK
Pocket Digital Recorder/Player SOURCE Press Release, 31/7/08
Volunteer Anthony Loeff is writing about software for people
suffering from blindness SOURCE UK Talent Agencies blog, 29/7/08
Samsung Anycall Haptic Technology SOURCE Sharing Zone Blog,
28/7/08
Invention: Smart Specs for the blind SOURCE New Scientist,
28/7/08
Ofcom publishes research on visually impaired people’s use
& awareness of communications services SOURCE It only matters if you care
blog, 25/7/08
Freedom Scientific Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against
GW Micro SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 24/7/08
FREE update for v9 users of Supernova, Hal, Lunar and LunarPlus SOURCE
Dolphin Computer Access, 24/7/08
Dolphin and Sight Village, a great combination! SOURCE Dolphin Computer
Access, 24/7/08
OKI Offers Polluxstar(R , a Text-to-Speech Software That
Reproduces One's Real Voice SOURCE Press Release, 24/7/08
Accessibility: low-vision Firefox add-on, mp3 players,
creating RSS feeds, more SOURCE Reading in the Dark blog, 24/7/08
Enhanced Screen Reader Ltd SOURCE The Freds Head Companion,
24/7/08
Prestigious prize for crafty pair's unique embossing board
invention SOURCE Halesowen News, 22/7/08
Accessible game news: Puppy Power, oh and Sound RTS SOURCE
Audiogames.net, 20/7/08
Our Annual Montage! A review of Sight Village 2008 SOURCE
T&T Consultancy blog & podcast, 19/7/08
Opinion of Hal. SOURCE Truth Objective blog, 19/7/08
Sight Village SOURCE BBC Ouch blog, 17/7/08
Isn't it ironic? SOURCE Serotek blog, 17/7/08
J-Say 6.1 Feature Pack * features audio * SOURCE T&T
Consultancy blog & podcast, 18/7/08
Dolphin Computer Access Presentation Regarding Scripting *
features audio * SOURCE T&T Consultancy blog & podcast, 17/7/08
Portable Digital Magnifier from ThinkGeek SOURCE The Fred's
Head Companion, 17/7/08
Presentation from Dolphin Computer Access * features audio *
SOURCE T&T Consultancy blog & podcast, 16/7/08
Presentation from GW Micro * with audio * SOURCE
T&T Consultancy blog & podcast, 16/7/08
Presentation from Plextor * with audio * SOURCE T&T
Consultancy blog & podcast, 16/7/08
Wireless for the Blind presentation * with audio * SOURCE
T&T Consultancy blog & podcast, 16/7/08
Pulse Smartpen, WebAnywhere among affordable new technologies SOURCE
MSNBC News, 15/7/08
Victor Reader Stream Version 2.0 has been re-released! SOURCE
Talking Books Librarian blog, 15/7/08
New BT Home Hub has up to twice the wireless range of other UK
broadband providers * and inclusive features * SOURCE Wi-Fi Technology Forum,
15/7/08
Blackberry Thunder mobile phone to feature Haptic technology
SOURCE Mobile Choice UK, 14/7/08
Project to help blind use internet hailed a success SOURCE
Portsmouth Today, 14/7/08
Digital books for libraries SOURCE Hillingdon Times, 11/7/08
Photocopiers Become More Accessible SOURCE PR-Inside.com,
9/7/08
Serotek introduces SA Mobile Network add-on for Icon and
Braille-Plus SOURCE ESight Community News, 9/7/08
Version 3.60 of Mobile Speak For Symbian Phones Released
SOURCE Code Factory, 8/7/08
HumanWare Introduces Four New Portable Video Magnifiers for
Low Vision SOURCE Press Release, 8/7/08
Ai Squared Releases ZoomWare SOURCE ESight Community News,
8/7/08
NVDA 0.6p2 released! SOURCE NVDA blog, 7/7/08
New Subscription-free Audio Books for iPods Launched by
BooksOnBoard SOURCE Fox Business, 7/7/08
Reviews For UK Audio Network version n/a SOURCE AccessWatch,
4/7/08
POWER UP: THE GAME * IBM develops new accessible game * SOURCE
Second Life for the Visually Impaired blog, 4/7/08
Delphi Programmer Says Freedom Scientific Does Not Play Nice
with the Mainstream Developer Community SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 3/7/08
Software enables blind people to surf on the go SOURCE
Computer Shopper, 2/7/08
6th Report on International ICT Accessibility Standards
Proposed, Being Developed and Recently Published SOURCE Tiresias.org,
2/7/08
NVDA Hack Fest June 2009 SOURCE NVDA blog, 1/7/08
A Review of the Accessibility of Digital Audio Players, Part 1
SOURCE AFB Accessworld blog, July issue
June 2008 (47 Links)
TVonics rolls out tiny MFR-300 Freeview tuner
with audio description SOURCE EngadgetHD.com, 30/6/08 Window-Eyes Great New Extension Facility
SOURCE Blind Confidential, 29/6/08
Sonar System For The Blind
SOURCE Science Daily, 26/6/08
Paper
accepted for DIMEA 2008 Conference SOURCE Second Life for the Visually Impaired blog,
26/6/08
MU Develops Device To Help Visually Impaired Read Small Digital Screens
SOURCE Magnifiers.org,
26/6/08
Screen reader simulation + accessible sound editor and sound
f/x SOURCE Reading in the Dark, 26/6/08
"The
Anagram Game" from Allinplay now in free open public beta SOURCE The Ranger Station,
26/6/08
Enhancements in MAGic 11.0.1126
SOURCE Freedom
Scientific, 26/6/08
Swiss Town Rolls Out RFID System for Blind Bus Riders
SOURCE RFID Journal, 25/6/08
Coming up on Main Menu - Window-Eyes 7.0 Fully
Disclosed SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 24/6/08
Window-Eyes 7.0 Beta 1 Is Now Available!
SOURCE G W Micro, 24/6/08
Fonix Announces FonixTalk 6.1 TTS
SOURCE Market Wire, 24/6/08
Designing Accessible
Games SOURCE Henry Jenkins blog, 23/6/08
T&T Consultancy at Sight Village 2008
SOURCE T&T
Consultancy, 23/6/08
What’s
missing on the Mac? SOURCE ATmac.org, 22/6/08
Student invents aid for visually impaired
swimmers SOURCE Irish Examiner, 21/6/08 Scottish
National Gallery Visual Impairment Programme awarded funding until 2010 SOURCE
NationalGalleries.org, 20/6/08
Victor Reader Stream Version 2.0 is
coming! Find out all the details! SOURCE Talking Books Librarian, 20/6/08
Innotech
Announces Accenda Voice Control For iPod * PDF format * SOURCE
Accenda
Products, 20/6/08
Rotherham:
Chance For Visually Impaired People To Surf The Net SOURCE Housing News, 20/6/08
Dolphin EasyReader, the Missing Link in MicroSoft's 'Save As DAISY XML' Plug In
SOURCE PR-USA.net,
19/6/08
Make your PC talk with Windows Narrator
SOURCE Computer Active, 19/6/08
Warning:
Blind Screen Reader Users Urged to Avoid Early Skype 4.0 Beta SOURCE Blind Access
Journal, 18/6/08
Sens Inclusive Mobile phone concept for the visually-impaired
SOURCE CellPhoneBeat.com,
17/6/08
RNIB Surf Right Toolbar - beta version available
SOURCE RNIB Web Access Centre, 17/6/08
Snapi smartcard promises access for all
SOURCE Computer Weekly, 16/6/08
Free Screen Magnifier DesktopZoom Version 3 Released!
SOURCE Magnifiers.org, 16/6/08
Speechissimo for MAC
discontinued: cross-grade offer to GhostReader and Infovox SOURCE prMAC.com, 16/6/08
Code Factory's Reading on the go competition
SOURCE Code Factory, 13/6/08
New service: PDF assessments and fixing
SOURCE RNIB Web Access Centre, 13/6/08
Acapela Empowers Dolphin Easy Reader
SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 12/6/08
Opera 9.5 web browser ready to roll:
features "experimental screen reader, specifically for Window-Eyes, JAWS, NVDA and
VoiceOver" SOURCE Heise Online, 12/6/08
New
Expressivo 1.4 with Jennifer voice comes with 50 free e-books SOURCE Expressivo.com,
12/6/08
Haptic feedback enters the third dimension:
Wrappable device promises to transmit touch accurately SOURCE Tech Radar, 11/6/08
Invention: Fraud-beating magnetic banknotes:
could be "useful aid to the visually impaired" SOURCE New Scientist, 9/6/08
Hands On Learning For The Visually Impaired
SOURCE Science Daily, 9/6/08
Technology Empowers
deaf and blind communities * features podcast * SOURCE Sky News, 9/6/08
Sound module changes its tune
SOURCE Electronics Talk, 9/6/08
The Victor Reader Stream:
More Than an iPod for the Blind SOURCE NFB Braille Monitor, 5/6/08
Key to Access VPod - the accessibility
media player SOURCE Red Ferret, 5/6/08
AudiOdyssey
WiiMote game launched for visually impared SOURCE The Register, 5/6/08
Announcing
SayTools SOURCE Empowerment Zone via Blind Access Journal, 5/6/08
Using the keyboard with Leopard
SOURCE ATmac.org, 5/6/08
Roberts Radio Concerto
SOURCE AV Review, 3/6/08
Hucknall Boy's Winning Design For Blind
SOURCE This
is Nottingham, 3/6/08
The blind to benefit from
RFID-based PDA SOURCE UsingRFID.com, 3/6/08
Serotek
Summer Sizzle: Win a Complete Digital Lifestyle Makeover SOURCE Serotek Blog, 2/6/08
Humax FOXSAT-HD Freesat Receiver
SOURCE TrustedReviews.com, 2/6/08
May 2008 (64 Links)
Atlantic
Zeiser debuts solutions at drupa 2008: including BRAILLEJET printer SOURCE Packaging
& Converting, 31/5/08
New Roberts portable stereo for the blind
SOURCE TechRadar.com, 30/5/08
DAISY users discuss the benefits of the Save as DAISY XML add-in for Word
SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 30/5/08
Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update includes
major improvements to VoiceOver SOURCE Apple.com, 30/5/08
New NVDA
Miscellaneous Dependencies Package released SOURCE NVDA blog, 29/5/08
FREE update for v9 users of Supernova, Hal, Lunar and LunarPlus
SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 29/5/08
Getting a PC to speak for me
SOURCE Guardian "Ask Jack" blog, 29/5/08
OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta Delivers Document Accessibility for Mac Users with Disabilities
SOURCE Business
Wire, 29/5/08
New visions for mobile
* features BSR blind phone & Embedded Video report * SOURCE Reuters, 28/5/08
A mobile phone for the blind:
press release SOURCE SourceWire.com, 28/5/08
A Kitchen First: A Fully Voice-Controlled Oven
SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 28/5/08
Nuance to Showcase Mobile Speech Platform 2.5
SOURCE TMC.net, 28/5/08
Sentio Digital Tactile Watch: Blind Have Something To Cheer About!
SOURCE Gizmo Watch, 28/5/08
Inside Panasonic's greener, smarter future home:
Features "talking handheld reader that could help visually impaired people work out what’s
in the fridge" SOURCE TechRadar.com, 28/5/08
Loquendo Brings Speech Technology into the Home with Voice Controlled Oven
SOURCE TMCnet.com, 28/5/08
Sightmate:
Technology that helps the visually impaired SOURCE Medgadget.com, 27/5/08
CapScribe MAC open-source application enables adding audio
description to video files SOURCE ATmac.org, 27/5/08
Changes
in System Access 2.5.0 SOURCE Serotek Blog, 26/5/08
Hop-On
disposable mobile phone features braille SOURCE CellPhoneDigest, 25/5/08
Microsoft Add-On Lets Anyone Create Talking
Documents Almost SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 23/5/08
The magic touch
SOURCE Eureka
Magazine, 23/5/08
Haptica Braille watch concept for the visually impaired
SOURCE Tuvie.com, 23/5/08
A
colourful future for new device: £10 colour detector SOURCE Glasgow
Daily Record, 23/5/08
Launch of Mobile Geo Beta Test Program, Free Licenses on Offer
SOURCE Codefactory, 23/5/08
Enhancements in JAWS 9.0.2169
* includes fix for known AVG 8.0 issue * SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 22/5/08
BT: Phone Bills On Audio CD For Visually Impaired
SOURCE MWorld.com, 22/5/08
Strokable robot rabbit talks with touch
SOURCE New Scientist, 22/5/08
Accessible
version of Blizzard 2008 challenge test for screen reader users, at Edinburgh University
SOURCE added 21/5/08
Showcase of latest technology for visually impaired
SOURCE Isle of Man Today, 20/5/08
Presentation on
buying, downloading, & transferring music to MP3 players
now available for download SOURCE NBP, 20/5/08
Assistiveware Newsletter Focuses on Access for Those with Vision Impairments
SOURCE LionCourt.com blog, 20/5/08
Who's on the Line: Access to Phone Systems at Work and at Home
SOURCE AFB Accessworld, May 2008 edition
The Blizzard Challenge 2008:
Volunteer TTS Voice testers needed SOURCE Bit-tech.net, 16/5/08
Got questions about Save as DAISY? Read our FAQs
SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 16/5/08
University
of Reading develops new ultrasound hat * features video clip SOURCE BBC The One Show,
16/5/08
NHK
develops tactile display capable of braille SOURCE Electronista.com, 16/5/08
Our big idea: screenreader
dot net SOURCE Times Online, 15/5/08
A Protomold Production:
TVonics freeview box "rapid protoyped" SOURCE TCT Magazine, 15/5/08
Ireland's First Ever Assistive
Technology Library Launched: 20,000 A T Users To Benefit SOURCE IrishDev.com, 15/5/08
Emacspeak-28.0
SOURCE PuppyDog Unleashed! SOURCE Emacspeak the audio desktop blog, 15/5/08
Read the Words: Text to Speech
for Everyone SOURCE Infodoodads blog, 15/5/08
GhostReader 1.5
SOURCE MAC
Improves iPhone/iPod Export SOURCE Mac Observer, 14/5/08
Changing
colas and switching relationships: Reflections on synthesized speech SOURCE
Access
Ability blog, 13/5/08
Nokia
design contractor Provoke Design unveils new phone concepts including touch
model SOURCE Engadget, 13/5/08
Visionary show in Potters Bar library
SOURCE Hendon Times, 12/5/08
Latest aids for blind and partially sighted people on show
SOURCE This is Lancashire, 10/5/08
Reviews For AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition version 8.0.1 build 100
SOURCE AccessWatch.info, 10/5/08
JSonar7 for Cakewalk Sonar 7.2 has just been released
SOURCE Jsonar.org blog, 9/5/08
General
Progress Update SOURCE NVDA blog, 8/5/08
DAISY Showcase Video Produced in 5 Languages by
Microsoft SOURCE DAISY Consortium, 8/5/08
Microsoft "Save As DAISY XML" Translator add-in released
SOURCE DAISY
Consortium, 7/5/08
Panasonic parades three HD TVs with integrated Freesat
SOURCE & audio description SOURCE PocketLint.co.uk, 7/5/08
Huddersfield
student develops "tempest-like" game for the blind SOURCE Develop Magazine,
7/5/08
Braille converter bridges the information gap
SOURCE CORDIS
ICT Results. Europe 7/5/08
Microsoft Improves Word for the Blind
SOURCE PC
Magazine, 7/5/08
OpenOffice.org Gets Mac Accessibility
SOURCE LionCourt.com blog, 7/5/08
MacWorld
podcast features VoiceOver and accessibility SOURCE ATmac.org, 6/5/08
Danish Parliament secures future of RoboBraille
SOURCE Robobraille.org,
5/5/08
Slackware
12.1 supports speech synthesizers providing access to Linux for the V I community
SOURCE Tweakers.net, 5/5/08
I
T help for blind people SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 3/5/08
Evaluation
version of Three-D Velocity accessible game released SOURCE BPC Programs, 3/5/08
Ancient Applications
SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/5/08
Upwardly Mobile: Speech Answers the Wireless
Call SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/5/08
RNIB
Scientific Research Unit spotlights tiresias.org SOURCE Electronics Weekly, 1/5/08
April 2008 (51 Links)
Bones launches Milestone 312, the Next Generation Audio Engine for Blind People
SOURCE www.magnifiers.org, 30/4/08
Microsoft developing 'senior PC'
SOURCE BBC
News, 30/4/08
Speaking text messages for the visually impaired
SOURCE British
Journal of Healthcare Computing, 30/4/08
Game
News: Simon says follow danZ! SOURCE AudioGames.net, 30/4/08
Call for improved sat nav for blind
SOURCE E-Health Insider, 29/4/08
Panasonic Viera TX-37LZD80
LCD TV features Audio Description SOURCE CNET, 29/4/08
JAWS scripts for Cakewalk Music Creator 3.0 are now available!
SOURCE Jsonar.org, 29/4/08
Assistiveware Releases Infovox iVox 1.2
* for MAC * SOURCE Lioncourt.com, 29/4/08
Retooling for Baby Boomers:
Helping Vocational Rehab Organizations Meet The Coming Surge in Demand SOURCE
Serotek Blog, 29/4/08
Nokia N82 Named Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe
SOURCE Smart Phone Today, 28/4/08
TEXT GUIDE TO SIGHT VILLAGE 2008
Compiled by Terry Robinson B.Sc updated SOURCE Describe Online, 28/4/08
iPhone to get haptic touch
SOURCE Pocket Lint, 28/4/08
T&T Consultancy Ltd Introduces Remote Access Services
SOURCE T&T Consultancy, 29/4/08
Freedom
Scientific updates thumb drive version to JAWS 9.0 SOURCE Access Ability blog, 25/4/08
Cell phone for blind people
SOURCE LetsGoMobile.org, 25/4/08
Enhancements in JAWS 9.0.2152
SOURCE April 2008 SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 24/4/08
Learn how a talking watch can help Chichester residents
SOURCE Mid Sussex Times, 24/4/08
WebAnywhere: a free screen reader accessed via the web
SOURCE RNIB Web Access blog, 23/4/08
New way of embossing cards:
company wins Queens Award for Enterprise & Innovation 2008 SOURCE The Glitter
Girls, via UK Trade Invest, 23/4/08
Mac Clones and Accessibility
SOURCE PC World, 23/4/08
Forcing
Accessible Font Sizes SOURCE Design Week, 23/4/08
All You Need To Know About Synthesizers
SOURCE Melodika.net,
22/4/08
A
D Television review - Toshiba Regza 37XV505: Reveal the off switch SOURCE CNET, 22/4/08
Cyberclinic: Leading The Blind
SOURCE The Independent, 18/4/08
RoboBraille wins Well-Tech award for innovation and accessibility
SOURCE RoboBraille.org,
16/4/08
BCAB Short Courses:
USING GPS SYSTEMS, Saturday 10th May, London SOURCE BCAB, 15/4/08
Tek Talk Presents An Unbelievably Comprehensive And Accessible
Device -
SiRecognizer UMPC
SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 14/4/08
Case
Study: Talking Bus Stops for the blind & visually impaired linked to Real Time Bus
Information signs SOURCE PublicTechnology.net, 13/4/08
LDL
SOURCE Level Description Language enables blind gamers to make their
own maps for Audio Quake SOURCE AGRIP, 13/4/08
TTS to Bring Stories and Screenplays to Life
SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 11/4/08
Dave Williams
is dish of the day on ACB Radio's Main Menu show SOURCE with audio SOURCE Dolphin Computer
Access, 10/4/08
Pre-release
beta 3D version of "Shoot Da Me" accessible game released SOURCE RS Games,
10/5/08
Open Technology Day at Teesside and District Society for the Blind,
April 24th SOURCE Gazette Live, 9/4/08
Educational Feature: ‘Student Postmortem: AudiOdyssey’
SOURCE Gamasutra.com, 8/4/08
New
RNIB report points to accessible ICT systems for the elderly and disabled SOURCE
Scenta.co.uk,
8/4/08
TextAloud Announces Integration with iTunes
SOURCE EMedia Wire, 8/4/08
Vibrating, Braille-enabled cellphone for the blind invented in
Japan SOURCE CrunchGear.com, 8/4/08
Experimental Audio Games!
SOURCE Audiogames.net, 8/4/08
Orca accessibility app makes a whale of an impact
SOURCE Linux.com, 7/4/08
Rapid
Prototyping models help blind boy to see new home SOURCE EngineeringTalk.com, 7/4/08
Espeak
Macintosh Installer SOURCE ATmac.org, 6/4/08
Icon and Icon Braille+ now Play NLS Books & Serotek Content;
Audible Support Imminent SOURCE NBP updates blog, 4/4/08
Robotic
pen guides the hand of the blind SOURCE New Scientist, 4/4/08
Cell
phone application has potential for being useful tool for blind diabetics SOURCE
Access
Ability, 4/4/08
FAG to launch braille device
SOURCE Packaging News, 4/4/08
New Players Similar to zen Stone Add Nice features
SOURCE NBP updates blog, 3/4/08
New book, "A Pocketful of
Sound: A Quick-Start & Buyer’s Guide to Accessible Book & music Players"
released SOURCE NBP Updates blog, 3/4/08
Victor
Reader Stream now available with English U.K. Daniel TTS voice SOURCE Access Watch
blog, 2/4/08
New
screen reader friendly game "Muelsfell: Rise of the Golems" SOURCE
Audiogames.net,
2/4/08
Siafu: a shape-changing laptop concept for the
blind SOURCE Dvice.com, 1/4/08
The Expanding Speech Tech Universe, by James A. Larson
SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/4/08
March 2008 (39 Links)
Report on International ICT Accessibility
Standards Proposed, Being Developed & Recently Published SOURCE Tiresias.org,
31/3/08
Premier Assistive Technology Inc. changes
name to Premier
Literacy SOURCE Emedia Wire, 31/3/08
Use
Your Regular MAC Keyboard As A Perkins Braille Keyboard SOURCE ATmac.org, 31/3/08
Interview:
Eduard Sanchez, Creator of Mobile Speak & Founder of Code
Factory SOURCE Mark Taylor Candleshore, 30/3/08
The sense and nonsense of haptic technology in games
SOURCE Jan Jacob Mekes, via Audiogames.net, 29/3/08
My
Touch Keys: Real Tactile Keyboard for the iPhone SOURCE Mobile Whack, 29/3/08
Linux Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 5.3.1 *
features Adriane Audio Desktop * SOURCE E-linux,it, 28/3/08
Fingernail camera makes any object a touchpad
SOURCE New Scientist, 28/3/08
Interactive
Fiction games SOURCE ATMac.org, 26/3/08
Shockwave game accessibility,
by Thomas Westin SOURCE Adobe Developer blog, 25/3/08
BlogBard:
Text-to-Speech for Your Blog SOURCE Mashable.com, 20/3/08
Interviews
with CSUN Exhibitors SOURCE T&T Consultancy Blog & Podcast, 19/3/08
Errata for DAISY/NISO Z39.86 Specifications for the Digital Talking Book
SOURCE DAISY Consortium, 18/3/08
Narrator 2.0 text-to-speech utility released
fpr MAC OS X SOURCE MacWorld.com, 17/3/08
RISC
OS: Google funding offered to NetSurf
project SOURCE Drobe.co.uk, 17/3/08
Super-Regulator’ Sharpens Focus On Accessibility
SOURCE E-access Blog, 17/3/08
Announcement of cSUN
Audio Interviews Feature SOURCE T&T Consultancy Blog & Podcast, 16/3/08
Google Reader now has Aria
SOURCE Afeedisborn.com,15/3/08
MAGic 11.0 Promotional Release lasts
till August 2008 without interruption SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 14/3/08
Dolphin
Scripting - audio presentation SOURCE T&T Consultancy Blog & Podcast, 14/3/08
A-technic SpeakOn
software * FREE * updated to version 1.7.0 SOURCE A-technic.net, 13/3/08
Microsoft Announces New Accessibility Tools and Resources for
Developers SOURCE PR Newswire, 13/3/08
Video of Immersion Corporation demonstrating haptic response to
on-screen key presses SOURCE MSmobiles.com, 13/3/08
HumanWare expands its GPS line for blind
people, with the new Trekker Breeze SOURCE Humanware.com, 12/3/08
Serotek
adds screen magnification to System Access SOURCE Blind Geek Zone, 12/3/08
ARIA
For Google Reader: In praise of timely information access SOURCE The Official Google
Blog, 12/3/08
GNOME 2.2 now available:
offers significant accessibility improvements SOURCE ZD Net, 12/3/08
LINUX:
Update on Knoppix 5.3.1 status, by Klaus Knopper SOURCE Debian.org, 11/3/08
HumanWare
releases Victor Stream 1.2 upgrade SOURCE Blind Geek Zone, 11/3/08
GW Micro To Demonstrate the New Window-Eyes 7.0 Features, Including
Scripting, March 17 SOURCE Accessible World, 10/3/08
Version 9 Release Date Announced as 12th March 2008
SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 9/3/08
Vodafone launches service for blind users
SOURCE Ballyfermot Post, Ireland 7/3/08
Tactile Wand concept aims to aid the visually
impaired SOURCE Engadget, 7/3/08
Swap your CD licence for a V9 Dolphin Pen
SOURCE Dolphin
Computer Access, 7/3/08
BBC
iPlayer to roll out subtitles by end of March: also developing audio description
solution SOURCE New Media Age, 5/3/08
Levitating joystick improves computer feedback
SOURCE New Scientist, 4/3/08
kReader helps the Blind to Read
SOURCE Coolest-Gadgets.com, 3/3/08
Edit
Pad Pro 6.4.0 now screen reader accessible SOURCE Tweakers.net, 3/3/08
Make Your Application Accessible with Accerciser
SOURCE Linux Journal, 1/3/08
Jan/Feb08 (24 Links)
TVs and computers for the blind
SOURCE features the Zen concept PC SOURCE Tech.co.uk, 28/2/08 13 Questions:
Julie Howell SOURCE BBC Ouch! 28/2/08
Apple Posts VoiceOver Podcast on iTunes
SOURCE Lioncourt.com, 28/2/08
GNOME focuses on accessibility -- with a little help from Mozilla and others
SOURCE Linux.com, 27/2/08
Better accessibility through Vista
SOURCE Computer Active, 26/2/08
Zen PC Concept for the visually impaired
SOURCE Product-Reviews.net, 25/2/08
Google Reader Short Cut keys
SOURCE Afeedisborn.com, 24/2/08
Mitsumi develops haptic
Touch Pad to be installed on the back of mobile devices SOURCE FarEastGizmos.com, 23/2/08
Toshiba's
new CV range hi-definition LCD TV's include built-in audio description SOURCE
The
Register, 22/12/08
Displaysense
championing its new product for the blind - a talking display stand SOURCE
Bishops
Stortford Citizen, 20/2/08
Revised: Guidelines for the Design of
Accessible I C T Systems - Touchscreens SOURCE Tiresias.org, 20/2/08
KeyCue 4.1 keyboard shortcut cheat sheet now with large-print themes
SOURCE PRmac.com, 19/2/08
Voice demonstration of Wayfinder Access for people with visual impairments
SOURCE WayFinder.com, 18/2/08
Open Source DAISY Projects
SOURCE NFB Access Technology Blog, 15/2/08
Game Accessibility Arcade to be Presented at Game
Developers Conference 2008 SOURCE GameSpy.com, 15/2/08
LG Handset Comes with Tactile Feedback Touch-screen
SOURCE Cellular News, 13/2/08
Readers get the bigger picture
SOURCE This is Cheshire, 10/2/08
Apple updates address media apps, visually impaired
SOURCE ITwire.com,
7/2/08
Samsung launches black U600 with haptic touch
SOURCE Pocket
Lint, 6/2/08
Case study: Brighton & Hove City Council's Talking Bus Stops
for the blind and visually impaired SOURCE PublicTechnology.net, 4/2/08
Scanner Puts Blind People In
Picture SOURCE I C Renfrewshire, 30/1/08
Nokia Launches N82 Smartphone For Visually Impaired
SOURCE Eflux Media, 29/1/08
Bomi Kim Tactile MP3 player - braille-like control
SOURCE Tech Digest, 29/1/08
Watch Low Vision Aids in Action on YouTube
SOURCE Magnifiers.org,
3/1/08
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Links mostly to real first person writing BY blind or V I
people, and V I P writers in the news
November 2008 (18 Links)
Malcolm Graham - Troubled Eyes in the Beholder SOURCE Chairman Mal's Little Red Book, 29/11/08 Jemma Brown - Scrapbooking SOURCE Diary of a Monkey, 27/11/08 Dave Williams - Parenting Books SOURCE DaveWilliams.co.uk, 26/11/08 Stephen Kuusisto - The Miniature Pony SOURCE Planet of the Blind blog, 26/11/08 Mark Taylor Candleshore - Listen To My Movie, Baby SOURCE MTC blog, 26/11/08 Wayne Merritt - A dog's bedtime prayer SOURCE Waynes Blog, 26/11/08 Selina Litt - Moorfields, Paralympics and Braille SOURCE Selina's World blog, 25/11/08 Chris Hofstader - Eating An Elephant Part II: Apple Rising SOURCE Blind Confidential, 24/11/08 Chris Hofstader - Deadly Combo - Mobile GEO put to the test SOURCE Blind Confidential, 20/11/08 Kevin Chappell - What it’s like to browse the web with a disability SOURCE Common Look and Feel blog, 17/11/08 Selina Litt - Final Selection Weekend SOURCE Selina's World blog, 16/11/08 Tim O Brien - Spelunking Your Books SOURCE tim o’brien photos blog, 16/11/08 Ian Hamilton - Why I turn a blind eye to visiting the hospital SOURCE The Herald, 14/11/08 Gordon C Cardona - The Wasteland SOURCE Gordons D-Zone blog, 14/11/08 Jemma Brown - Ouch! The Streets, and a bit about me SOURCE Diary of a Monkey blog, 9/11/08 T.Reid - Four’s Not a Crowd with Vicky *
stars Victor reader stream!* SOURCE Reid My Mind Blog, 8/11/08 Joseph Monks - Come and get ‘em SOURCE Sight Unseen Pictures blog, 6/11/08 Roger Wilson-Hinds - More Success for Thunder SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 3/11/08
October 2008 (17 Links)
Marion Knocks - Terrifying memories of the doodlebug SOURCE Get Reading, 30/10/08 Selina Litt - Blind Drive Challenge for Guide Dogs SOURCE Selina's World blog, 27/10/08 Sunil Peck - RNIB and Action for Blind People set to merge SOURCE Disability Now, 27/10/08 Stephen Kuusisto - Yes, I'm a blind customer SOURCE Planet of the blind blog, 26/10/08 Stephen Kuusisto - How Many Stories Am I Holding Up? SOURCE Planet of the blind blog, 26/10/08 Selina Litt - Paralympic Princess SOURCE Selina's World blog, 25/10/08 Sunil Peck - Care funding is ‘flawed’ and ‘unfair’ SOURCE Disability Now, 24/10/08 Vidar Hjardeng - Land of ice and steam SOURCE Disability Now, 23/10/08 Darnell Swallow - Hard as hell SOURCE Disability Now, 22/10/08 Roger Wilson-Hinds - The Credit Crunch and Greetings Cards. SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 21/10/08 Dave Williams - Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado (Review) SOURCE DaveWilliams.co.uk, 11/10/08 Damon Rose - The stock market crash - attrition time SOURCE DoYourWorst.blogspot.com, 10/10/08 Peter Minney - Use language of common sense (letter) SOURCE Northampton Chronicle, 10/10/08 Anna Dresner - Organizing Blogroll on WordPress.com Blogs SOURCE NBP book updates blog, 10/10/08 Ron Graham - Happy Rebirth Day; A matter of attitude SOURCE Access Ability blog, 9/10/08 Chris Hofstader - Eating an Elephant, Part 1 SOURCE Blind Confidential blog, 5/10/08 Ian Hamilton - Taking to the air with a wing and a prayer SOURCE The Herald, Scotland 3/10/08
September 2008 (11 Links)
Gordon C Cardona: Tribute to Wenzu Dalli - disability activist (and more) Parts 1-4 SOURCE Gordon's D-zone blog, 30/9/08 Sunil Peck: Government ‘must not fail’ on convention SOURCE Disability Now, 25/9/08 Damon Rose: Geek day brings immediate access solutions SOURCE BBC Ouch! 23/9/08 Selina Litt: Braille Champions SOURCE Selina's World blog, 20/9/08 Jemma Brown: Paw GUS!!! SOURCE Guiding Gus blog, 19/9/08 Jody W. Ianuzzi : Customizing Your Canes SOURCE Fred's Head Companion, 19/9/08 Jennifer Doherty: Thought this was nice.... SOURCE Paws for Thought blog, 17/9/08 Roger Wilson-Hinds - Web accessibility and Itunes SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 16/9/08 Information about new Blind Bloggers Group SOURCE Talking Books Librarian blog, 11/9/08 Chris Hofstader: Moron Apple SOURCE Blind Confidential, 10/9/08 Damon Rose: The Saturday Banana - Bill Oddie - my memories SOURCE DoYourWorst.blogspot.com, 10/9/08
August 2008 (10 Links)
Jemma
Brown - About Me SOURCE Diary of a monkey blog, 31/8/08 Blogger of the Week: Siniša Boljanovic SOURCE Global Voices Online,
31/8/08
New book written by blind scientist Lawrence Scadden
SOURCE Reading in the dark blog, 28/8/08 Jemma
Brown: Three...two...one...
BLASTOFF! SOURCE BBC Ouch! blog, 27/8/08 Kerry
Pringle: It's been a while! SOURCE Blindsided Studio & Gallery blog,
20/8/08 Stephen
Kuusisto - Your blind reporter SOURCE Planet of the Blind blog, 18/8/08 Ian
Hamilton - Adopt a blind man and make my world a better place SOURCE The Herald,
15/8/08 Jemma
Brown - You know when you are in the eye clinic when... SOURCE BBC Ouch! blog,
12/8/08 Chris
Hofstader - Libertyware SOURCE Blind Confidential, 9/8/08 Ai squared announces the
winners of it's June 2008 writing competition SOURCE Ai Squared News, 4/8/08
July 2008 (11 Links)
Ian MacRae - Putting access to Britain in your pocket SOURCE
Disability Now, 29/7/08
Julie Coakley - I couldn't say the word 'blind' SOURCE
Guardian Life and Style, 28/7/08
Ryan Knighton - What It Feels Like...to Race a Car Blind
SOURCE Esquire Magazine, 28/7/08
Jemma Brown - Fashion Advice! SOURCE Diary of a monkey blog,
28/7/08
Neil Fachie - I know I can win in Beijing SOURCE Aberdeen
Evening Express, 28/7/08
Chris Hofstader - Patent Law SOURCE Blind Confidential blog,
28/7/08
Harry Luckhurst - The Thing About Assisted Performance SOURCE
Show-and-stay.co.uk, 23/7/08
Kerry Pringle - How Blind Sided came to be... SOURCE Blind
Sided Studio and Gallery blog, 8/7/08
Ian Macrae - Bad Language SOURCE Disability Now, 6/7/08
Ian Hamilton - Blind to the fact that integration doesn’t
always work SOURCE The Herald, 4/7/08
Roger WIlson-Hinds - Not all doom and gloom SOURCE The Blind
Blogger, 1/7/08
June 2008 (6 Links)
May 2008 (8 Links)
April 2008 (10 Links)
John
Cassidy: Don't lose your bottle SOURCE Disability Now, 24/4/08
David
Blunkett: Judges are law unto themselves SOURCE The Sun, 16/4/08
Ian Hamilton:
A positive attitude to disability SOURCE BBC Scotland, 11/4/08
Richard
Kirk: The Cost Of Being Blind On Buses SOURCE This is Tamworth, 10/4/08
John
Hull: The blindfolded Christ SOURCE Faith Column, New Statesman, 10/4/08
John Hull: Blind unbelief and blind faith
SOURCE Faith Column, New Statesman, 9/4/08
Dave
Heeley: My Sport SOURCE The Telegraph, 8/4/08
Cyril Axelrod: The wealth of touch in faith
SOURCE Faith Column, New Statesman, 8/4/08
Cyril
Axelrod: Understanding deaf blindness through faith SOURCE Faith Column, New Statesman, 7/4/08
Nicole
Dryburgh: New Book "The Way I See It" published SOURCE Mirror, 3/4/08
March 2008 (8 Links)
Jan/Feb08 (4 Links)
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& campaigns that blind and partially
sighted people face in everyday life.
November 2008 (17 Links)
Open your eyes to the needs of the blind SOURCE Network Norwich, 29/11/08 Response to Proposed Energy Efficiency Standards for Light Bulbs used for General Lighting SOURCE NCBI, Ireland 27/11/08 Taxi driver did not refuse blind woman SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 26/11/08 County Council Champions Benefits for Visually Impaired Residents SOURCE Gloucestershire County Council, 25/11/08 Registered Blind and Partially Sighted Persons Scotland 2008 SOURCE The Scottish Executive, 25/11/08 Volunteer for blind welfare charity is honoured SOURCE Isle of Man Today, 23/11/08 Scheme to improve lives of blind people is launched SOURCE Aberdeen Press & Journal, 21/11/08 Council chased blind 'driver' for £571 parking fine SOURCE This is London, 20/11/08 Diabetic Ben, eight, takes campaign to Parliament SOURCE Stamford Mercury, 20/11/08 Wrangling Over the Rights of the Blind SOURCE Public Knowledge blog, 13/11/08 Supporting the blind through rule changes SOURCE Dumfries Standard, 12/11/08 Taxi driver fined after refusing lift to blind man and his dog SOURCE 24Dash.com, 11/11/08 Durkan sees red on blind allowance SOURCE Derry Journal, 7/11/08 A blind bit of notice in County Durham SOURCE Action for Blind People, 5/11/08 Man left blind after road accident awarded £3.5m payout SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 4/11/08 Flintshire Council calls for review plea for disability allowance for blind SOURCE Evening Leader, 3/11/08 Call for better deal for blind residents SOURCE Louth Leader, 3/11/08
October 2008 (30 Links)
Disability Living Allowance - 'Taken for a Ride' SOURCE RNIB, 31/10/08 Participants Ready Agendas For New-Look WIPO Copyright Committee SOURCE Intellectual Property Watch, 31/10/08 Fury at NIE attitude to diabetic couple’s struggle in the dark SOURCE Belfast Telegraph, 31/10/08 Blind woman faces mile walk to local post office SOURCE Paisley Gazette, 29/10/08 RNIB And Action For Blind People Join Forces, UK SOURCE Medical News Today, 28/10/08 NCBI’s Response to Budget 2009 SOURCE National Council for the Blind of Ireland, 28/10/08 MP backs £30m boost for blind SOURCE Bracknell News, 28/10/08 Delegation demands a fairer deal for the blind SOURCE This is Cornwall, 27/10/08 More help plea for blind people SOURCE Horncastle News, 24/10/08 Blind team joins cash campaign SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 24/10/08 Council pledges support in battle for more money for the blind SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 23/10/08 Recession Is Poor Excuse For Exclusion, Analyst Warns. SOURCE E-access Bulletin, 22/10/08 Blind society takes fight to Parliament SOURCE Spalding Today, 21/10/08 Councillors join calls for blind residents to receive extra cash SOURCE This is South Devon, 20/10/08 Mass march on Parliament over benefits ‘betrayal’ SOURCE Disability Now, 19/10/08 Blind people call for cash aid to get out to work SOURCE Sheffield Star, 18/10/08 Flintshire councillors call for allowance changes for blind residents SOURCE Flintshire Evening Leader, 17/10/08 Blind woman takes mobility fight to MPs SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 15/10/08 Government is 'betraying the blind' SOURCE Channel 4 News, 15/10/08 White Cane Safety Day SOURCE National Council for the Blind of Ireland, 15/10/08 Assembly Member shows support for Braille scheme SOURCE Flintshire Chronicle, 14/10/08 Scheme supports blind people SOURCE Doncaster Star, 13/10/08 Campaign has its sights on eye unit SOURCE Bournemouth Echo, 12/10/08 Blind man thrown out of pub for wearing the wrong trousers SOURCE Bournemouth Echo, 11/10/08 BT leaves octogenarian without a phone line SOURCE The Guardian, 10/10/08 Blind Genny joins rally cash plea SOURCE This is South Devon, 10/10/08 Pubs face A-board ban SOURCE The Publican, 9/10/08 Letter: Visually impaired need help from cradle to grave SOURCE Horncastle News, 6/10/08 A guide to helping the blind SOURCE Peterborough Today, 2/10/08 Minister asked to come to aid of Chester’s blind people SOURCE Chester Chronicle, 2/10/08
September 2008 (25 Links)
Blind swimmer pursues Tory seat (scroll
down page) SOURCE The Telegraph, 30/9/08 TUC has no taste for blood SOURCE
Disability Now, 30/9/08 World View Round-up:
Chinese still stalling on human rights SOURCE Disability Now, 30/9/08 Blind runner praises Accord's new equality scheme
SOURCE 24Dash.com, 29/9/08 My mum would be lost without tokens
SOURCE Southern Daily Echo, 26/9/08 Bus driver couldn't help blind person
SOURCE This is Exeter, 25/9/08 Cash bid for the blind
SOURCE Swindon Advertiser, 25/9/08
Understanding those with sight difficulties
SOURCE Worcester News, 24/9/08 No room for charity cruisers at quay
SOURCE Colchester Gazette, 22/9/08
Blind law plunges Korea into chaos
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 21/9/08 Taxi driver turned away Wakefield blind man
SOURCE Wakefield Express, 19/9/08
Kira
Cochrane asks what the Paralympics says about the visability of disability
in the media SOURCE The Guardian, 18/9/08 RNIB care guide outlines improvements for visually impaired
SOURCE Community Care, 18/9/08 Transport debate ‘excluded disabled delegates’
SOURCE Disability Now, 18/9/08 One third of young people would be uncomfortable meeting a disabled person:
study SOURCE Youreable.com, 16/9/08
Blind week receives support from minister
SOURCE Ed Exec, 15/9/08 "If that’s how you treat people, I’ll take my cash elsewhere"
SOURCE This is Guernsey, 12/9/08 Blind People *
NFB * Meet In Devon For Their Annual Delegates' Conference SOURCE Medical News
Today, 11/9/08
Blind plan to lobby over cash payments
SOURCE Bradford Telegraph, 9/9/08 Good practice in sight - new guide
SOURCE 24Dash.com, 9/9/08 Five-figure payout for BBC reporter taken off the TV news 'because he was blind'
SOURCE This is London, 5/9/08 East Lothian Council cuts home help hours to blind woman
SOURCE East Lothian News, Scotland 5/9/08 89-year-old blind man's roof fall suicide
SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 4/9/08 Blind robert’s hell is over
SOURCE Ayr Advertiser, Scotland, 4/9/08 Royal Blind School and Scottish Braille Press
SOURCE The Scottish Government, 2/9/08
August 2008 (15 Links)
She supported the NHS – then it let her down
SOURCE The Independent, 31/8/08
Blind people discriminated throughout the globe even more in Britain
SOURCE Democracy Forum, 29/8/08 Too late: After thousands of patients needlessly go blind, NICE boss says sorry
for delays in sight-saving drugs SOURCE Daily Mail, 28/8/08
Timeline of the fight to get drugs to help people going blind
SOURCE The Telegraph, 27/8/08 Letter:
Back our fight to end injustice SOURCE Bexley Times, 27/8/08 Golfer Ray is going blind because of drugs postcode lottery
SOURCE This is Gloucestershire, 23/8/08 Wellingborough woman fights for benefits equality
SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 18/8/08 Letter:
Help needed for the blind SOURCE Doncaster Free Press, 15/8/08 Mother
launches campaign for blind son to get allowance for a Motability car SOURCE
Press & Journal, Scotland 14/8/08 More benefits for partially-sighted
SOURCE Shields Gazette, 11/8/08 Disability Living Allowance Campaign - we need your help
SOURCE Action for Blind People, 7/8/08
Going Blind Due To Postcode Lottery SOURCE
This is Walsall, 7/8/08
Check
the fine print for noncompliance, part 2 * features study into accessible healthcare
* SOURCE Alignmap.com, 6/8/08 Software rule keeps Peter out of voluntary work
SOURCE Eastbourne Herald, 5/8/08 Blind, immobilised, diabetic - but the NHS doesn't care
SOURCE The Observer, 3/8/08
July 2008 (18 Links)
Blind brothers in bid to save books SOURCE Tottenham Journal,
30/7/08
The hidden cost of choice SOURCE The Herald, 29/7/08
Poor and disabled still not tuning in to digital television's
switchover message SOURCE The Observer, 27/7/08
Minister listens to Londoners' views on care SOURCE Caring
Business, 25/7/08
Special needs
Act attacked SOURCE Times Educational Supplement, 25/7/08
Disabled factory Glencraft "secures future" SOURCE BBC News,
24/7/08
New European rules for blind travellers SOURCE Passenger
Terminal Today, 23/7/08
Three patients who are going blind overturn NHS drug ban
SOURCE Telegraph, 22/7/08
Disability Body Blasts EU Anti-Discrimination Draft SOURCE E-access Blog,
21/7/08
Increased Suicide Risk Associated With Visual Impairment
SOURCE Medical News Today, 15/7/08
Campaign to help deaf and blind launched SOURCE Wales Daily
Post, 15/7/08
Judge calls for deal over NHS blind drug dispute SOURCE
Yorkshire Post, 12/7/08
Blind woman barred from coach trip - by blind club SOURCE
Huddersfield Examiner, 11/7/08
Loneliness and isolation felt by blind Scots SOURCE Edinburgh
Evening News, 10/7/08
Disabled man’s shock after passport denial SOURCE News
Shopper, 10/7/08
Visually Impaired Girl's School Victory SOURCE This is
Nottingham, 7/7/08
Bus service cuts will leave us stranded, says blind man SOURCE
Wales Online, 5/7/08
Entrepreneurs lend voices to Creature Comforts ads SOURCE More
Than, 3/7/08
June 2008 (22 Links)
Union to
protest at blind charity's gala
SOURCE Kent
News, 29/6/08 High Court challenge to make NHS provide
'blind cure' drug SOURCE Daily Mirror, 28/6/08 Care
Cut Campaign triggers Government rethink SOURCE Epping Forest Guardian, 26/6/08
Brown reveals sight saved by NHS
SOURCE BBC
Scotland, 26/6/08 Blind pensioner left to tackle streets alone
SOURCE Leamington Courier, 26/6/08 Cabbie loses eye-sight appeal
SOURCE This is Hampshire, 26/6/08 UCU: Problems at Royal College for the Blind 'masked by Paralympics celebration'
(Politics.co.uk, 25/6/08 Richard
Williams on tendering for 2012: WMH failed on SOURCE quote "Insufficient evidence
of the Applicant's understanding of RNIB's guidelines for accessible design
and print" SOURCE Design Week, 25/6/08 Gurkha VC winner delivers medals to Downing Street in protest
SOURCE Telegraph,
25/6/08 Time to see things from a different point of view
SOURCE The Herald, 24/6/08 Charity attacks 'failures' over deaf-blind children
SOURCE Yorkshire Post, 24/6/08 Care Of Youngsters With Dual Disability Defended By County
SOURCE This
is Exeter, 24/6/08 People could go blind depending on post code
SOURCE News Wales, 24/6/08 Unified English Braille, Dolphin are ready but YOU decide!
SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 17/6/08 RLSB
Factory for the Blind to Shut * embedded video report with sound, autoplays
* SOURCE ITV News, 12/6/08 No place to play for Maddie
SOURCE Teeside Gazette, 12/6/08 'How will we cope without post office?'
SOURCE North Devon Gazette, 11/6/08 Woman petitions Government in battle against blindness
SOURCE Hertfordshire Comet, 11/5/08 Supporters are determined to keep Homecall going
SOURCE Bexhill Observer, 7/6/08 Shopper's debit card plea
SOURCE Bury Free Press, 6/6/08 Blind Man Walked Into Prison Van - Twice
SOURCE This
Is South Devon, 5/6/08 Brain-damaged, partially blind teenager wins €3m settlement
SOURCE Ireland.com, 4/6/08
May 2008 (34 Links)
Second bid for new home for blind
SOURCE Suffolk Evening Star, 31/5/08
I’m blind, but I can't get a white stick
SOURCE Belfast Telegraph, 30/5/08
Blind people to have a say
SOURCE Coventry Telegraph, 30/5/08
Blind pensioner’s fury over bus pass delay
SOURCE Chester Chronicle, 29/5/08
Ordeal continues for disabled man
SOURCE Wanstead & Woodford Guardian, 29/5/08
Family's anger as mum dies alone
SOURCE Shields Gazette, 24/5/08
New hope that couple can be kept together
SOURCE This is Hampshire, 24/5/08
Disabled bus user's carer forced to pay
SOURCE Wetherby News, 23/5/08
Street protest gives public taste of cluster bomb hell
SOURCE Irish
Independent, 23/5/08
TUC challenges Government and media to address hate crimes against disabled
people SOURCE T U C, 21/5/08
Long term care Q&A: The funding maze
SOURCE This is Money, 21/5/08
Double rejection for near-blind pensioner
SOURCE Stourbridge News, 21/5/08
'The war couldn't split us up so why should social services?'
SOURCE Daily
Mail, 19/5/08
Don't
cut off my life-line pleads visually impaired Rye woman SOURCE Rye and Battle Today,
19/5/08
US audiobooks for the blind threatened
SOURCE BBC
America, 19/5/08
MP's slam taxman's communications
SOURCE Accountancy Age, 16/5/08
Stuck at home, the fate of 92-year-old still full of
life SOURCE Islington Tribune, 16/5/08
Tracking
the NHS SOURCE The Engineer Online, 15/5/08
Social services delay costs OAP her life savings
SOURCE Hampstead & Highgate Express, 15/5/08
Animal carcass is found in tank
SOURCE Berrow Journal, 15/5/08
Dustmen Boycott Blind War Hero's Bin
SOURCE Daily
Express, 14/5/08
‘My quality of life will be destroyed’:
blind radio ham SOURCE Redditch Advertiser, 13/5/08
Disabled clock-up
SOURCE Sunday Mirror, 11/5/08
Blind survivor tells of Holocaust
SOURCE BBC
News, 10/5/08
Bus
driver accused of ignoring visually-impaired man SOURCE Eastbourne Today, 10/5/08
The pensioners left in the dark
SOURCE Dorset Echo, 9/5/08
Huntingdonshire council pay £30k to fix logo
SOURCE Daily Mirror, 9/5/08
Council to probe claim election rules were breached
SOURCE Spenborough Guardian, 9/5/08
Blind missing out on hi-tech library services
SOURCE South Wales Echo, 8/5/08
Post office serving flats for the blind is spared axe
SOURCE Evening Standard, 6/5/08
Churches are challenged over access for blind
SOURCE Network Norwich, 5/5/08
Partially-sighted Manchester United fan released
SOURCE Tameside Advertiser, 2/5/08
Blind man falls into sewage hole
SOURCE This
is Hertfordshire, 2/5/08
Blind solicitor takes on American Express
SOURCE Dundee
Courier, 1/5/08
April 2008 (38 Links)
'Go blind - then we'll treat you', says NHS
SOURCE Wandsworth Guardian, 29/4/08
Loss of Homecall service to blind would be "devastating"
SOURCE Bexhill Observer, 28/4/08
Cost of carer travel for disabled angers mum
SOURCE Thurrock Gazette, 28/4/08
World Blind Union Right to Read Global Campaign
SOURCE WBU via "We Can Do" blog, 27/4/08
Tenant's Anger At Eviction Note
SOURCE This
Is Bristol, 26/4/08
Blind Brothers In 'Dice With Death'
SOURCE This
is South Wales, 24/4/08
No money, no sight - but NHS may soon pay
SOURCE Exmouth Journal, 24/4/08
Blind man told he’s not blind enough by
insurer SOURCE Irish Examiner, 24/4/08
Digital
Switchover: "only a third of people in Whitehaven eligible for assistance accepted help"
SOURCE Guardian,
24/4/08
Paisley grandmother in sheltered housing
struggle SOURCE I C Renfrewshire, 23/4/08
Disabled man in carer costs fight
SOURCE This is Lancashire, 23/4/08
Royal ability is just what bosun ordered
SOURCE Bournemouth Echo, 22/4/08
'She didn't deserve to die like this'
SOURCE South Yorkshire Star, 22/4/08
RNIB-led UK vision strategy urges social care improvements
SOURCE Community Care, 18/4/08
Guide Dog Barred From A Train.. In Case It Has Fleas
SOURCE Glasgow Daily Record, 18/4/08
Man's family appeal PCT refusal
SOURCE BBC
News, 18/4/08
Deaf and blind woman denied pension by Post Office because her signature has
changed SOURCE Daily Mail, 17/4/08
Blind man awarded €3,000 for insults from bus driver
SOURCE Irish Independent, 16/4/08
Benefit advice for the blind
SOURCE Lancashire Telegraph, 16/4/08
'Yes' to sight-saving drug on NHS
SOURCE Sussex Argus, 16/4/08
Draconian decision that leaves blind homeless
SOURCE Ilford Recorder, 16/4/08
Blind George Will Lead Bramblebrook Residents In Fight Against Closure Plans
SOURCE This
is Derbyshire, 15/4/08
11th hour appeal to save home-visiting service for blind
SOURCE Hastings Observer, 14/4/08
'Wind down' concern for support body
SOURCE Sheffield Star, 14/4/08
Please, Docs, Give My Son Op He Needs
SOURCE This Is Exeter, 12/4/08
Pavement payout for street fall
SOURCE This is Hertfordshire, 11/4/08
Decision too late to save Daniel’s sight
SOURCE Woking News & Mail, 10/4/08
Care staff 'broke pensioner's leg'
SOURCE Sheffield Star, 9/4/08
Woman fears blindness in drug row
SOURCE BBC News, 9/4/08
Blind man angered by bank changes
SOURCE BBC Scotland, 8/4/08
Case for blind moves forward
SOURCE Huddersfield Examiner, 7/4/08
Care battle costs £50k
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 7/4/08
Bank upgrade is excluding blind
SOURCE BBC
Radio 4 Moneybox, 5/4/08
Family plea to help daughter see
SOURCE Belfast Newsletter, 4/4/08
Blind
man wins reduction in his council tax band SOURCE Yorkshire Post, 3/4/08
Justice In Sight For Thousands At Risk Of Blindness As Barriers To Treatment
Start To Come Down SOURCE Medical News Today, 3/4/08
Sorry, you'll just go blind
SOURCE Cambridge News, 3/4/08
Blind man's two-year battle with Council
SOURCE Fife
Today, 2/4/08
March 2008 (22 Links)
Care costs rise just not ‘fairer’
SOURCE Dorset Echo, 31/3/08
Disabled help police communicate
SOURCE Press Association via Northumberland Today, 28/3/08
Schoolboy fights for right to read
SOURCE Bexhill Observer, 27/3/08
Thalidomiders from around the world are flying in for a rally outside the German
embassy in London on April 3 SOURCE Sunday Times, 23/3/08
Call For Work
On Exceptions And Limitations In WIPO Copyright Committee SOURCE International Centre for Trade and Sustainable
Development, 20/3/08
Campaigners set sights on council
SOURCE Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 19/3/08
EDM1210:
Access To Textbooks And Reading For Blind And Dyslexic Children SOURCE Parliamentary
Early Day Motions, 18/3/08
Disabled will still go free on buses
SOURCE Cumbria News & Star, 18/3/08
"Super-Regulator" Sharpens Focus On Accessibility
SOURCE E-Access blog, 17/3/08
Salmond lobbied over council cuts:
Glencraft factory closure "illegal under DDA" SOURCE BBC Scotland, 17/3/08
Talking-books - epetition reply
SOURCE 10 Downing Street, 14/3/08
Donations needed as Dave Heeley Refused Direct Flight from Argentina
SOURCE SARTMA.com, 13/3/08
Battle for books
SOURCE Liverpool Echo, 13/3/08
Bombed
cadet loses half of blindness payout because he had already lost an eye SOURCE
Daily
Mail, 13/3/08
Disabled man's two-year gas bill row
SOURCE Blackpool News, 12/3/08
Argentina stops blind runner travelling to
Falklands SOURCE Merco Press, 11/3/08
Nottingham Research Sparks Blind Charity's TV Call
SOURCE This
is Nottingham, 10/3/08
RNIB research reveals that TV is good for you
SOURCE RNIB, 10/3/08
Council care home ban for smoker
SOURCE Yorkshire Evening Post, 7/3/08
Government 'Allowing Patients To Go Blind'
SOURCE This
is Devon, 5/3/08
Small print causes big concerns
SOURCE BBC
News, 4/3/08
Politicians to fight for under-threat blind workers
SOURCE This
is North Scotland, 1/3/08
January/February 2008 (16 Links)
Blunkett To Speak In Aberdeen On 'Tragedy' Of Glencraft Closure
SOURCE This is North Scotland, 29/2/08
Blind man backs MMR jab calls
SOURCE BBC
News, 29/2/08
'Nazis' jibe as factory for the blind and disabled faces closure
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 29/2/08
Nearly
blind man wins treatment SOURCE The Sun, 28/2/08
'What price my sight?'
SOURCE St Albans and Harpenden Review, 27/3/08
Surgery
approved for deaf and blind man SOURCE 93 SOURCE Irish Indendendent, 22/2/08
Anger as North
Tyneside Talking Books for Blind service is cut SOURCE News Guardian, 21/2/08
'Blind treatment is available, so why can't I have it?
SOURCE Harrow Times, 19/2/08
Lifeline centre for the blind in jeopardy
SOURCE Thurrock Gazette, 14/2/08
Nurse in scuffle with blind man begs panel to keep her in job
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 13/2/08
Campaign to push audio description on TV
SOURCE Daily Post, Wales 12/2/08
Blind teenager stuck at home
SOURCE Sunderland Echo, 6/2/08
Steel band 'terrorists' win Ryanair case
SOURCE The Independent UK, 6/2/08
‘Terrible shock’ for blind man
SOURCE The Times, 30/1/08
Lonesome train traveller
SOURCE Limerick Leader, Ireland 29/1/08
Blind Patient's Bus Marathon
SOURCE This
is Devon, 25/1/08
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Vipnews.org.uk Campaigns & Legal 2007 page
Links to stories about charitable organisations for blind &
partially sighted people large and small, and fundraising activities.
November 2008 (13 links)
Seeing is believing: Sightsavers International SOURCE Scotland on Sunday, 30/11/08 St Dunstan's mounts direct mail campaign to help ex-Service people SOURCE Brand Republic, 28/11/08 Home-based festive fair nets £1,700 for blind youngsters SOURCE This is Kent, 28/11/08 NCBI Christmas Cards on sale now! SOURCE National Council of the Blind of Ireland, 19/11/08 New group has a very bright future SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 18/11/08 Council cannot save blind centre SOURCE BBC Coventry, 14/11/08 China offers hope to blind tot Joshua SOURCE North Wales Chronicle, 13/11/08 Social night for Galway Visually Impaired Activities Club SOURCE Galway Advertiser, Ireland 13/11/08 A Blind Woman, Two Wheels and 25,000 Miles - Tour Update SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 12/11/08 Lottery cash help for blind charity SOURCE West Cumberland Times & Star, 6/11/08 Blindfold boost for £6m Beacon appeal SOURCE Dudley News, 5/11/08 Blind Kirkby man: 'Please help me get my life back' SOURCE Mansfield Chadd, 5/11/08 Sights set on advice day for the blind SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 5/11/08 Chorley VIPs unveil Penwortham blind charity's bookshop SOURCE Lancashire Telegraph, 3/11/08 Messages from Santa by Braille or CD SOURCE Peterborough Today, 1/11/08
October 2008 (37 links)
Hear all about it: News at the flick of a switch SOURCE Islington Tribune, 31/10/08 Youngsters make a splash at swim SOURCE Bury Free Press, 31/10/08 Family's fundraising goal for Falklands veteran SOURCE South Wales Argus, 30/10/08 Peterborough blind group to meet up SOURCE Peterborough Today, 29/10/08 Access in Dudley group gets award SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 28/10/08 Charity has blind devotion to cause SOURCE Bournemouth Echo, 27/10/08 Chorley to get £500k blind centre SOURCE Chorley Guardian, 24/10/08 Billingham pupils' generosity will improve lives at African school SOURCE Gazette Live, 24/10/08 TDA Creates New Direct Activity For St Dunstan's SOURCE The Drum, 23/10/08 Talking newspaper man hangs up the line SOURCE Essex Echo, 23/10/08 Visionary service will benefit blind and partially sighted SOURCE Isle of Man Today, 22/10/08 Charity's farewell to its 'lottery prize' SOURCE Malton & Pickering Mercury, 22/10/08 New kitchen for the Blind Centre SOURCE Coleraine Times, 22/10/08 Swim boy's dream machine in action SOURCE This is South Devon, 20/10/08 Blind charity looking to raise £3,000 SOURCE Watford Observer, 18/10/08 Vow over blind service * CUE AND REVIEW * SOURCE Glasgow Evening Times, 17/10/08 Reading is a vital link for all of us SOURCE Coventry Telegraph, 17/10/08 Rangers to raise £50,000 for blind SOURCE Glasgow Evening Times, 16/10/08 Reading Matlock's news for 30 years SOURCE Matlock Mercury, 16/10/08 Scheme supports blind people SOURCE Doncaster Star, 13/10/08 Blind people offered helping hand SOURCE BBC News Cumbria, 12/10/08 Harrogate man to brave Antarctica for Henshaws SOURCE Knaresborough Post, 12/10/08 Award for talking newspaper SOURCE The Northern Echo, 10/10/08 Popsy pays out for dream holiday SOURCE Wales Online, 10/10/08 Scary fun for charity SOURCE Southport Visiter, 10/10/08 Blind society hands out awards SOURCE Scarborough Evening News, 9/10/08 Breaking the barriers with Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People * features video clip * SOURCE Yorkshire Post, 9/10/08 Charity beer to raise money for the blind SOURCE The Publican, 8/10/08 Blind Association moves to new premises SOURCE News Post Leader, Northumberland 8/10/08 Rock band touched by blind girl's plight SOURCE Portsmouth News, 8/10/08 Call to help Nottingham blind SOURCE This is Nottingham, 8/10/08 Penwortham blind charity to hold Preston sight loss event SOURCE Preston Citizen, 4/10/08 Indian Charity SEWA Raises £10,000 to help the blind SOURCE RedHotCurry.com, 2/10/08 Roadshow to help the blind SOURCE This is South Devon, 2/10/08 Rally round to drive blind SOURCE Bracknell News, 2/10/08 Cathedral Square Roadshow will help the blind SOURCE Peterborough Today, 1/10/08 How you can help the blind SOURCE Peterborough Today, 1/10/08
September 2008 (30 Links)
Team talk always up with the news
SOURCE Rochdale Observer, 27/9/08 No quick fix for public buildings
* features Northumberland County Blind Association * SOURCE Morpeth Herald,
27/9/08 Nurse dreams of new sensory room for sick children
SOURCE Halesowen News, 26/9/08
Henshaws marks ten-year milestone
SOURCE Knaresborough Post, 26/9/08 MP tries out charity's hi-tech equipment
SOURCE Peterborough Today, 26/9/08 Come to lunch for Bucks Association for the Blind
SOURCE Bucks Herald, 25/9/08
Lottery grant helps blind alliance group
SOURCE Mansfield Chad, 24/9/08 Pioneering blind service to visit Redhill
SOURCE Redhill & Reigate Life, 23/9/08 Olympic challenge for charity
SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 22/9/08 Blind school benefits from fashion show
SOURCE Edinburgh News, 19/9/08
Help Star Trek dream come true
SOURCE The Northern Scot, 19/9/08
Qualcomm Donates £56,000 to RNIB to Enhance Education of Blind and
Partially Sighted Children SOURCE Webwire.com, 19/9/08 Beaconsfield Talking Newspapers:
Keeping residents up to speed for 25 years SOURCE Buckinghamshire Advertiser,
18/9/08 Wirral Society for the Blind launches brick appeal to fund extension
SOURCE Wirral News, 17/9/08 Celebration at service for people with sight loss
SOURCE Caring Business, 16/9/08 Sheffield Charity seeking four-star volunteers
SOURCE Charities Aid Foundation, 16/9/08 Galloway’s Society for the Blind collection nets £1,000
SOURCE Preston Citizen, 16/9/08 Disabled group up for award
SOURCE This is Nottingham, 16/9/08 Centre for blind devastated by Morpeth floods *
features video * SOURCE Morpeth Herald, 15/9/08 Volunteers mark National Talking Newspaper Week
SOURCE Weston Mercury, 12/9/08
Grimsby charity looking to a bright future
SOURCE This is Grimsby, 10/9/08 Work to start on blind activity centre
SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 8/9/08 Plea to help give blind people a great Christmas
* features TORCH Trust * SOURCE Network Norwich, 8/9/08 Blind support group seeks new members
SOURCE Crewe Guardian, 6/9/08 Vision Support group ‘pushed out’ of venue
SOURCE Chester Chronicle, 5/9/08
Gift for the blind
SOURCE This is Derbyshire, 5/9/08 Volunteer joy for Beacon
centre after E&S plea SOURCE Midlands Express & Star, 4/9/08 Help is in sight for blind people
SOURCE South Shields Gazette, 3/9/08 Romsey
Blind Club cash collection SOURCE This is Hampshire, 2/9/08
August 2008 (25 Links)
Charity’s vision for the future
SOURCE Chester Chronicle. 29/8/08
Blind charity appeals for more volunteers
SOURCE Morecambe Visitor, 29/8/08
East Lancashire blind service is going mobile
SOURCE Burnley Citizen, 28/8/08 Tender for Support Services for Blind and Visually Impaired People
- Isle of Wight SOURCE Community Care. 28/8/08
Find out about the work done by RNIB workers in Peterborough
SOURCE Peterborough Today, 27/8/08 Blind association needs volunteers
SOURCE This is Cornwall, 27/8/08 Charity -
Vitalise - opens fun climbing wall facility SOURCE This is Cornwall, 26/8/08 Fundraiser helps blind children
SOURCE This is Cheshire, 25/8/08 Thank you for helping me see again
SOURCE Worcester News, 23/8/08
The talking newspaper - meet the team who help bring words to life
SOURCE Bognor Regis Observer, 21/8/08 Go-ahead for blind centre
SOURCE Chorley Guardian, 20/8/08 Centre celebrates one year of helping blind
SOURCE News Shopper, Kent 19/8/08 Hair salon waxes lyrical for charity
* BATS * SOURCE Falmouth Packet, 18/8/08
Stars in their eyes: Host of celebrities auction specs for sight-saving
charity SOURCE Daily Mail, 15/8/08 Southport Talking Newspaper holds celebration tea party with over 80 guests
SOURCE Southport Visiter, 13/8/08 Help
for blind offered SOURCE Belper News, Derbyshire 12/8/08
Club for blind is left nowhere to go after U-turn
SOURCE Portsmouth News, 12/8/08
20 years of talking news
SOURCE Dorset Echo, 11/8/08 Play Your Cards Right:
Poker night raises funds for Edinburgh blind school SOURCE Irvine Herald, Scotland
8/8/08
Talking newspapers help blind people keep in touch with what is going on in
their area SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 5/8/08
Priceless legacy of Navy man
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 5/8/08 Blind drivers explore RAF base
SOURCE Charities Aid Foundation, 5/8/08 Driving blind to raise money for charity centre
SOURCE Birmingham Post, 4/8/08 Help send Welwyn Garden City boy Toby to USA before he goes blind
SOURCE Welwyn & Hatfield Times, 4/8/08 Eye charity needs votes SOURCE
Basingstoke Gazette, 1/8/08
July 2008 (23 Links)
Donation will help blind group go on trip SOURCE Haverhill
Echo, Suffolk 31/7/08
Sports charity * British Blind Sport * counting on new link
SOURCE Coventry Telegraph, 30/7/08
Visit the Action for Blind People bus in Lambeth SOURCE London
Borough of Lambeth, 29/7/08
KES students set sights on helping the blind SOURCE Lynn News,
25/7/08
Going crackers for healthy snacks raises record sum for children
SOURCE NBCS, 24/7/08 Highland &
Islands Tape Service for the Blind & Disabled appeals for helpers SOURCE Highland News, Scotland 24/7/08
Blind children’s outing supported by LTI Vehicles SOURCE
Easier Motoring, 22/7/08
Youngsters rally to help blind charity SOURCE Northants
Evening Telegraph, 19/7/08
Harrogate was venue for blind society SOURCE Bury Times,
18/7/08
Drivers in the dark to boost blind charity SOURCE Cambridge
News, 17/7/08
Blind Help Mobile Unit SOURCE This is Lincolnshire, 15/7/08
Appeal by The Guild of Church Braillists SOURCE Southport
Visiter, 11/7/08
Pupil gifts prize to blind charity SOURCE This is Derbyshire,
11/7/08
New home for talking newspaper SOURCE Harrow Observer, 10/7/08
Voyage of discovery aims to help little Theo to see SOURCE
Chichester Today, 10/7/08
Fellowship and fun for the blind SOURCE Scarborough Today,
10/7/08
Charity cyclists raise £2,500 SOURCE Hartlepool Mail, 9/7/08
Delight at Lotto funding SOURCE Whitehaven News, Cumbria
9/7/08
7/7 family bring eye-care hope SOURCE
BBC News, 7/7/08 Welcome to our brand new home: David Blunkett opens social
centre for blind SOURCE Halifax Courier, 7/7/08
Bikers raise funds for blind group SOURCE Northern Echo,
7/7/08
Cash boost for blind children SOURCE Weston Mercury, 4/7/08
Visually-impaired group seeks Lottery help SOURCE Portsmouth
News, 4/7/08
June 2008 (37 Links)
Blind action on the road... SOURCE Lancaster & Morecambe Citizen, 30/6/08 Online lifeline for the visually impaired SOURCE South Yorkshire Times, 29/6/08 I saw the world in a new light SOURCE at St Dunstans SOURCE Financial Times, 28/6/08 Churches invited to celebrate gift of sight this autumn SOURCE Christian Today, 28/6/08 Southport Blind Aid Society marks 40 years with anniversary dinner SOURCE Southport Visiter, 27/6/08 City Synergy win Award for Charity of the Year 2008 SOURCE City Synergy via the Sussex Argus, 26/6/08 Businessman honoured for community work SOURCE Ilkeston Advertiser, 26/6/08 Teen says thanks with sponsored trek SOURCE Wigan Today, 26/6/08 Ground-breaking partnership between R N I B, NHS Lothian & City of Edinburgh Council wins coveted charity award SOURCE All Media Scotland, 25/6/08 Houghton Weavers crossing the Bay SOURCE Leigh Journal, 25/6/08 A cool way to save your sight SOURCE Essex Echo, 24/6/08 Letter: Please help us help the blind SOURCE Cumbria News & Star, 24/6/08 Pupils have pledged 'eye will' in support of Portsmouth Association for the Blind SOURCE Portsmouth News, 23/6/08 Blind Eric makes strides for local transport charity SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 22/6/08 Shady days at Haverfordwest town council SOURCE Western Telegraph, 20/6/08 Deafblind Shannon is a knockout with generous boxing fans SOURCE Peterborough Today, 19/6/08 Talking newspaper reaches out to the blind SOURCE Watford Observer, 19/6/08 British Computer Association of the Blind makes Nominet Best Practice Challenge shortlist SOURCE I T Pro, 19/6/08 Charity stunt raises cash for Social Eyes charity SOURCE Milton Keynes Citizen, 19/6/08 Email doubles fund aid SOURCE South Yorkshire Star, 19/6/08 Dads' tartan trek for theatre group SOURCE Hartlepool Mail, 19/6/08 'Fantastic' refurbished blind centre opens SOURCE Skegness Standard, 18/6/08 Disney dream comes true SOURCE Devon 24, 18/6/08 Blind charity receives 'green' light bulbs and plugs SOURCE Chorley Citizen, Lancashire 14/6/08 New base for visually impaired children SOURCE Colchester Gazette, 12/6/08 Seeing clear way to raise vital money for blind SOURCE Scotsman.com, 12/6/08 BCAB Chairman to do sponsored walk in aid of EyeT4All (British Computer Association of the Blind, 10/6/08 Garden party for blind association volunteers SOURCE Somerset County Gazette, 10/6/08 Blind drivers get chance to hit the road SOURCE Northeast Journal, 9/6/08 Talking Newspaper celebrates 30th anniversary SOURCE Bedford Today, 9/6/08 United front to help blind people SOURCE Bury Times, 7/6/08 Couple join mercy train (This is Hampshire, 7/6/08 Mobile service for Wyre's blind SOURCE Blackpool Gazette, 5/6/08 Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind charity lunch SOURCE Hastings Observer, 5/6/08 Kent charity keeps blindpeople in touch SOURCE Video report with sound, autoplays SOURCE ITV news, 4/6/08 Braille cooker donated to charity SOURCE Eastbourne Today, 3/6/08 Fab five volunteer at a stroke SOURCE Get Reading, 3/6/08
May 2008 (32 Links)
Deaf couple in tandem cycle bid
SOURCE BBC
Scotland, 31/5/08
13 Questions:
Stephen Hallett SOURCE BBC Ouch!, 29/5/08
Helping dreams come true
SOURCE Exmouth Journal, 29/5/08
Olympics Star Rider Helps The Blind
SOURCE features
the Living Paintings Trust SOURCE This is Devon, 27/5/08
Bus visit is just the ticket
SOURCE Bromsgrove
Advertiser, 27/5/08
Rotarians give energetic Blind Dave £500 boost
SOURCE Stourbridge News, 27/5/08
Helping blind people stay independent
SOURCE Kidderminster Shuttle, 26/5/08
Disco to aid blind toddler
SOURCE Blyth & Wansbeck News Post Leader, 26/5/08
Tackling sight issues with Common Sense
SOURCE Dorset Echo, 25/5/08
Charity rider Eric gets on his gym bike at 83
SOURCE South Yorkshire Star, 24/5/08
Three Cheers For The Princess Royal
SOURCE This
is Grimsby, 24/5/08
Coppers saved help the blind
SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 23/5/08
Natasha To Do Great Scottish Walk In Aid Of Charity Despite Her Failing
Sight SOURCE Daily Record, 19/5/08
School friends
rally behind Callum effort SOURCE Northwest Evening Mail, 16/5/08
Bolton Newstalk
charity celebrates £9,000 windfall SOURCE This is Lancashire, 16/5/08
Long-serving Evie is honoured
SOURCE John O'Groat Journal, 16/5/08
Rotary Club salutes Penny
SOURCE Barry Today, Wales 16/5/08
Galloway's Society for the Blind to hold Sight Information Day May 29 SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 15/5/08
Blind Dave's guide runner Mac Carr in charity event
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 15/5/08
Bus visit will help blind people
SOURCE Bromsgrove Advertiser, 15/5/08
Volunteers celebrate 30th
anniversary of talking newspaper SOURCE Warrington Guardian, 15/5/08
Freemasons help disabled girl
SOURCE Louth Leader, 14/5/08
Charity tickled pink by generous pub customers
SOURCE York Press, 13/5/08
Blind man hopes for dream trip to Malaysia
SOURCE Epsom Guardian, 13/5/08
Disabled groups
* including
Listening Books * get benefits from lotto cash SOURCE Politics.co.uk, 8/5/08
'Outstanding contribution'
praise for Blind Society chief SOURCE Louth Leader, 7/5/08
Blind charity close to cash target
SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 6/5/08
Beacon
Centre for the Blind's help plea SOURCE Stourbridge News, 4/5/08
Charisnack launches a part-time franchise opportunity
SOURCE The Franchise Magazine, 2/5/08
Support our help for blind, BWBF
charity asks SOURCE Kent Online, 1/5/08
Hope
Valley Rotarians reward for blind support SOURCE Sheffield Star, 1/5/08
Putting Best Foot Forward For Funds
SOURCE Llanelli
Star, Wales, 1/5/08
April 2008 (26 Links)
Hundreds raised for Galloway’s Society for the Blind
SOURCE Preston Citizen, 28/4/08
Hollyoaks duo venture into the darkness
SOURCE Liverpool Echo, 26/4/08
Hope and independence
SOURCE Liverpool Daily Post, 26/4/08
Peter aims to be role model for disabled children
SOURCE Leamington Courier, 25/4/08
Hamilton
Sound talking newspaper celebrate 25 years SOURCE Hamilton Advertiser, 25/4/08
Dream trip to Arsenal is just the ticket for Andrew
SOURCE I C Wales, 24/4/08
Centre for blind gets set to open new offices in style
SOURCE Portsmouth
News, 23/4/08
Alan brings up 40,000 specs
SOURCE Hastings Observer, 22/4/08
Society's massive charity giveaway
SOURCE Coventry Telegraph, 21/4/08
Perth and Kinross will have to pay half cost of
talking books SOURCE I C Perthshire, 18/4/08 Charity for blind needs help
SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 17/4/08 Cabbies’ charity drive
SOURCE Tavistock Today, 17/4/08 Deafblind group charity challenge
SOURCE Hamilton Advertiser, Scotland 17/4/08 Charity for the visually impaired to close
SOURCE Sussex Argus. 16/4/08 Blind people can make new friends
SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 15/4/08 Blind blaze victim gets a helping hand
SOURCE South Wales Echo, 14/4/08 Talking newspaper's 10th birthday
SOURCE Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury, 10/4/08 Bausch & Lomb employee charity seeks Russian chef for Vasilivichi children's
visit SOURCE Waterford Today, Ireland 9/4/08 New
centre for blind people in Lancaster SOURCE Lancaster & Morecambe Citizen, 8/4/08
Appeal for charity trip cash
SOURCE Preston Citizen, 8/4/08 Support for statue grows
SOURCE Knaresborough Post, 8/4/08 ORBIS International to
replace Flying Eye Hospital with DC-10 Series 30 freighter SOURCE Earthtimes.org,
7/4/08 Blind Couple's Plea For Help To Stay In Saddle
SOURCE This
is South Devon, 4/4/08 Blind Society still meeting needs of grateful members
SOURCE Jewish Telegraph, 4/4/08 Bringing
net to the blind SOURCE Batley News, 3/4/08 Derbyshire Association for the Blind's mobile unit is on the move
SOURCE Sheffield
Star, 1/4/08
March 2008 (24 Links)
Princess Makes Date To Open New Complex
SOURCE This
is Grimsby, 31/3/08 Awareness day raises profile of eye charity
SOURCE Scarborough Evening News, 31/3/08 RNIB Peterborough - come behind the scenes
SOURCE RNIB, 31/3/08 Sight loss information service coming to county
SOURCE Hereford Times, 29/3/08 Lending an ear to Morpeth news
SOURCE Morpeth Herald, 25/3/08 Blind Club appeals for members
SOURCE Stroud News & Journal, 25/3/08 Blind group's latest vision raises profile
SOURCE Scarborough Evening News, 24/3/08 Henshaws Society For Blind People's
"Wear Bright For Sight" Day on May 9 SOURCE York Press, 22/3/08 ChariSnack promotes
healthy eating & assists visually impaired children
in the process SOURCE Franchise Magazine, 20/3/08 Baring all raises £6,800
SOURCE Exmouth Journal, 20/3/08 Students get insight into charity
SOURCE BBC
News, 18/3/08 Couple's charity plea for blind Ghana boy
SOURCE North Wales Daily Post, 17/3/08 Plan to improve help for visually impaired
SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 15/3/08 Out-Stan-ding radio show
SOURCE Swindon Advertiser, 14/3/08 You've got a ghost of a chance of raising money!
SOURCE Portsmouth News, 13/3/08 Sight charity's splinter group
SOURCE This is Wiltshire, 13/3/08 Blind
pub landlord signs up to Sport Relief SOURCE Hampshire Chronicle, 10/3/08 Charity for blind elects new chief
SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 10/3/08 Talking
newspaper volunteers honoured at annual dinner SOURCE Grantham Journal, 10/3/08
Now
you’re talking say youngsters! SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 10/3/08 Pram race raises £1,500 for charity
SOURCE Somerset County Gazette, 10/3/08 Bowled over by boost for Berkshire
blind society SOURCE Get Reading, 7/3/08 Blind charity's lottery windfall
SOURCE BBC
News Cumbria, 4/3/08 Wilberforce Trust charity launches new Low Vision Service in York
SOURCE York
Press, 4/3/08
January/February 2008 (11 Links)
Blind bus will visit stadium
SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 26/2/08 Orbis hands direct account to Flourish
SOURCE Precision
Marketing, 25/2/08 Partially sighted man gets behind the wheel again
SOURCE This is Cheshire, 25/2/08 TV actor takes stage to back charity ride
SOURCE Southern Daily Echo, 25/2/08 Society donation to help the blind
SOURCE Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 16/2/08 Talking paper goes high-tech
SOURCE Blackpool Citizen, 15/2/08 Brewer's boost for braille group
SOURCE Clitheroe Advertiser, 12/2/08 Henshaws
Appeal breaks £100,000 barrier SOURCE Harrogate Advertiser, 8/2/08
Book in to help blind charity
SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 5/2/08 TV's Clare boosts talking newspaper
SOURCE Wymondham
& Attleborough Mercury, 30/1/08 Become a news reader for blind charity
SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 26/1/08
End of vipnews.org.uk 2008 charities news links
Vipnews.org.uk Charities 2007 page
If you have information about crimes against blind/v
i people call Crimestoppers UK
on 0800 555 111 .
Links to news stories usually where
blind or partially sighted people have been victims of crime.
November 2008 (15 links)
Blind woman attacked SOURCE This is Leicestershire, 29/11/08 Blind shoplifter with 96 previous convictions jailed for 10 months SOURCE Daily Record, Scotland 26/11/08 Blind Runcorn teen caged for attack SOURCE Runcorn & Widnes World, 26/11/08 Blind pensioner robbed on street SOURCE BBC Scotland, 24/11/08 Rap for blind physiotherapist SOURCE This is Lincolnshire, 21/11/08 Blind man mugged SOURCE Milton Keynes Today, 19/11/08 Cold callers 'Targeted' blind OAP in Welwyn Garden City SOURCE Welwyn & Hatfield Times, 19/11/08 Hit-run driver who left boy blind is jailed SOURCE Yorkshire Post, 15/11/08 Old soldier fights off yob SOURCE Manchester Evening News, 11/11/08 Thief steals blind war veteran'spoppy collection tin SOURCE The Telegraph, 6/11/08 Blind Wishaw man robbed of talking watch SOURCE Wishaw Press, 5/11/08 Well-wishers restore blind brothers’ faith in humanity SOURCE Belfast Telegraph, 4/11/08 Burglar confronts blind woman in her Spalding home SOURCE Spalding Today, 3/11/08 MURDER IN THE PARK: 'I am blind with wobbly eyes, so how could I kill?' SOURCE South Yorkshire Star, 1/11/08 Blind Jamie in despair again after trike is stolen SOURCE Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 1/11/08
October 2008 (15 links)
Woman jailed after milk bottle attack SOURCE Monmouthshire Beacon, 31/10/08 Youth arrested over attack on white stick man SOURCE Fenland Citizen, 30/10/08 Blind man in robbery ordeal has heart scare SOURCE Belfast Telegraph, 29/10/08 Teens attack blind man on Ilkeston Market Place SOURCE Ilkeston Advertiser, 29/10/08 Thugs torture and beat blind brothers for £20 SOURCE Belfast Telegraph, 28/10/08 Three jailed for despicable robbery SOURCE This is Plymouth, 25/10/08 Burglars trash disabled centre SOURCE Cambridge News, 22/10/08 Staff at blind centre slam vandals SOURCE Herts & Essex Observer, 16/10/08 Vandals smash window at blind charity SOURCE Saffron Walden Reporter, 16/10/08 Barnet sensory garden targeted by vandals SOURCE 24dash.com, 15/10/08 Bogus callers steal pensioner's life savings SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 15/10/08 City off limits to blind thief SOURCE Edinburgh Evening News, 6/10/08 Blind man robbed SOURCE Northeast Mancester Advertiser, 2/10/08 Blind man beaten unconscious with his own stick in sickening East London attack SOURCE The London Paper, 2/10/08 Thugs' evil attack...on a blind man SOURCE Newham Recorder, 1/10/08
September 2008 (10 Links)
Thugs torment Kettering blind woman with threats and taunts
SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 30/9/08
Lottery scam fooled gran for four years
SOURCE Chronicle Live, 27/9/08 Family's
Holiday Heartache SOURCE Teesdale Mercury, 23/9/08 Visually impaired girl’s laptop taken in spate of
thefts SOURCE Irish Examiner, 19/9/08 Boys jailed for tram stop killing
SOURCE BBC News, 16/9/08
Pensioner, 84, has handbag snatched in broad daylight
SOURCE Preston Citizen, 12/9/08 Charity worker's jail term slashed
SOURCE Sheffield Star, 11/9/08 Robber attacks blind woman
SOURCE This is Nottingham, 6/9/08
Britons in bogus degrees scam
SOURCE BBC Radio 5 Live, 6/9/08 Pupils back at raided school
(after 8 VIP Laptops stolen) SOURCE This is Derbyshire, 5/9/08
August 2008 (10 Links)
Bank worker facing charges over theft of pensioner’s cash
SOURCE Northeast Chronicle. 25/8/08
Two jailed for blind man attack SOURCE
BBC Wales, 21/8/08 Gang blind Leeds student in bottle attack and steal dog
SOURCE Yorkshire Evening Post, 15/8/08
CCTV image release after trickster steals from blind man
SOURCE Your local Guardian, Kingston 13/8/08
Blind burglar and carer raid Accrington house
SOURCE Lancashire Telegraph, 11/8/08
Dog charity warns of raffle scam
SOURCE Kent Online, 9/8/08
Muggers left me fighting for my life
SOURCE Wales Daily Post, 9/8/08 Stop Hate UK "will provide promotional material in 19 languages, print,
braille and audio" SOURCE This is Derbyshire, 9/8/08 Cops fail to release CCTV of theft from blind pensioner
SOURCE Your local Guardian, Kingston 7/8/08
Blind son's holiday cash stolen
SOURCE Colchester Gazette, 7/8/08
July 2008 (10 Links)
Disabled man victim of hit and run SOURCE This is Wiltshire,
28/7/08
Jailed after blind woman knife attack SOURCE Burton Mail,
21/7/08
Blind man and OAP mauled by dogs SOURCE South London Today,
18/7/08
Appeal for witnesses to Wirral collision SOURCE Liverpool
Echo, 17/7/08
Blind Dave hits out at charity theft SOURCE Midlands Express
& Star, 16/7/08
Thieves deflate family's party mood SOURCE Warrington
Guardian, 10/7/08
Arsonists hit blind woman's home SOURCE Sunderland Echo,
9/7/08
Carer jailed for pensioner thefts SOURCE BBC News, 8/7/08
Blind woman spat at in coffee shop SOURCE Bradford Telegraph,
2/7/08
Man left blind by visious attack SOURCE Milton Keynes Today,
2/7/08
June 2008 (7 Links)
May 2008 (10 Links)
Cowardly thugs attack blind Simon
SOURCE Jewish
Telegraph, 30/5/08 Leeds gang attacked blind man in street
SOURCE Yorkshire Evening Post, 28/5/08 Union raises awaresness of hate crime against disabled
SOURCE Abeceder,
23/5/08 Charity hits at theft of dog
run SOURCE I C Stafford, 22/5/08 Blind man in yob terror
SOURCE Hartlepool Mail, 21/5/08 Thug
left man blind: got 7 year sentence SOURCE Glasgow Daily Record, 19/5/08 Heartless thieves steal blind girl's sensory bench - again
SOURCE Crewe and Nantwich Guardian, 18/5/08 Blind teenager tells of her terrifying kidnapping ordeal at the hands of car
thieves SOURCE Daily Mail, 16/5/08 Lynn allotments hit in wicked attack
SOURCE Lynn News, 15/5/08 Police Plea Over Blind OAP's Conman
SOURCE This is Swansea, 12/5/08
April 2008 (16 Links)
Gang beat up blind Azeem in park SOURCE Halifax Courier, 29/4/08 Callous lead roof raiders strike Herib twice in seven months SOURCE This is Hull & East Riding, 25/4/08 Blind woman targeted in distraction burglary SOURCE Surrey Advertiser, 24/4/08 Manhole cover thieves cause "a real hazard for elderly people and the blind" SOURCE Northampton Chronicle, 24/4/08 Convicted killer had history of violence SOURCE News & Star, 22/4/08 Hoax calls blind woman spared return to prison SOURCE Northeast Journal, 18/4/08 New Zealand shooting victim 'making good progress' SOURCE Dorset Echo, 17/4/08 'Blind' dealer denies gangland murder SOURCE Sheffield Star, 17/4/08 Blind East Kilbride OAP robbed by con worker SOURCE I C Lanarkshire, 16/4/08 'Despicable' theft from 90-year-old woman SOURCE Bexhill Observer, 14/4/08 Blind man found guilty of stabbing fiancee to death SOURCE Daily Mail, 14/4/08 Pair jailed for 'savage' bleach attack SOURCE Jersey Evening Post, 10/4/08 Judge slams 'disgusting' thugs who battered Armley pensioner SOURCE Armley Today, 8/4/08 Npower to launch investigation into alleged door-to-door sales staff cheats SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 7/4/08 Deaf and blind pensioner robbed SOURCE Manchester Evening News, 7/4/08 Blind and deaf man punched and robbed SOURCE South Wales Argus, 3/4/08
March 2008 (10 Links)
Fireman left left blind and paralysed spent longer in hospital than his attacker
did in jail SOURCE Mirror, 21/3/08 Theft from blind girl
SOURCE Crewe Chronicle, 19/3/08 Grandson stole £17,000 from blind man to fund his gambling addiction
SOURCE Liverpool Echo, 15/3/08 Almost blind but not cowed by theft
SOURCE Richmond Guardian, 14/3/08 Drunk hit & run driver walks free from court despite blinding artistic girl,
10, in crash SOURCE This is London, 12/3/08 Blind man mugged by 'cowards'
SOURCE I C South London, 11/3/08
Life Ban For Blind Tractor Driver
SOURCE Glasgow Daily Record, 8/3/08 Burglar’s prison term cut
SOURCE Burnley Citizen, 7/3/08 Witnesses needed to trainspotter attack
SOURCE Get Reading, 5/3/08 Blind man was burglar's victim
SOURCE Burnley Citrizen, 2/3/08
January/February 2008 (9 Links)
30 years in jail for anti-freeze poisoning wife
SOURCE Telegraph, 29/2/08 Mugger’s callous attack
SOURCE Huddersfield Examiner, 27/2/08 Teens, 15, face retrial as murder conviction quashed
SOURCE Sheffield Star, 27/2/08 Blind
Man Beat Attacker Off With His White Stick SOURCE This Is Aberdeen, 23/2/08
Blind man denies murder
SOURCE Cumbria
News & Star, 19/2/08
Cruel thieves target woman, 96
SOURCE Manchester Evening News, 19/2/08 They threw bricks at my house and kicked a ball in my face because they knew
that I couldn't see them SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 19/2/08 Nurse Struck Off For Attacking Blind Patient
SOURCE Daily Record, 14/2/08 Blind man attacked carer’s car
SOURCE Colchester Gazette, 29/1/08
End of vipnews.org.uk Crime Links 2008.
vipnews.org.uk Crime 2007 page
Links to news articles about the employment and education of blind &
V I people.
November 2008 (14 Links)
Vacancy: RNIB Broadcast Producers (Cardiff) SOURCE Guardian Jobs, 30/11/08 Vacancy: RNIB Broadcast Producers (Surrey) SOURCE Guardian Jobs, 30/11/08 "South Devon & Cornwall Institution for the Blind to close its Stonehouse workshop days before Christmas" SOURCE This is Plymouth, 27/11/08 Teaching Languages to the Blind and Visually Impaired SOURCE EDUU563 Blog, 27/11/08 'We need to raise confidence' SOURCE The Guardian, 26/11/08 Blind children are right to learn SOURCE The Guardian, 24/11/08 50 blind workers lose jobs in Stoke on Trent SOURCE Signal1.co.uk, 22/11/08 Paralympian backs Light Up Lives campaign SOURCE EFD.org.uk, 21/11/08 Weston College opens centre for visually impaired students SOURCE This is Bristol, 20/11/08 A new leaf: Why businesses need to invest in disabled employees SOURCE The Independent, 20/11/08 RNIB hunts for head of marketing SOURCE Precision Marketing, 17/11/08 Master Of The Menu's SOURCE Cumnock Chronicle, Scotland 12/11/08 New Head of Individual Giving at Action for Blind People SOURCE UK Fundraising, 5/11/08 Two Resources for Writing College Papers SOURCE Access Ability blog, 3/11/08
October 2008 (9 Links)
Henshaws students raise awareness of blindness SOURCE Knaresborough Post, 24/10/08 People With Impaired Vision ‘Less Likely To Be Employed’ SOURCE E-access blog, 23/10/08 Louise Robertshaw, head of communications, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association SOURCE Third Sector, 22/10/08 Visually impaired lose teacher service SOURCE Irish Independent, 17/10/08 Rural regeneration zone approves £1million funding for National College for the Blind SOURCE 24Dash.com, 15/10/08 Pressing engagement for visually impaired pupils SOURCE Devon Gazette, 3/10/08 Royal National Institute For Blind People Research Launch "Labour Market Experiences of People with Seeing Difficulties - a Secondary Analysis of the Labour Force Survey" SOURCE Medical News Today, 2/10/08 The blind boy who dreamt of being a cook SOURCE TravelMole.com, 2/10/08 Exclusive: Court upholds blind girl's right to attend special school of choice SOURCE Scotsman.com, 2/10/08
September 2008 (20 Links)
Dumbarton pupils meet with Big Bro star
SOURCE Dumbarton Reporter, Scotland, 30/9/08
Last Call for Distance Learning Survey
SOURCE Esight Community News, 30/9/08 Blind school pipped at post in national contest
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 30/9/08
Breaking barriers for disabled:
XCEED. SOURCE North East Evening Gazette, 30/9/08
Job: Head of Marketing & External Communications, RNIB SOURCE Brand Republic, 26/9/08 Vi's computer skill defies doubters
SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 25/9/08 Hazelwood School
praised by inspectors SOURCE Glasgow Evening Times, 23/9/08 Union launches campaign to restore disabled workers' jobs
SOURCE The Guardian, 23/9/08 BBC widens search for journalists SOURCE
BBC Wales, 22/9/08 Sickness Absence and Disability Discrimination,
A trade union negotiator's guide to the law and good
practice SOURCE Trade Unions Congress, 16/9/08 Council accepts
ruling over disabled boy’s schooling SOURCE Aberdeen Press and Journal, 16/9/08 Job: Head of Regular Gifts, See Ability SOURCE Third Sector Jobs, 16/9/08
Mary *
founder of Create Vision UK * starts out on new business SOURCE Wiltshire
Business Online, 15/9/08 Job: Mobility & Rehabilitation Officer for the Visually Impaired
SOURCE 24Dash.com, 13/9/08 New technology employed to make school curriculum accessible in
Lambeth SOURCE PublicTechnology.net, 12/9/08 Free
College Lectures Online SOURCE The Freds Head Companion, 12/9/08 Building plan for blind college
SOURCE Hereford Times, 7/9/08
Machine that will help college’s blind students
SOURCE Halesowen News, 5/9/08 East Lancs man gets career back on track despite going blind
SOURCE Lancashire Telegraph, 5/9/08 Salmond hails blind school for its work with youngsters
SOURCE Edinburgh News, 3/9/08
August 2008 (7 Links)
July 2008 (6 Links)
June 2008 (15 Links)
Catering company shatters preconceptions
SOURCE Real Business, 25/6/08 Survey reveals gaps in care for deafblind children
SOURCE Guardian Education, 24/6/08 Trustees required, Royal London Society for the Blind
SOURCE Third
Sector Jobs, 24/6/08 School books crisis for partially sighted
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 23/6/08 New deal will help Blindcraft bed maker rest easy in future
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 21/6/08 Sight should be no barrier to learning
SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 19/6/08 Major Employers Launch Accessibility Taskforce.(E-access
blog, 19/6/08 Report finds schools failing blind pupils
SOURCE Ireland.com, 16/6/08 Multiple literacies of blind and visually-impaired
readers SOURCE Reading in the Dark, 15/6/08 Blind DJ loses BBC job
SOURCE Sunday Sun, Northeast News 15/6/08 Blind need jobs in private sector
SOURCE Liverpool Daily Post, 11/6/08 Hampshire kids experience being blind
SOURCE Portsmouth News, 11/6/08 Sally embraces new job
SOURCE Ripley & Heanor News, 6/6/08
Firm’s pressing ahead with Braille business
SOURCE Wales Online, 5/6/08 Children enjoy visit from blind adventurer (Weston
Mercury, 4/6/08
May 2008 (14 Links)
Job vacancy: Assistant Team Manager - Visual
Impairment Birmingham SOURCE PublicTechnology.net, 29/5/08 ‘We are people, too. Give us a try’
SOURCE The Herald, 27/5/08 New funds for visually and aurally impaired pupils
SOURCE ATL Education, 27/5/08 School support for deaf and blind
SOURCE BBC
News, 26/5/08 Seven pupils on shortlist
in "Ready Willing and Mobile" competition SOURCE North Shields News Guardian,
26/5/08 Levelling the field
SOURCE Guardian Jobs, 24/5/08 Centre work is just the job
SOURCE Midlands Express & Star, 20/5/08 Library Ideas To Aid Blind People
SOURCE This
is Nottingham, 20/5/08 Supporting
students in exams - lessons learnt! SOURCE Are we all Web 2.0 crazy blog, 20/5/08
Supporting pupils with SEN in art
SOURCE Teaching Expertise, 19/5/08 Youngsters Thrilled As Camilla Makes School Visit
SOURCE This
is Exeter, 15/5/08 Linking with the Holy Land:
Exhall Grange School SOURCE Heartland Evening News, 12/5/08 Better access to learning resources in Scotland
SOURCE EGov Monitor, 12/5/08 Welsh College of Horticulture to hold charity event for the visually impaired
SOURCE Flintshire Standard, 7/5/08
April 2008 (12 Links)
The I
T trainer: Mick
Finnigan helps other blind people to use technology SOURCE The Guardian, 29/4/08
Job: Corporate Volunteering Manager, RNIB
SOURCE Third Sector Jobs, 29/4/08 Royal National College for the Blind
* RNC launches £10m appeal SOURCE Hereford Times, 28/4/08 Vacancy:
Peripatetic Teacher Of The Visually Impaired * London SOURCE JobsGoPublic.com, 28/4/08
Looking good, feeling great
SOURCE Disability Now, 24/4/08 Henshaws' vibrant community link develops
SOURCE Harrogate Advertiser, 23/4/08 Sensory garden opened for blind children
SOURCE ATL Education News, 23/4/08 "Between 15% and 20% of visually-impaired people investigating a business
start-up actually start their business in line with industry norm . But they
achieve a 95% sustainability rate after 3 years" SOURCE PublicTechnology.net,
21/4/08 UK Vision Strategy targets employer attitudes towards blind staff
SOURCE Personnel Today, 18/4/08 Geoff teams up with BHSF to help visually impaired:
"All Formats Charter Mark" produced SOURCE Birmingham Post, 8/4/08
Blind People need not apply, the truth about online accessibility
discrimination SOURCE OnRec.com, 8/4/08
Technological progress has not stopped bias in workplace, blind people find
SOURCE www.magnifiers.org, 5/4/08
March 2008 (9 Links)
Aberdeen counts the human cost of the proposed
cutbacks
SOURCE video
report SOURCE STV.TV, 31/3/08 Notts Parents Turn To Courts Over Schooling
SOURCE This
is Nottingham, 31/3/08 A
ticket to write SOURCE Disability Now, 28/3/08 British CIOs adjust to laws covering disabled workers
SOURCE Webwereld.nl, 28/3/08 Job: Key Supporter Executive, Sightsavers International
SOURCE ThirdSector.co.uk, 17/3/08
Job: Work Focus Development Officer
SOURCE Engagement , RNIB SOURCE Guardian Jobs, 16/3/08
Blind man rejected for 200 jobs
SOURCE Mid Sussex News, 14/3/08
Job losses are 'betrayal' of disabled
SOURCE The Observer, 9/3/08
Blunkett opens new college unit
SOURCE BBC
Yorkshire, 7/3/08
January/February 2008 (13 Links)
New skills for OAPs with partial sight
SOURCE Cumberland News, 29/2/08
Give the disabled a chance to work
SOURCE Halifax Evening Courier, 26/2/08
Activity day for blind people
SOURCE Worksop Guardian, 22/2/08
Disability
Discrimination Bill: RNIB survey found that "70% of
employers had never heard of Access to Work" SOURCE Community Care, 22/2/08
Life through a lens
SOURCE Glasgow Evening Times, 21/2/08
Blind children still facing delay over school books
SOURCE Belfast Telegrpah, 15/2/08
Just the job for visually-impaired students
SOURCE Northern Echo, 14/2/08
Bank trains blind for work
SOURCE Edinburgh Evening News, 6/2/08
Kids
Common Touch SOURCE Huddersfield Examiner, 4/2/08
Chinese
focus on Hereford college SOURCE Hereford Times, 1/2/08
Enterprising action
SOURCE Disability Now, 29/1/08 Helpers learn what it's like to have a visual disability
SOURCE Swindon Advertiser, 28/1/08
Fun day at college
SOURCE Worcester News, 28/1/08
End of vipnews.org.uk Education & Employment
news links 2008.
Vipnews.org.uk Education & Employment 2007 page
Links to articles addressing everything to do with the accessible environment
for blind & partially sighted people.
November 2008 (10 Links)
Free On-line Guide Helps Architects Meet New Building Regulations SOURCE IBLS.com, 30/11/08 Green shoots of recovery * features THRIVE * SOURCE The Times, 29/11/08 Gardening for the less able SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 29/11/08 Stourbridge centre gets new signs SOURCE Stourbridge News, 27/11/08 Green’ Cars Called Threat to Blind Pedestrians SOURCE Accessibility News International, 26/11/08 Surface Tension SOURCE Disability Now, 21/11/08 South Durham Sensory garden opening SOURCE Northern Echo, 16/11/08 Hazelwood School, Glasgow among those described as "great and inspirational buildings" SOURCE The Herald, 13/11/08 Blind Carlisle pensioner wins roads resurfacing battle SOURCE News & Star, Cumbria 13/11/08 Pavement parking SOURCE Huddersfield Examiner, 12/11/08
October 2008 (15 Links)
Mobility scooter in hit and run SOURCE Saffron Walden Reporter, 30/10/08 More road chaos expected as work begins to install new crossing SOURCE Crawley Observer, 28/10/08 Family blossoms in garden SOURCE Northeast Journal, 24/10/08 Dalsouple 'Transform the Future' competition SOURCE BuildingTalk.com, 24/10/08 Improvements to signals in pipeline SOURCE Leyland Guardian, 24/10/08 Letter: HGV driver drove up on to the path SOURCE Grantham Journal, 24/10/08 City streets put blind in danger SOURCE Stirling Observer, 22/10/08 Sensory feature at Hereford charity SOURCE Hereford Times, 20/10/08 £2500 penalty for using on-street ads SOURCE Sunday Sun, 19/10/08 Drivers Don't take a blind bit of notice SOURCE Bournemouth Echo, 19/10/08 Experiencing being blind SOURCE Weston Mercury, 17/10/08 Shared high streets 'not safer' SOURCE BBC News, 16/10/08 It's green for go at Tramlink SOURCE This is Croydon Today, 9/10/08 'Garden for the blind not the blind drunk' SOURCE Fenland Citizen, 8/10/08 How the blind and disabled fare in city SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 3/10/08
September 2008 (18 Links)
Give us back our shelter
SOURCE Leyland Guardian, 28/9/08
Braille signs bid for town
SOURCE Shropshire Star, 27/9/08
Readers' letters: Not impressed with crossing design SOURCE
Peterborough Today, 26/9/08
Road concerns are highlighted
SOURCE Lowestoft Journal, 26/9/08 Marc Allinson: "A" board blog
SOURCE The Publican, 26/9/08 2012 target to transform London’s accessibility SOURCE
Wired-gov.net, 25/9/08 A wheelie good idea for the nature reserve
SOURCE News & Star, Cumbria 24/9/08
Naked streets are no good for blind people
SOURCE The Guardian, 23/9/08 Flagship Home For Blind On The Way SOURCE
Housing News, 23/9/08 New home for blind on the way
SOURCE Suffolk Evening Star, 20/9/08
Blind pedestrian calling on people to be more considerate with
their mobility scooters SOURCE Southport Visiter, 19/9/08 Blind man calls for more bus stops
SOURCE Fenland Citizen, 18/9/08 Hoping the public will share our concern
(on shared surfaces): letter SOURCE Hamilton Advertiser, Scotland 18/9/08
Plea for motorists not to park on grass verges
SOURCE Swindon Advertiser, 16/9/08 Bring a little colour into your care home
SOURCE CaringBusiness.co.uk, 9/9/08
A difference everyone can feel
SOURCE Glasgow Herald, 6/9/08 Bid to build world’s first intelligent city
SOURCE Silicon Republic, Ireland 4/9/08 New garden to honour ex-servicemen & women * Video Report with sound * SOURCE ITV News, 4/9/08
August 2008 (21 Links)
Porch is passed despite fears of blind neighbour
SOURCE Whitby Gazette, 29/8/08 Letter:
Shared footpaths would create a danger SOURCE London Informer, 27/8/08
Blackpool's pavement hazards
SOURCE Blackpool Gazette, 27/8/08 Plaques help visitors enjoy city's wall treasures SOURCE
Yorkshire Post, 22/8/08 Quiet cars 'a threat for the blind'
SOURCE Channel 4 News, 21/8/08 New move to get rid of street clutter
SOURCE Burton Mail, 21/8/08 Sound alert at crossings
SOURCE This is Hampshire, 20/8/08
New pressure for level
crossing action from blind man SOURCE Portsmouth News, 18/8/08 Sensory garden on show at Southport
SOURCE Clitheroe Advertiser, 18/8/08 Elderly in touch with sensory garden
SOURCE News Shopper, Kent 18/8/08 St Austell invests in braille menus
SOURCE The Publican, 15/8/08 Harthill sensory garden is 'bloomin' lovely
SOURCE Dinnington Today, 15/8/08
New energy efficient
sensory lighting at Preston special needs padded play centre SOURCE Environment
Times, 14/8/08 Council plans special textured sacks
SOURCE Milton Keynes Citizen, 13/8/08
Street furniture taking over Cork
City SOURCE Barkeeper.ie, 12/8/08 Caulder
Moore creates sensory Thornton's Stores SOURCE Design Week, 11/8/08 Sensory garden wins special award
SOURCE Bury St. Edmonds Free Press, 8/8/08
New sensory garden in Welwyn Garden City SOURCE
Welwyn & Hatfield Times, 7/8/08 Delight at new town crossing
SOURCE Newmarket Journal, 7/8/08 Silent lights no good for blind
SOURCE This is Gloucestershire, 6/8/08 Disabled shoppers run into problems at new post office
SOURCE Dorset Echo, 3/8/08
Sensory garden for care home
SOURCE Diss Express, Norfolk 1/8/08
July 2008 (23 Links)
Sensory and wildlife garden blooms SOURCE Hebden Bridge Times,
31/7/08
Accessibility guide to Sutton High Street’s shops launched
SOURCE London Borough of Sutton, 31/7/08
Letter: Thoughtless parking SOURCE South Yorkshire Star,
30/7/08
Anniversary of pioneering crossings for the blind SOURCE
Chronicle Live, 28/7/08
Accessibility is going to be a major factor in housing SOURCE
The Scotsman, 26/7/08
See sense in tenants' oasis SOURCE Halifax Evening Courier,
25/7/08
Rediweld Introduce the 'Buspad' SOURCE Architects Datafile,
24/7/08
Car park transformed into sensory garden SOURCE Worcester
News, 24/7/08
Safety fear over Crown Square proposal SOURCE Matlock Mercury,
24/7/08
Rickshaws "Death trap's on London streets" SOURCE London Daily
News, 22/7/08
Support for blind mum's crossing bid SOURCE Bournemouth Echo,
20/7/08
Tactile Paving Helps Blind People For Twenty Five Years, UK
SOURCE Medical News Today, 17/7/08
Purple Line Aids Visually Impaired SOURCE This is Surrey
Today, 17/7/08
Dublin City Council to review ad panels over risks to blind
SOURCE Irish Times, 17/7/08
Sensory Garden For Newstead Primary SOURCE This is Nottingham,
17/7/08
Place of tranquility *
Features the Iris Gardening Club
SOURCE Tameside Advertiser, 16/7/08
Accessibility for all in London SOURCE Group Travel Organiser,
12/7/08
A walk on the wild side SOURCE This is Lancashire, 8/7/08
Disabled access concerns at town *
Caernarvon SOURCE BBC
Wales, 8/7/08
Pumping up the volume *
in hybrid cars * for safety SOURCE Birmingham Mail,
4/7/08
Hidden gardens open for Blind Jack appeal SOURCE Knaresborough
Post, 4/7/08
Clacton: You've bin penalised SOURCE The Gazette, 3/7/08
Families in rubbish collection row SOURCE Norwich Evening
News, 2/7/08
June 2008 (17 Links)
Footpaths more accessible for the disabled
SOURCE Henley Standard, 30/6/08 Improving access
SOURCE Watford Observer, 29/6/08 Milan for the Blind
SOURCE ItalyLogue.com, 27/6/08 Hybrids Too Quiet?
SOURCE CarKeys.co.uk, 26/6/08 Fears over city bridge design
SOURCE Glasgow Evening Times, 25/6/08 Garden gives pupils a sense of success
SOURCE Banffshire Journal,24/6/08 Special sensory garden being built at Benenden Hospital
SOURCE Only Kent, 24/6/08 Guide dog owner among
locals who fear deaths at accident black spot SOURCE Dublin People, Ireland 20/6/08
Sense of delight
as school garden opened SOURCE Press and Journal, 19/6/08 Blind gardeners create a heavenly space
SOURCE Grantham Journal, 18/6/08
Charity's plea over unsafe pavements
SOURCE Wakefield Express, 18/6/08
New technology helping blind across the road
* video report with sound, autoplays SOURCE ITV News, 17/6/08
Nursing homes calling for helpers to develop their sensory
gardens SOURCE News Shopper, Kent 17/6/08 Visually impaired can now explore the Grand Union Canal
SOURCE Waterscape.com, 11/6/08 Nightmare for the blind
SOURCE Herts Comet, 11/6/08 Blind mum fears delay for vital crossing work
SOURCE Bournemouth Echo, 10/6/08 Hybrid cars a danger to blind
SOURCE CAF Online, 5/6/08
May 2008 (21 Links)
The hazards on our high street
SOURCE Newquay Voice, 28/5/08 Signs point to a better future
SOURCE Tomford & Havering Post, 27/5/08 New equipment for Cassiobury
Park, Watford SOURCE This is Local London, 25/5/08 House pioneering assisted and sustainable living technology unveiled
SOURCE BJHCIM,
23/5/08 No noise is bad news for blind pedestrians
SOURCE Northwich Guardian, 23/5/08 Hazards to the blind are highlighted
SOURCE Leigh Journal, 22/5/08 Letter:
Blind gratitude to Nosh staff SOURCE Dewsbury Reporter, 21/5/08 Sensory garden given gold award
SOURCE BBC News, 20/5/08 Neil's garden needs special plants
SOURCE Worcester News, 17/5/08 Prospectors
society holds rally for blind people SOURCE Tenby Today, 16/5/08 Blind
pedestrian raises traffic fears SOURCE Shoreham Today, 15/5/08 David’s crossing plea to
drivers SOURCE Ormskirk Advertiser, 15/5/08 Fight
to keep pavements: Jill Allen-King SOURCE Cranswick Today, 13/5/08 We're
cross at delay in moving crossing hazard SOURCE Biggleswade Today, 12/5/08
Council 'taking health and safety a step too far'
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 10/5/08 Central Park's new, improved water feature has arrived
SOURCE Peterborough Today, 8/5/08 New guide to
services is launched for the visually impaired SOURCE Newham Recorder, London 8/5/08
Future
plans for Monkey World include "more sculptures of ape & monkey heads so that the visually-impaired can feel
involved" SOURCE Bournemouth Echo, 7/5/08 Yorkshire Street can boast flagship status
SOURCE Lakeland Echo, 2/5/08 Kington Museum
project currently being made
accessible to the blind & partially sighted SOURCE Hereford Times, 1/5/08
Staff on hand at polling stations to help blind or partially
sighted voters SOURCE Get Reading, 1/5/08
April 2008 (20 Links)
Growing problem at the roadside
SOURCE Dorset Echo, 30/4/08 Post
office development designed to be accessible by disabled & visually impaired people
SOURCE Melton Times, 30/4/08 Westminster Abbey
launches unique Braille-guided tour SOURCE Independent Catholic News, 29/4/08
New Design
Guide For Homes For The Blind SOURCE Housing News, 29/4/08 Viewing tower for the visually impaired
SOURCE Manchester Evening News, 28/4/08 Future's bright, the future's orange for Subway
SOURCE Glasgow Evening Times, 28/4/08 Thomas
Pocklington Trust’s guide aids design of homes for the blind SOURCE Inside Housing,
25/4/08 Growing for colour, touch and perfume
SOURCE Worcester News, 23/4/08
Row over Rushden potholes taken to town MP
SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 22/4/08
Ballymena Town Centre Partnership wins UK nationwide accessibility award
SOURCE Ballymena Times, 22/4/08
Arriving soon: better rail links, promises Ken
SOURCE Islington Tribune, 18/4/08
Plans for a driving track at Seighford airfield
SOURCE Staffordshire Newsletter, 18/4/08
Sence Valley - A wildlife haven
SOURCE accessible
in the National Forest SOURCE Easier Travel, 14/4/08
The Rough Guide to
Accessible Britain: review SOURCE BBC Ouch!, 9/4/08
Government Backs British
Retail Consortium’s Town Centre Accessibility Manual SOURCE BRC, 7/4/08
Countryside
to be made more disabled friendly SOURCE Burnley Citizen, 6/4/08
Blind man 'risking injury' because of bad pavements
SOURCE Northampton Chronicle, 5/4/08
All invited on ‘access walk’
SOURCE Dorset Echo, 4/4/08
New outdoor scheme is a walk in the park
Kent Online, 3/4/08
Overcome barriers to access with "foot
braille" SOURCE Building Talk, 1/4/08
March 2008 (9 Links)
January/February 2008 (11 Links)
Pedestrian-friendly street plan changed after complaints
SOURCE Hastings Observer, 28/2/08
'Blind' garden work begins
SOURCE Edinburgh Evening News, 28/2/08
"William Davis is to provide an £18million state of the art ‘village’ for the
visually impaired" SOURCE Midlands Housing, 27/2/08
Ancient footbridge in Stratford will be made
safer SOURCE Coventry Telegraph, 27/2/08
New Leeds estates 'no-go areas for the blind'
SOURCE Yorkshire Post, 25/2/08
Plea to fix town’s faulty
footpaths SOURCE I C Cheshire, 20/2/08
Leisure
Centre leads the way on disabled access SOURCE This is Swansea, 18/2/08
Blind fury at Perth High Street cycle
plan SOURCE I C Perthsire, 12/2/08
Probe over ‘dangerous’ junction
SOURCE Crewe Chronicle, 6/2/08
Traffic lights issues to be solved
SOURCE Redditch Advertiser, 29/1/08
Spring walks for the visually impaired
SOURCE Stroud
News & Journal, 14/1/08
End of vipnews.org.uk Environment new links 2008 page
Vipnews.org.uk Environment links 2007 page
Links to news stories from the UK press featuring Guide Dogs.
November 2008 (13 Links)
MP to visit new guide dog training school SOURCE Leigh Journal, 29/11/08 Guide Dogs proud to win silver Chartered Institute of Public Relations Pride Award SOURCE Guidedogs.org.uk, 26/11/08 Guide dog case taxi driver gets warning SOURCE Dudley News, 26/11/08 In driving seat for first time SOURCE This is Scunthorpe, 26/11/08 Alan's on the road to getting safer streets SOURCE Swindon Advertiser, 21/11/08 Tunbridge Wells performance raises cash for guide dogs SOURCE This is Kent, 21/11/08 Focus - Access To The 2012 Olympics: Running To Catch Up SOURCE E-access Bulletin, 18/11/08 Guide dog owner wins case against Co Longford hotel (scroll down) SOURCE The Irish Independent, 18/11/08 Muslim cab driver refused to carry blind man and his guide dog SOURCE National Secular Society, 14/11/08 Guide dog Poppy joins Llandudno remembrance event SOURCE North Wales Weekly, 11/11/08 Revolutionizing Dog Guide Training With Technology (USA) Source Market Watch, 10/11/08 Charity screening of latest James Bond film raises £1,500 for Guide Dogs SOURCE MI6 News, 9/11/08 Star's signing delights dogs SOURCE Oxford Mail, 7/11/08
October 2008 (18 Links)
Kilwinning rural group hears about guide dogs for the blind SOURCE Irvine Herald, Scotland 31/10/08 Helping hand for disabled facing obstacle course SOURCE Colchester Gazette, 31/10/08 Shining Star's fame is spreading SOURCE Ipswich Evening Star, 25/10/08 Wrexham and Deeside NatWest staff hit the water to aid Guide Dogs for the Blind SOURCE Wrexham Leader, 23/10/08 Meet a streetwise Lab bearing L-plates SOURCE East Anglia Daily Times, 22/10/08 Guide Dogs launches first puppy microsite SOURCE Precision Marketing, 21/10/08 Guide dogs lead the way SOURCE Ilford Recorder, 17/10/08 Marathon runner Dave Heeley launches Guide Dog campaign SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 15/10/08 Sandra’s knitting kits to help raise money for guide dogs SOURCE Aberdeen Press and Journal, Scotland 14/10/08 Guide dogs sniff out shopping perils SOURCE This is Scunthorpe, 10/10/08 Guide dogs and handlers take to streets of Perth SOURCE The Press and Journal, Scotland 10/10/08 Guide dogs team visit SOURCE Hamilton Adveritser, Scotland 9/10/08 Taxi firm in court for refusing to take blind woman's guide dog SOURCE Daily Mail, 9/10/08 Plans for new guide dog training school SOURCE Tyldesley and Atherton Journal, 9/10/08 Guide dogs team visit SOURCE Hamilton Advertiser, Scotland 9/10/08 Guide dog owner accused of beating shopkeeper SOURCE Richmond & Twickenham Times, 10/10/08 New guide dog training centre will help more blind people SOURCE The Bolton News, 7/10/08 Pair upset by blind injustice SOURCE Bournemouth Echo, 3/10/08
September 2008 (26 Links)
Blind couple thrown out of Staines pub SOURCE Staines News, 30/9/08 Guide Dog Week comes to Stokesley
SOURCE Darlington & Stockton Times, 30/9/08 Guide dog school appeal SOURCE The Bolton News, 30/9/08 Help Star set a blind person free SOURCE Suffolk Evening Star, 30/9/08 Rock musical helps guide dogs SOURCE Hastings Observer, 26/9/08 Taxi driver could lose livelihood SOURCE Midlands Express & Star, 25/9/08 GDO special guest at House of Fraser Party Night SOURCE This is Bristol, 25/9/08 Blind student becomes first Muslim to take guide dog inside UK mosque SOURCE 24Dash.com News, 24/9/08 Susan McCann benefit concert in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind SOURCE Meath Chronicle, Ireland 24/9/08 West Kirby guide dog Yaron wins national award SOURCE Wirral News, 24/9/08 Tributes Paid To Former Guide Dogs Regional Controller SOURCE Kirremuir Herald, Scotland 23/9/08 Taxi driver turned away Wakefield blind man SOURCE Wakefield Express, 19/9/08 Injured guide dog wins award SOURCE This is Nottingham, 18/9/08 Join Guide Dog campaign against shared surfaces SOURCE Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser, Scotland 17/9/08 Guide dog award for Hereford store SOURCE Hereford Times, 13/9/08 My guardian angel on four legs ... the dog that sniffs out a four-year-old's diabetic attacks SOURCE Daily Mail, 13/9/08 Eye hospital in guide dog row SOURCE Manchester Evening News, 12/9/08 M&S rapped by partially-sighted campaigner SOURCE Leamington Spa Courier, 12/9/08 More entrants wanted for charity blind drive SOURCE Bracknell News, 12/9/08 Guidance on offer to deal with the blind SOURCE Scotsman.com, 11/9/08 Guide dogs lead educational tour SOURCE South London Mercury, 10/9/08 Dog praised for outstanding work SOURCE BBC News Surrey, 9/9/08 Coventry guide dog Theo crowned Guide Dog of the Year 2008 SOURCE Dog Magazine, 8/9/08 Help the blind for Guide Dog Week drive SOURCE Edinburgh News, 8/9/08 The Skipton pub boosts Harrogate dogs charity SOURCE Nidderdale Herald, 6/9/08 Working as a guide dog trainer changing lives SOURCE Daily Mirror, 4/9/08
August 2008 (24 Links)
Guide dogs for Paralympics attendees to enjoy 'easy
entry' SOURCE China Daily, 29/8/08
Perth Gran has trained up 25 pups!
SOURCE Perthshire Today, 29/8/08
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association embraces DRTV SOURCE
Precision Marketing, 29/8/08
Wendy opens up world of wonder for owner Nicky
* features video * SOURCE Southern Daily Echo, 27/8/08 Dog Walter a guiding light
SOURCE Sheffield Telegraph, 26/8/08 Guide dog is a real life-changer
SOURCE Shields Gazette, 26/8/08
Sandie's
the top dog SOURCE Teesside News, 25/8/08 Retriever Society Raises £1,000 For Guide Dogs For The Blind
SOURCE Ulster Star, 22/8/08 Caernarfon top dog Whispa is a girl's best friend
SOURCE North Wales Post, 21/8/08 Tesco security guard tried to eject blind pensioner for bringing guide dog in
SOURCE The Telegraph, 21/8/08 Blind woman refused entry
SOURCE Irvine Times, Scotland 20/8/08 Sandie helps gets couple together
SOURCE Hartlepool Mail, 19/8/08 Guide Dogs For The Blind Coffee Morning SOURCE
Bexhill Observer, 17/8/08 Could Yuma be Guide Dog of the Year?
SOURCE Dorset Echo, 13/8/08
€800,000 pat on back for guide dogs
SOURCE The Irish Independent, 12/8/08 Blind man to keep guide dog
SOURCE The Bolton News, 12/8/08
Student's 'eyes' in line for a national award
SOURCE Hartlepool Mail, 11/8/08
Guide Dogs for the
Blind Seeks Old Mobile Phones SOURCE Recycle.co.uk, 9/8/08 Cafe barred woman with a guide dog
SOURCE Sheffield Telegraph, 8/8/08
Blind pensioner's guide dog hope
SOURCE The Bolton News, 8/8/08
Day in a local life
SOURCE The Dublin People, Ireland 7/8/08
Take a stroll with a Guide Dog for the Blind
SOURCE Peterborough Today, 7/8/08 Blind man may have to give up best friend
SOURCE The Bolton News, 6/8/08 Boy 'youngest' to get guide dog
SOURCE BBC News, 6/8/08
July 2008 (9 Links)
Plea by guide dog owner for extra care at new crossing SOURCE
Rochdale Online, 31/7/08
Private hire worker denies refusing to let guide dog into car
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 28/7/08
Guide Dog Guide - Mikey on Big Brother SOURCE Channel4.com,
28/7/08
‘Man let pet attack my guide dog’ SOURCE Glamorgan Gazette,
24/7/08
Step out in walk to aid guide dogs SOURCE Northants Evening
Telegraph, 18/7/08
Paralympic medallist "unable to get her guide dog registered
ahead of the Olympic Games & Paralympics" SOURCE Scotsman.com, 17/7/08
Woman's guide dog mauled SOURCE Hartlepool Today,14/7/08
Taxi firm fined after discriminating against disabled customer
SOURCE Bedford Today, 9/7/08
Restaurant raises £10,000 for guide dogs SOURCE Headingley
Today, 5/7/08
June 2008 (8 Links)
May 2008 (20 Links)
Sell junk to help train guide dogs
SOURCE News Shopper, 30/5/08 Pooches on parade at Hunstanton to help guide dog charity
SOURCE Lynn News, 29/5/08 Sponsored spell aids guide dogs fund
SOURCE Bury Times, 29/5/08 Guide
dog puppy puts in appearance at 17th Fraserburgh Steam Rally SOURCE Aberdeen Press
& Journal, 28/5/08 Driving blind to raise cash for guide dogs
SOURCE Bracknell News, 27/5/08 Longleat House
aims to raise enough money to sponsor an alphabet of guide dog puppies SOURCE
Wiltshire
Times, 22/5/08 Thousands out for Paw Trek
SOURCE This is Wiltshire, 19/5/08 Guide Dogs charity launches publication for donors
SOURCE Precision
Marketing, 16/5/08 Guide dog Spike not to blame for river rescue
SOURCE Milton Keynews Today, 16/5/08 Splashing time for man's best friend:
injured guide dog now works again following hydrotherapy SOURCE I C Wales, 15/5/08
Guide dogs have their day
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 13/5/08 Woman with guide dog asked to leave
car boot sale SOURCE Eastern Daily Press, 9/5/08 West Lothian's Sandy is in top gear for
cycles SOURCE I C West Lothian, 8/5/08 Tribute To Lamont Forbes In Guide Dog Tartan
SOURCE Kirriemuir Herald, Scotland 7/5/08 Flower power at church festival:
"guide dog made out of flowers" SOURCE Hertfordshire Mercury, 6/5/08
And they call it... puppy love
SOURCE Irish Independent, 5/5/08 Blind women ‘ordered out’ of newsagents
SOURCE South Wales Echo, 5/5/08
Walking For Guide Dogs
SOURCE Carnoustie Today, Scotland 1/5/08 From the Bunker: around the clubs of Mayo
SOURCE Mayo Advertiser, Ireland 1/5/08 Friends’ guide dog tribute to Ronnie
SOURCE The Cumberland News, 1/5/08
April 2008 (11 Links)
Guide dog school officially opens
SOURCE BBC
Scotland, 29/4/08 Hero guide dog and owner support match in memory of tragedy
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 29/4/08 Princess
Alexandra To Open Forfar Guide Dog Training School SOURCE Forfar Today, 28/4/08
Blind rail man in dog complaint
SOURCE BBC
Scotland, 18/4/08 Council's plan to stop seagulls:
V I man's guide dog "bombed" SOURCE Hereford Times, 18/4/08 Pub chain apologises
for guide dog blunder SOURCE Brighouse Echo, 17/4/08 Plea for Guide Dog volunteers
SOURCE This is Hampshire, 13/4/08 Guide dogs are taking a lead role in centre
SOURCE Middlesbrough Gazette, 11/4/08 Users asked to help boost Guide Dogs for Blind fund-raising
SOURCE Bexhill Observer, 7/4/08 Working
animals are more than just a friend SOURCE Peterborough Today, 4/4/08
Chance to honour our hero dogs
SOURCE Wigan Today, 1/4/08
March 2008 (9 Links)
Assistance Dogs Get Travel Boost SOURCE K9 Magazine, 28/3/08
Meet Edmund - Bury's own guide dog
SOURCE East Anglian Daily Times, 28/3/08
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association seeks
apprentice guide dog mobility instructors SOURCE Kent Online, 20/3/08
Mum and son refused entry to restaurant because of guide dog
SOURCE Islington Gazette, 19/3/08
Meet the pony that leads the blind
SOURCE Metro.co.uk, 19/3/08
2008 launched
as Year of the Assistance Dog, at Crufts SOURCE Wiltshire Times, 12/3/08
It's a guide dog – from Marks and Spencer
SOURCE Halifax Courier, 10/3/08
Guide dog story to raise cash for charity
SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 7/3/08
Guide Dogs
Aberdeen Puts Out Call For More Best Friends SOURCE This is North Scotland, 5/3/08
January/February 2008 (11 Links)
Pleased to meet you Scout
SOURCE Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 28/2/08
Anger after restaurant turns away guide dog
SOURCE Tottenham Journal, 27/2/08
Guide dogs are an eyeful for charity
SOURCE Worcester News, 26/2/08
Mavis and Lassie launch working dog stamps
SOURCE Kent Online, 22/2/08
Guide dogs take a lead
SOURCE The Bolton News, 22/2/08
Apology over
guide dog snub SOURCE Leamington Observer, 21/2/08
‘Guide dog Sutton gets me out and about’
SOURCE I C Wales, 19/2/08
Taxi firm fined for not picking up blind
couple SOURCE I C Walsall, 15/2/08
Guide
dog ordeal SOURCE Hackney Gazette, 15/2/08
Assistance dog users take message to the top
SOURCE Sussex Express, 14/2/08
First class honour for guide dog
Warwick I C Coventry, 14/2/08
End of vipnews.org.uk Guide Dog news links 2008.
Vipnews.org.uk Guide Dog news links 2007 page
My original guide dog news links page, from 2003,
The World Wide Woof
An assortment of links to miscellaneous articles.
November 2008 (9 Links)
October 2008 (11 Links)
No name found for youngster's rare condition SOURCE This is Swansea, 31/10/08 Glaucoma drug could end need for mascara SOURCE Professional Beauty, 30/10/08 Get Accessible for Dyslexia Awareness Week SOURCE British Dyslexia Association, 30/10/08 Bride-to-be knocked down and killed by blind driver while shopping for dream wedding dress SOURCE Daily Mail, 29/10/08 Chloe is 'our little miracle' SOURCE Chorley Guardian, 22/10/08 Chance for budding football commentators SOURCE Hereford Times, 16/10/08 Blind transsexual admits harassing carer SOURCE Belfast Telegraph, 15/10/08 Council spends £5000 on signs in Braille ... for squash players on court safety advice SOURCE Daily Mail, 13/10/08 Is Gordon Brown losing his sight? SOURCE LabourHome.org, 11/10/08 RNIB reveals the UK's sexiest eyes SOURCE RNIB Press Release, 6/10/08 Dating advice from Darnell SOURCE BBC Ouch! blog, 3/10/08
September 2008 (15 Links)
Powerful lasers can burn and blind SOURCE Western Mail, Wales 29/9/08 Bringing up a severely disabled child SOURCE Times Online, 25/9/08 UKHO hosts disability awareness event SOURCE Somerset Gazette, 25/9/08 Blind woman rescued by coastguards SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 24/9/08 Family says thanks to mum in heroic sea rescue SOURCE Irish Independent, 24/9/08 City's first blind lesbian married couple hope to start family SOURCE This is Staffordshire, 23/9/08 The path from cinema to playground SOURCE BBC Magazine, 22/9/08 Marshside man eager to reassure Southport residents he is not a cold caller SOURCE Southport Visiter, 19/9/08 Miracle op gave hubby sight back..and left him a monster SOURCE News of the World, 14/9/08 Mother tells of 'blind' Wife Swap experience SOURCE Watford Observer, 12/9/08 Porn for the Blind SOURCE Current.com, 11/9/08 Legion reveals rise in soldiers asking for help SOURCE Belfast NewsLetter, 9/9/08 Darnell caught in the middle SOURCE The Sun, 3/9/08 Group goes blind again to mimic Mikey SOURCE Digital Spy, 2/9/08 DIVERSITY! Board Game For Children 3 To 7 Teaches Kids That We Are All Different & It Is Great! SOURCE Press Release, 2/9/08
August 2008 (12 Links)
'My BB grandson wasn't in gangs'
SOURCE This is Swansea, 31/8/08
Lies of power firm's rogue reps:
Scottish Hydro
investigates sales staff lies SOURCE The Sunday Times, 31/8/08 Pearl's Phoenix brands receive Alt
Formats Charter recognition SOURCE FT Adviser, 29/8/08 Now her operation is over, see Amélie play
SOURCE Salford Advertiser, 28/8/08
The thought of brave son kept mother going on her greatest trip
SOURCE This is Derbyshire, 23/8/08 Darnell
on brink of blindness SOURCE The Sun, 22/8/08 Blind Rose battles mystery illness in hospital
SOURCE This is Lincolnshire 19/8/08
I
D cards could be derailed by pensioners as finger prints of over-75s are hard
to scan SOURCE Daily Mail, 15/8/08 Gloves with New Thinglove™ Technology Delivers Amazing Performance
in Braille Reading Test SOURCE Market Watch, 14/8/08 Cat Fearnley vows to have her wrist tattooed on the
anniversary of boyfriend Danny Curran’s death SOURCE Southport Visiter, 13/8/08 Mikey's
blind man's bluff SOURCE The Sun, 12/8/08 Girl predicted to die within weeks reaches her fifth birthday
SOURCE The Telegraph, 4/8/08
July 2008 (9 Links)
Playboy in Braille SOURCE Anorak.co.uk, 31/7/08
Wasting time for fun SOURCE Disability Now,
29/7/08
Protestors target dopey drug laws SOURCE Disability Now,
28/7/08
This Morning - Katie and Harvey * features video clip with
sound * SOURCE ITV.com, 13/7/08
Advert for new air traffic controller says 20/20 vision is
essential... then offers application form in BRAILLE SOURCE This is London,
11/7/08
BB's Mario: I worry for blind Mikey SOURCE Wigan Today,
10/7/08
Love really is blind, or at least blinkered SOURCE New
Scientist, 7/7/08
Praise for helpful young cadets SOURCE Wales Daily Post,
7/7/08
I D card fingerprint errors fear SOURCE BBC News, 3/7/08
June 2008 (10 Links)
BB housemates pass blind task set in honour of visually impaired Mikey
SOURCE Daily Mail, 30/6/08 Guinness book of Spec-ords!
SOURCE Liverpool City Council, 27/6/08 "Milton's
sympathetic response to the blinded Samson struck a chord with Handel,
whose own sight was beginning to fail" SOURCE The Independent, 25/6/08
Ben Wilson on Ian Kelly's biography of Casanova
SOURCE The Spectator, 25/6/08 Grieving mum's marathon for Charlie
SOURCE Gloucestershire
Gaxette, 21/6/08 The athlete who could go blind because Chinese officials are forcing
him to go for Olympic gold SOURCE Daily Mail, 20/6/08 Does copyright rule in Cyberworld?
SOURCE FreelanceUK.com, 18/6/08 Blind drivers halted by the newts
SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 17/6/08 Playing the blind card gives you the winning hand every time
SOURCE The Irish Independent, 15/6/08 'Number blindness' more common than dyslexia
SOURCE Independent, 9/6/08
May 2008 (12 Links)
Real life exclusive: Meet Sam the blind boy who uses
dolphin-like clicks to navigate SOURCE Daily Mirror, 30/5/08 Beijing withdraws Olympics manual after 'inappropriate
language' is used to describe disabled competitors SOURCE This is London, 29/5/08
Russell Watson fears brain tumour will blind him
SOURCE Telegraph, 29/5/08 Italian switchboard operator pretended to be blind for 24
years to qualify for job SOURCE Times Online, 29/5/08 Boy, 3, must lose sight to beat cancer
SOURCE Metro.co.uk, 27/5/08 The Nice Movement
46. Misunderstood Signals SOURCE Londonist.com, 25/5/08 Those Redesigned US Bank
Notes SOURCE Anorak, 21/5/08
Blind man's two-day adventure
SOURCE audio report SOURCE BBC News Wales, 21/5/08 Bilbo Is Beached By RNLI
SOURCE This is Cornwall, 20/5/08 It’s not every day a member of the royal family gets on a bus
SOURCE I C Wales, 15/5/08 Not the gaffer, but the gaffee,
by Clive James SOURCE BBC Magazine, 9/5/08
Boy left partially blind by trampoline accident
SOURCE Yorkshire Post, 7/5/08
April 2008 (15 Links)
Mercy mission mystery donor
SOURCE Down
Democrat, Ireland 30/4/08 I
was driven to brink of suicide caring 24/7 for disabled son SOURCE The Sun, 29/4/08
Revealed: David Blunkett finds love again with a divorced GP who has two
children SOURCE This is London, 29/4/08 Blind woman saved from fire by elderly neighbour
SOURCE This is Cheshire, 25/4/08 Blind man's wife described porn
SOURCE BBC
Devon, 25/4/08 Canine sleuth sniffs out the nicked false teeth
SOURCE Coventry Telegraph, 24/4/08 Inspiring smile of a special little fighter
SOURCE Northern Echo, 24/4/08 Mammoth fight to keep exhibit bugs at bay
SOURCE Oldham Chronicle, 23/4/08 I wish I'd died, admits man blinded by thug
SOURCE Daily Record, 22/4/08 Blundering cops blind each other with CS spray during arrest
SOURCE Daily Record, 22/4/08 Falklands War Nurse Nicci's Emotional Day
SOURCE This
is South Devon, 21/4/08 June driven up the wall by Johnny Cash
SOURCE This
is London, 16/4/08 Talk Dirty, Descriptively in Porn for the Blind
SOURCE Wired.com, 11/4/08 Former Miss Scotland experiences world of 5000 deafblind Scots
SOURCE Sunday Mail, 6/4/08 Back to black
* features Dr Bart Caulker * SOURCE Northern Echo, 4/4/08
March 2008 (5 Links)
January/February
2008 (7 Links)
End of vipnews.org.uk miscellaneous links 2008.
vipnews.org.uk Miscellaneous links 2007 page
Links to news stories featuring the positive achievements of blind &
partially sighted people.
November 2008 (5 Links)
October 2008 (20 Links)
Parade honour for Iraq War veteran Simon Brown SOURCE Morley Observer, 29/10/08 We're learning to live with blindness SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 29/10/08 Clifford was one of nature’s gentlemen SOURCE Worcester News, 29/11/08 Inspiring Imtiaz gets degree of success SOURCE Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 28/10/08 Miriam brings up her 100 SOURCE Sussex Express, 28/10/08 Coveted award for stalwart of blind group SOURCE Keighley News, 25/10/08 Derbyshire driver who lost her sight gets back behind wheel at Formula One racetrack SOURCE This is Derbyshire, 23/10/08 My date with Prince Harry SOURCE This is Kent, 22/10/08 Family pay tribute to inspirational teenager SOURCE Gazette Live, 20/10/08 Blind lawyer steps out to raise money SOURCE Rutland and Stamford Mercury, 17/10/08 Positive focus keeps David going SOURCE Inverness Courier, 17/10/08 13 Questions: Ben Fletcher
SOURCE BBC Ouch! 16/10/08 Blind charity worker Dorothy dies aged 90 SOURCE Midlands Express and Star, 16/10/08 Balloon ride joy to raise cash SOURCE Doncaster Star, 16/10/08 Sid and Rose Kember celebrate 65 years of married life together SOURCE This is Wiltshire, 16/10/08 Blind Kesser plans to break world land speed record SOURCE The Asian News, 14/10/08 15-year-old windsurfer aims to achieve dream despite sudden blindness SOURCE Rutland and Stamford Mercury, 10/10/08 Blind Dave PLC * Video report with sound, stars Dave Heeley * SOURCE ITV Central News, 10/10/08 Lab in memory of former pupil SOURCE Peterborough Today, 10/10/08 Blind man flies glider for charity SOURCE Isle of Wight County Press, 3/10/08 Trio of visually-impaired volunteers guide the way SOURCE Wales Online, 2/10/08
September 2008 (15 Links)
Future in her hands SOURCE NorthEast Evening Gazette, 30/9/08 Mikey: I'm a national hero SOURCE Disability Now, 30/9/08 Blind Dave’s £375k marathon joy SOURCE Midlands Express and Star, 29/9/08 Taking on the Sahara: Mark Baxter SOURCE News Shopper, 26/9/08 Proud Scot Kenneth loved that he was paid to do his perfect job SOURCE Edinburgh News, 26/9/08 "Queen" marks 100th birthday SOURCE News Shopper, 25/9/08 Blind man taking controls of glider SOURCE Isle of Wight County Press, 18/9/08 Four parties to mark 100th birthday SOURCE Harborough Mail, 18/9/08 Blind repairman retires after more than 70 years of fixing SOURCE The Northern Echo, 18/9/08 Mohamed's taking the lead SOURCE South Yorkshire Star, 11/9/08 Family Matters: Yorkshire helping to lay the ghosts of war-torn land SOURCE South Yorkshire Star, 11/9/08 Sam Loxton "Sledgehammer Sam" speaks SOURCE CricInfo, 9/9/08 A Blind Woman, Two Wheels and 25,000 Miles SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 4/9/08 Preston Bridge Club success for partially sighted man SOURCE Preston Citizen, 4/9/08 Blind man takes on road test SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 2/9/08
August 2008 (10 Links)
Blind man's Tall Ships dream
SOURCE Hartlepool Mail, 30/8/08
Alan receives wave of support after Tay swim
SOURCE Dundee Courier, 29/8/08 Disabled Blaine defies the odds to make the grade
SOURCE Sunderland Echo, 27/8/08
Tireless Susan always fought for the needy
SOURCE Edinburgh Evening News, 22/8/08 Club impressed with Joan’s independence
SOURCE Northwest Evening Mail, 20/8/08 Blind man takes to the tracks in race for charity
SOURCE The Bolton News, 13/8/08 Rosie's blind but not beaten
SOURCE Colchester Gazette, 9/8/08 Sheffield gives Mohamed hope – and a new calling
SOURCE Sheffield Telegraph, 8/8/08
Hilda’s great day in Downing Street
SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 7/8/08 Family's tributes to brave daughter, 13
SOURCE Sheffield Star, 5/8/08
July 2008 (14 Links)
Dunfermline great-grandmother's war effort honoured – 60 years on SOURCE
Dunfermline Press, 31/7/08
Chairman honours partially-sighted woman SOURCE Derry Journal,
29/7/08
Fond farewell to one of Aylesbury's best known fundraisers
SOURCE Bucks Herald, 24/7/08
Helen Patten, priest and guide dog owner, gives presentation
to Rye U3A meeting SOURCE Rye & Battle Observer, 24/7/08
Blind Flintshire entrepreneur scoops Sir John Moores award
SOURCE Wales Evening Leader, 21/7/08
The Blind Explorer * Mark Pollock * SOURCE Telegraph,
18/7/08
Steven's blind determination to help others SOURCE Daventry
Express, 17/7/08
5k no problem for blind Gioconde SOURCE Derry Journal, 16/7/08
Profile: Father Cyril Axelrod SOURCE Independent Catholic News, 14/7/08
Major John Brook-Smith devoted life to helping other people
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 7/7/08
Miracle Baby Lydia Ginley to tackle Tall Ships Race to Norway
SOURCE This is Gloucestershire, 7/7/08
Jasmin's brand of blithe spirit beats the bullies and major
illness * with audio * SOURCE This is Derbyshire, 7/7/08
Tim Coulson: The angel of Edgware Road SOURCE The Telegraph,
6/7/08
Tributes For Blind Charity Champion SOURCE This is South
Wales, 4/7/08
June 2008 (18 Links)
Triathlete
Graham Kiff aims to boost blind charities SOURCE Oxford Mail, 27/6/08 Blind Student Makes History With A Degree Of Distinction
SOURCE This
is Bath, 26/6/08 Blind ski champion appointed charity group figurehead
SOURCE Bromley Times, 26/6/08 V
I swimmer Erin Goldstraw presented with Carnoustie Junior Citizen of the Year
award SOURCE Guide & Gazette, 26/6/08 Mayor attends party to celebrate 100th
birthday milestone SOURCE Knaresborough Post, 25/6/08 Blind champion inspires others
SOURCE Witney Gazette, 24/6/08 Stephen Hits The Heights
SOURCE Daily
Record, Scotland 20/6/08 Former soldier's fundraising fightback
SOURCE Sussex Argus, 18/6/08 Deaf and blind hero's triumph
SOURCE The Sun, 17/6/08 Ireland’s first visually impaired priest ordained
SOURCE Irish
News, 16/6/08 Blind man takes part in charity skydive
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 13/6/08 Tributes to city welfare officer Edna Fox
SOURCE Coventry Telegraph, 12/6/08 Britain’s Most Inspiring Fundraiser announced
SOURCE Professional Fundraising, 12/6/08 Two Blind Women Tie The Knot In Historic Union
SOURCE This
is Staffordshire, 9/6/08 Award for Solihull workers with the blind
SOURCE Birmingham
Mail, 9/6/08 First World War RAF ace Henry Allingham celebrates 112th birthday
SOURCE Daily Mirror, 7/6/08 Blind Dave Heeley and Mac Carr named Local Heroes
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 5/6/08 Emotional road trip raises £16,000
SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 3/6/08
May 2008 (32 Links)
Sean's triumph over adversity, and ten tors
SOURCE Exmouth Journal, 29/5/08
Partial vision is no obstacle to Bill's blind club achievements
SOURCE Edinburgh News, 29/5/08
Caroline first blind church warden
SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 28/5/08
Deaf community champion Julie
Davison dies at 29 SOURCE Northampton Chronicle, 28/5/08
Robert slides across river Tyne
SOURCE Northumberland News Post Leader, 28/5/08
Blind ambition: taking on ocean for charity
SOURCE The Herald, 26/5/08
Blind Bob's first cycle in 25 years...and it's 1000 miles
SOURCE Sunday Mail, 25/5/08
Evening
Of Music At Chesters In Memory Of Fun-loving Margaret SOURCE Lisburn Ulster Star, 25/5/08
Chess
Player Congratulated SOURCE Inverclyde Now, 23/5/08
Devoted man helped grandchildren after he died
SOURCE The Bolton News, 23/5/08
Playing blind SOURCE
Central
Fife Times, Scotland 22/5/08
Matthews wants one more chance
SOURCE Kenilworth Weekly News, 22/5/08
Symbolic milestone for oldest man: 111 years, 11 months and 11 days
old SOURCE BBC News, 17/5/08
Queen honours people from across the region:
Norma Town, 75 awarded MBE SOURCE Northern Echo, 16/5/08
Blind
skier attempts to break his own world record SOURCE Kent News, 16/5/08
Young Jillian wins 'weakest link' event
SOURCE North Tyneside News Guardian, 15/5/08
Our heroes all set for charity adventure
SOURCE Liverpool Echo, 15/5/08
Musician dies after 19-year battle with
multiple sclerosis SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 15/5/08
An independent life for Eston mum despite brain tumour
SOURCE Gazette Live, 14/5/08
Wrexham woman was a true inspiration, say family:
Emma Pryde, 24 SOURCE Flintshire Standard, 13/5/08
Active Linda’s message of hope
SOURCE Bradford Telegraph Argus, 12/5/08
Double delight as blind soldier to race Ferrari then tie the knot
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 9/5/08
Women praised for college success
SOURCE Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 9/5/08
Fond tributes to Suffolk woman
Rebecca Andrews SOURCE Suffolk Evening Star, 8/5/08
Blind man drives racing car again
SOURCE BBC Scotland, 8/5/08
Founder
of "Big Print" Trevor Buckley, dies ages 76 SOURCE Warrington Guardian,
7/5/08
It’s never too late for love
SOURCE Rochdale Observer, 6/5/08
Blind man to drive to fund guide dogs
SOURCE Stroud News & Journal, 6/5/08
Blind? That Won't Stop Me Driving!
SOURCE This
Is Gloucestershire, 5/5/08
Moving pilgrimage for my beloved wife
SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 3/5/08
Rossendale man's blind faith makes scents
SOURCE Lancashire Telegraph, 1/5/08
Blind balloonist prepares for skydive
SOURCE West Sussex Gazette, 1/5/08
April 2008 (21 Links)
Blind woman,
92 to abseil down Worthing multi-storey car park SOURCE West Sussex Today, 29/4/08
Local man honoured for blind awareness work
SOURCE Bridgwater Mercury, 25/4/08
V
I Fundraiser set to saddle up for guide dogs SOURCE Scotsman.com, 25/4/08
Cash In The Attic Filmed In Ely
* features blind auctioneer David Palmer * SOURCE Ely Standard, 24/4/08
Tributes to Dial-a-Ride pioneer
SOURCE Chorley Guardian, 23/4/08
The fastest blind man on two wheels
SOURCE Blackpool Gazette, 23/4/08
An end to the silent suffering
SOURCE The Herald, 22/4/08
Doctors said I'll never ride again... I'll prove them wrong
SOURCE Sunday Mail, 20/4/08
A Change For The Better!
* features
Amar Latif * SOURCE Sunday Mail, 20/4/08
Henry
Allingham: Three centuries, six monarchs, 21 prime ministers... one
life SOURCE Northern Echo, 19/4/08
Soroptimist International picks Crosby's Woman
of the Year SOURCE I C Sefton & West Lancs, 17/4/08
It's uphill
and then down for Ruari, 13 SOURCE Exmouth Journal, 17/4/08
Award-winning blind poet Sarah Hunter
dies SOURCE Oldham Chronicle, 16/4/08
Coaster rides for St George's Day
* features Billy Baxter * SOURCE Blackpool Gazette, 15/4/08
Bus tour to honour ‘Blind Dave’
SOURCE Express and Star, 14/4/08
Blind runner finishes seven marathons in seven days
SOURCE AFP, 13/4/08
Rotary
award for Whitstable teenager SOURCE Canterbury News, 12/4/08
Brownies keep silent for blind athlete's talk
SOURCE Warwick
Courier, 11/4/08
My dad's years at Co-op printing works
SOURCE Get Reading, 10/4/08
Rower completes Atlantic challenge
SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 6/4/08
Pride of Britain hero Daniel Gallimore's wedding joy
SOURCE Daily Mirror, 3/4/08
March 2008 (17 Links)
Top Award For Dennis And Bernice
SOURCE 24Dash.com, 31/3/08
Nicki swims with the sharks for charity dare
SOURCE Daily Post, Wales 31/3/08
Big send-off for Blind Dave
SOURCE Express and Star, 31/3/08
Blind pilot breaks sound barrier
SOURCE Ananova, 30/3/08
Blinding Effort:
Adventurer on course to be the first partially sighted man to row the Atlantic
SOURCE The People, 30/3/08
Farewell to a true gentleman:
Tommy Somerset SOURCE This is Cheshire, 27/3/08
Amazing! See Clip Of Blind Catwalk Model
SOURCE The Daily Goss, 25/3/08
Beccles vicar made honorary canon
SOURCE Beccles & Bungay Journal, 20/3/08
Blind Pilot To Attempt Three New World Records
* With Video * SOURCE This is Derbyshire, 19/3/08
Obituary:
Family mourn brave Adrian, 27 SOURCE Dorset Echo, 18/3/08
TT star Jackie still doing 100.. but this time without the bike
SOURCE Edinburgh News, 17/3/08
Obituary:
Stephen Pexton - respected builder SOURCE Kent Online, 14/3/08
‘I don’t see it as a job, I see it as being a mother’
SOURCE South Wales Echo, 12/3/08
Theia's lesson in courage
SOURCE Irish Independent, 11/3/08
Peddles to the 'metal'
* features Bill Gulliver * SOURCE Get Redding, 11/3/08
Oulton Park driving challenge for Mike
SOURCE This is Cheshire, 7/3/08
Birthday celebrations for one of city's oldest
residents, 107 SOURCE Southern Daily Echo, 1/3/08
January/February 2008 (6 Links)
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Positive Achievers links
2007 page
Links to news stories about blind & visually impaired peoples' sport
activities of all kinds.
November 2008 (4 Links)
October 2008 (15 Links)
Blind bowlers top the bill at Blackpool SOURCE Blackpool Gazette, 30/10/08 Blind tennis tournament at elite Roehampton centre SOURCE Wandsworth Guardian, 30/10/08 World Series the crowning glory for blind commentator SOURCE Scotsman.com, 29/10/08 Blind bowlers set up their own green SOURCE Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 28/10/08 Keeley names squad for 2008 Partially Sighted World Soccer Championships in Argentina SOURCE TheFA.com, 20/10/08 This is a great day and I’m so glad to be here * V I Cyclist Aileen McGlynn * SOURCE Paisley Express, 17/10/08 VIPs feel the air on a Peak District tandem treat SOURCE Sheffield Telegraph, 17/10/08 National award for blind Blackpool swim girl, 5 SOURCE Blackpool Gazette, 17/10/08 Soccer skills classes for Derry's visually impaired SOURCE Derry Journal, 14/10/08 Bowls quartet miss out for Somerset SOURCE Bridgwater Mercury, 10/10/08 Mary To Represent Scotland At Blind Comp In Oz SOURCE Mearns Leader, 10/10/08 GFC Launch Commentary For Visually Impaired SOURCE Gillingham Football Club, 10/10/08 Trent Bridge backs visually impaired cricket SOURCE Mansfield Chadd, 9/10/08 Notts host visually impaired match SOURCE English Cricket Board, 9/10/08 Cup highlight win for blind bowlers SOURCE Buckinghamshire Advertiser, 9/10/08
September 2008 (36 Links)
Bridgwater bowlers complete national title double SOURCE Bridgwater Mercury, 27/9/08 Sporting campaign suits blind golfers to a tee SOURCE South Yorkshire Star, 26/9/08 Football without limits SOURCE Fifa.com, 24/9/08 Football for visually impaired kids SOURCE Londonderry Sentinel, 24/9/08 Mountaineering Council of Scotland Visually Impaired Course Successful SOURCE MCofS Website, 22/9/08 Naomi Riches wins rowing bronze SOURCE Bucks Free Press, 20/9/08 Blind cricket match went down well SOURCE Wakefield Express, 19/9/08 Blind Northern Ireland sprinter aiming to join Pistorius at London Olympics SOURCE InsideTheGames.com, 19/9/08 MP to play blind at pool SOURCE Westmoreland Gazette, 19/9/08 Jonathan continues to defy the odds SOURCE Middleton Guardian, 17/9/08 Adesoji sprints his way to silver medal SOURCE Barking * Dagenham Recorder, 17/9/08 Barnet blind bowlers take on Welwyn in annual match SOURCE Welwyn & Hatfield Times, 16/9/08 Visually impaired Irish sprinter wins gold in the Paralympics SOURCE The Guardian, 14/9/08 Swimmer given cash boost SOURCE Biggleswade Today, 12/9/08 Blind footballers still hope for glory SOURCE Hereford Times, 11/9/08 Blind golfer Mike helps bring home Auld Enemies Cup SOURCE Hamilton Advertiser, Scotland 11/9/08 Blind runner ready for Robin Hood half-marathon SOURCE This is Nottingham, 11/9/08 Derek's 'running blind' 10k challenge SOURCE Somerset County Gazette, 11/9/08 Braveheart Mike SOURCE Carluke Gazette, 10/9/08 Blind bowlers are wizards of ten-pin world SOURCE Lancashire Evening Post, 8/9/08 Blind bowlers forced out of Blackpool SOURCE Blackpool Gazette, 8/9/08 Quilter just misses out on bronze medal SOURCE Kent Online, 8/9/08 Run with a world record holder SOURCE This is Jersey, 8/9/08 McGlynn finds golden touch in Beijing to retain title SOURCE Aberdeen Press and Journal, 7/9/08 Beijing sprint double is Neil’s Games target SOURCE Aberdeen Evening Express, 6/9/08 Sailors show blind ambition SOURCE Norwich Evening News, 6/9/08 China Fleet shines for blind golf showpiece SOURCE This is Plymouth, 6/9/08 Scottish sprinters are finally back at Games SOURCE Glasgow Herald, 5/9/08 Tandem cycling club for visually impaired inspired by Olympics SOURCE This is Derbyshire, 5/9/08 Quilter's Paralympic preparation is spot-on SOURCE Sussex Argus, 4/9/08 Ellis is ready to make big splash on Paralympic debut in Beijing SOURCE This is Derbyshire, 4/9/08 History of the Paralympics SOURCE BBC Sport, 4/9/08 Mike will defend British golf title on his home turf SOURCE Hamilton Advertiser, Scotland 4/9/08 Tenpin bowling win for Wyre Wizards SOURCE This is Lancashire, 3/9/08 Hawks scoops bronze at UK indoor championships SOURCE This is Local London, 2/9/08 Sports fun day for blind people SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1/9/08
August 2008 (32 Links)
V
I Judoist Ian Rose flies off on golden mission SOURCE Bucks Free Press,
29/8/08 Bowler
Gail blows them all away SOURCE Lowestoft Journal, 29/8/08 A guiding hand * features
blind triathlete Maggie Boyes * SOURCE Tri247.com, 28/8/08
Sprint star aims for double gold
SOURCE Londonderry Sentinel, 27/8/08
How does blind football work?
SOURCE Wales Online, 24/8/08
Paralympics hope after misfortune SOURCE
BBC News, 22/8/08 Going for gold at paralympics
SOURCE Glasgow Evening Times, 22/8/08 Blind waterskier Janet Gray flees blaze in Italian hotel
SOURCE Belfast Telegraph, 22/8/08 Blind football academy launched by Brooking
SOURCE Hereford Times, 21/8/08 Archery for blind people
SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 21/8/08 Actionnaires get Blunsdon invite
SOURCE Swindon Advertiser, 21/8/08
Golf ace Mayo finishes best of British
SOURCE Carluke Advertiser, 20/8/08 Bellevue's blind bowling club gets a cash boost from AVOW
SOURCE Wrexham Leader, 20/8/08 Blind footballer to represent Great Britain at the Paralympics
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 19/8/08 Visually impaired club bowls its way to raise funds
SOURCE News Post Leader, Northumberland 19/8/08 A perfect shot in the dark:
Jimmy Murray SOURCE The Irish Independent, 18/8/08
Ex-teacher in tilt at blind bowls title
SOURCE Yorkshire Post, 18/8/08 Blind footballers in bid for golden glory
SOURCE MIdlands Express & Star, 16/8/08 Filey bowler set for aussie trip
SOURCE Filey Mercury, 16/8/08 Akhil gets VIP treatment at cricket
SOURCE Somerset County Gazette, 16/8/08 Sports day for blind
SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 16/8/08 Blind man rides again
SOURCE Asian News, 14/8/08 Marvellous double for blind golf
champ * features video clip * SOURCE Bradford Telegraph, 13/8/08 Yeovil Town are looking for commentators
SOURCE Yeovil Express, 13/8/08
A different spin on the game of golf
SOURCE Irish Times, 13/8/08 Cricket in the dark
SOURCE The Voice online, 11/8/08 Jim gets prestigious world chance on *
blind golf * merit SOURCE Harborough Mail, 8/8/08 Golf saved me, says blind John
SOURCE This is Staffordshire, 8/8/08
Blind team scoops Test victory
SOURCE I C Solihull, 8/8/08 Blind Coventry footballer ready for Beijing Olympics
SOURCE Coventry Telegraph, 8/8/08 British Blind Golf Open set to tee off at Massereene
SOURCE Antrim TImes, Ireland 5/8/08 2nd
Blind international England v West Indies Moseley C.C. Solihull SOURCE BlindCricket.org.uk,
4/8/08
July 2008 (17 Links)
Sheffield to host Goalball World Championships 2010 SOURCE
Sheffield Telegraph, 30/7/08
Soccer school for amputees opens SOURCE features Wayne Perry
SOURCE Sheffield Telegraph, 25/7/08
Sight handicap won't halt my golf SOURCE Coventry Telegraph,
24/7/08
Blind horse rider saddles up for top national games SOURCE
Bridlington Free Press, 22/7/08
Commentary Headsets Available For Impaired SOURCE Northampton
Town FC, 21/7/08
Fachie's tips put youngsters in the running SOURCE Aberdeen
Press and Journal, 18/7/08
Stuart Broad meets England Visually Impaired Cricket Team
SOURCE Newham Recorder, 16/7/08
Cricket lover George refuses to be bowled out by loss of sight
SOURCE Journal Live, 15/7/08
Cricket club for the blind launched SOURCE Northern Echo,
15/7/08
London Sports V Metro Sports BCEW / Nemesys League SOURCE
BlindCricket.org.uk, 12/7/08
Sprinter Smyth targets gold SOURCE BBC Sport, 11/7/08
Aileen Is Gearing Up For Gold SOURCE Paisley Daily Express,
9/7/08
Beijing joy for Kappes SOURCE Stockport Express, 9/7/08
No Limits for Leeds Children
SOURCE Action for Blind People, 7/7/08 Gould keeps focused on the ball SOURCE This is Wiltshire,
4/7/08
Beijing 2008 Venues Now Tactile SOURCE International
Paralympic Committee, 4/7/08
Irish Paralympic Team for Beijing 2008 announced SOURCE
IrishCycling.com, 4/7/08
Belfast to host the world blind golf championships SOURCE
Belfast Telegraph, 2/7/08
June 2008 (17 Links)
Visually-Impaired Bowling
Tournament is a big success SOURCE Bridgwater Mercury, 28/6/08 Kids given lessons in golf
SOURCE Hamilton Advertiser, 26/6/08 Paralympic show jumping seeks international recognition
SOURCE Horse and Hound, 22/6/08 Blind Steve happy to take back seat in tandem tour
SOURCE This is Hampshire, 20/6/08 Blind players taste EURO atmosphere
SOURCE UEFA.com, 19/6/08 Scotland’s top blind golfers compete in Hamilton event
SOURCE Hamilton Advertiser, 19/6/08 Blind footballers set to shine at Euro 2008
SOURCE Hereford Times, 19/6/08
Blind cricket ace faces a busy season ahead
SOURCE Redditch
Advertiser, 18/6/08 Special chance for youngsters to have a go
SOURCE Morley Advertiser, Leeds 18/6/08 GB select Beijing athletics squad
SOURCE BBC
Disability Sport, 13/6/08 Paralympic joy for Ben
SOURCE News Shopper, 9/6/08 Riders gear up for trip to twin town
SOURCE Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 4/6/08 V
I Cricketer Mark Bond set for Caribbean 'trip of a lifetime' SOURCE Kent Online, 3/6/08
Tessa Sanderson OBE
leads judo talent try out day for visually impaired SOURCE Newham Recorder, 2/6/08
V
I Sprinter Neil Fachie a step closer to securing a place in Beijing SOURCE Aberdeen
Press & Journal, 2/6/08 Great event for V
I competitors: British Blind Sport Tenpin Bowling Championships SOURCE South Yorkshire Star, 2/6/08
Kent
facilities in frame for Paralympic athletes
* including
V I swimmer Dervis Konuralp * SOURCE Kent News, 1/6/08
May 2008 (29 Links)
International football success is being planned in Hereford
SOURCE Hereford Times, 30/5/08
Rugby
League World magazine available in audio format for blind people SOURCE TotalRL.com,
30/5/08
Sports council helps to fund goalkeeper’s trip
SOURCE Hereford Times, 30/5/08
Swinford’s John bowls ’em over
SOURCE Western People, Ireland 28/5/08
Carl targets
SOURCE V
I Archery championships SOURCE Chorley Guardian, 28/5/08
Is Doug, 92,county's oldest bowler?
SOURCE Skegness Standard, 27/5/08
Special Euro
2008 service for visually impaired SOURCE UEFA.com, 26/5/08
Sue is ready to keep on running
SOURCE Chester Chronicle, 23/5/08
Marathon man Dave Heeley gears up for new challenge
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 23/5/08
Blind skier fails in record bid
SOURCE BBC
Sports, 22/5/08
Former Villa footballer Shaw links up with Withe for visually impaired students
SOURCE Queen Alexander's College, 21/5/08
Future sailing champs meet Exmouth's
Olympic hopefuls on the Estuary SOURCE Royal Yachting Association, 21/5/08
Blind football team go for Beijing glory
SOURCE Worcester
News. 21/5/08
British duo set for Beijing event
SOURCE BBC
Disability Sport, 21/5/08
Deafblind woman completes sponsored swim
SOURCE Essex Echo, 19/5/08
Youngsters gear up for outdoor adventures
SOURCE Edinburgh Evening News, 18/5/08
Blind golfers to benefit at Marlborough captain's day
SOURCE Swindon Advertiser, 17/5/08
Inside Sport: Des Kelly tries blind football
SOURCE video clip with sound SOURCE BBC Sport, 16/5/08
Organisers score hit with 'Goalball'
SOURCE Scarborough Evening News, 14/5/08
McGlynn strikes gold yet again and clinches new
world record SOURCE I C Renfrewshire, 14/5/08
Paralympic Riders Continue
with Winning Spree SOURCE Irish Cycling, 13/5/08
Sussex judo ace set for Beijing
SOURCE The Argus, 13/5/08
Sprinter Jason Smyth
strikes Gold SOURCE Belfast Newsletter, 11/5/08
Gold For St Thomas's Linzi
at the British International Swimming Championships SOURCE Arbroath Herald, 8/5/08
School 1st XI
Plays Blind On Caribbean Cricket Tour SOURCE Private School News, 7/5/08
Paralympic
stars to watch in Manchester SOURCE features Aileen McGlynn SOURCE BBC Sport, 6/5/08
Double cup joy for knowle boss,
as Queen Alexanders College VI team win SOURCE I C Solihull, 2/5/08
Disability sport: Showcase day a big attraction
SOURCE Suffolk Free Press, 1/5/08
Visually Impaired footballers meet their heroes
SOURCE Arsenal.com, 1/5/08
April 2008 (24 Links)
Visually
Impaired team clinch title SOURCE West Bromwich Albion FC, 28/4/08
British Blind Sports Winter Fours finals for two Wyre
bowling teams SOURCE Blackpool Citizen, 27/4/08
Talented sailor and rower Luke Almond's
quest for accolades SOURCE Worcester News, 25/4/08
Wales Paralympians tune up
SOURCE News Wales, 25/4/08
Blind golfer hosts 'Fife Classic' competition
SOURCE Dunfermline Press, 24/4/08
Ian
Rose picked for fifth Olympics SOURCE This is Local London, 24/4/08
Blind Dave to start the Mail Fun Run
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 24/4/08
Albion’s visually impaired team aiming to lead title charge
SOURCE Express and Star, 24/4/08
Blind Golf ace Mike Mayo has made a solid start to his 2008 campaign
SOURCE Carluke
Gazette, 23/4/08
V
I Judo chief optimistic for Beijing - video report SOURCE BBC Disability Sport, 23/4/08
Paul Willis
takes fast route to success SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 23/4/08
Blind British skiers doing just fine at Ylläs ski resort
SOURCE Helsingen
Sanomat, Finland 19/4/08
V
I Judoist Ben Quilter wins silver at British Universities Sports Association championships
SOURCE News Shopper, 16/4/08
Visually
impaired football team shortlisted for nPower disability sports award SOURCE
West Bromwich Albion FC, 16/4/08
Blind futsal boost in England
SOURCE UEFA.com, 14/4/08
National Triples double for visually-impaired bowlers
SOURCE Bridgwater Mercury, 11/4/08
Blind marathon runner raring to go
SOURCE South London Today, 9/4/08
'Blind Dave' runs in Los Angeles
SOURCE BBC
News, 9/4/08
Portsmouth
fan Sylvia SOURCE 95 is keen to be there SOURCE Portsmouth Today, 7/4/08
Student wins British Acoustic Shooting Championships
title SOURCE Hereford Times, 6/4/08
Childhood accident has driven Atlantic rower
SOURCE Eastern Daily Press, 3/4/08
Falklands link for blind marathon runner Dave Heeley's family
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 3/4/08
Appeal for cricket commentators
SOURCE Northants Evening Telegraph, 2/4/08
UEFA backs blind football
SOURCE UEFA.com, 2/4/08
March 2008 (17 Links)
Marathon bid blind man flies out
SOURCE BBC
News, 30/3/08
Blind
rower on the crest of a wave SOURCE This is Bristol, 29/3/08
Award for
Ajmal Ahmed, GB Partially Sighted squad captain SOURCE TheFA.com, 27/3/08
Blind archer makes one-in-a-million Robin Hood shot
SOURCE Telegraph, 27/3/08
Judo club joins disability scheme
SOURCE BBC
Sport, 27/3/08
Tandem pairing ready for action
SOURCE BBC
Disability Sport, 25/3/08
Heads Up: Blind Soccer Is All The Rage These Days
* features video * SOURCE MachoChip.com, 21/3/08
England blind cricket
team primed for action SOURCE ECB.co.uk, 17/3/08
David’s on run to Get Kids Going
SOURCE Blackburn Citizen, 17/3/08
Cricket fan Fred's not barmy - just blind
SOURCE Stuff.co.nz,
15/3/08
Legend
toasted SOURCE features Blind Golf British Masters Champion Mike Mayo SOURCE
Lanark Gazette,
14/3/08
Blind Bowler Beats Ban But He's Still On Club's Blacklist
SOURCE This is Exeter, 14/3/08
Visually impaired archer Steve Prowse wins
Duncan Edwards
award SOURCE Stourbridge News, 13/3/08
Video: Granny's still alive and kicking
SOURCE The Comet, 13/3/08
Bowling them over!
SOURCE Glasgow Evening Times, 6/3/08
Blind Dave Heeley to run London as part of his marathon challenge
SOURCE Birmingham Mail, 6/3/08
Camilla
invited to play cricket with children from blind school SOURCE The Herald, 6/3/08
January/February 2008 (10 Links)
Blind children benefit from specialist sports clubs
SOURCE CommunityCare.co.uk,
29/2/08 Sports For Blind Kids
SOURCE Western
Daily Press, 20/2/08
Ben will see to it for blind runners
SOURCE Sheffield Star, 20/2/08
Youngsters learn the ropes at marine centre
SOURCE Sunderland Echo, 18/2/08
Blind triathlete aims for medal
SOURCE Warwick Courier, 15/2/08
It's
a Marathon effort! SOURCE Worcester Standard, 14/2/08, PDF
£7000
grant for London Goalball Club SOURCE Hendon Times, 12/2/08
Marathon man Trevor can’t stop running
SOURCE Welwyn & Hatfield Times, 6/2/08
Eyes and ears for blind fans
SOURCE South
Yorkshire Star, 6/2/08
UEFA backs blind futsal
SOURCE UEFA.com, 5/2/08
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Links through the
month to news stories featuring information about all kinds of sight conditions.
November 2008 (17 Links)
New approaches make retinal detachment highly treatable SOURCE Eurekalert, 26/11/08 Blind people are better at finding their way SOURCE ScienceBlogs.com, 25/11/08 Mammals can be stimulated to regrow damaged inner retina nerve cells SOURCE Eurekalert, 24/11/08 Money worries put millions of Brits at risk of avoidable sight loss SOURCE Press Dispensary, 24/11/08 Promising Treatment For Anti-VEGF And Retinopathy Of Prematurity Described SOURCE Science Daily, 21/11/08 Blind Elmbridge man sees 'ghosts' SOURCE Your Local Guardian, 20/11/08 Second Sight Expands International Clinical Trial for Argus II Retinal Implant SOURCE Market Watch, 19/11/08 Will Glaucoma Be The First Neurodegenerative Disease To Be Cured? SOURCE Medical News Today, 19/11/08 First Retinal Prosthesis Study Of Its Kind Seeks To Partially Restore Vision SOURCE Medical News Today, 19/11/08 Gene therapy holds hope for blind SOURCE AXcess News, 18/11/08 Diabetics going blind over lack of screening SOURCE Irish Independent, 14/11/08 Seeing Things? You Might Be Blind SOURCE Sky News, 13/11/08 Special lenses give Kristian a bright future SOURCE North Wales Chronicle, 13/11/08 Potentia Pharmaceuticals' Drug Candidate For A M D Shows Positive Safety Profile In Phase I Clinical Trial SOURCE Medical News Today, 11/11/08 Optic nerves regrowth raises hope for blind SOURCE The Guardian, 7/11/08 Glycemic Control Seems To Lower Type 1 Diabetics' Retinopathy Risk / Night Vision Symptoms May Predict Macular Degeneration Progression SOURCE Medical News Today, 4/11/08 Anti-VEGF drugs for retinal diseases (including LUCENTIS) could have serious side effects, scientists caution SOURCE Eurekalert, 3/11/08
October 2008 (18 Links)
Counsel and Care launches sensory loss guide SOURCE Community Care, 29/10/08 Macular Degeneration in the Spotlight SOURCE AFB Blog, 29/10/08 Magnet triggers colours in 'blind' man's brain SOURCE New Scientist, 28/10/08 Yoga and trumpets put eyes at risk SOURCE AAP, 28/10/08 Blind mole can still tell night from day SOURCE New Scientist, 21/10/08 Effect of candesartan on progression and regression of retinopathy in type 2 diabetes (DIRECT-Protect 2): a randomised placebo-controlled trial SOURCE The Lancet, 18/10/08 Sight-related conditions on the rise SOURCE Irish Medical News, 17/10/08 Thyroid disorders in glaucoma link SOURCE Channel 4 News, 16/10/08 NHS Champions: Dedicated support gives hope to those losing their sight SOURCE This is London, 14/10/08 Hallucinations and visions that plague Charles Bonnet Syndrome sufferers SOURCE The Telegraph, 13/10/08 Age Related Macular Degeneration: New Genetic Association Identified SOURCE Medical News Today, 11/9/08 New Web Based Model Paves The Way For Commissioning Local Eye Care Services SOURCE Medical News Today, 10/9/08 Unhealthy lifestyles fuel rise in vision loss SOURCE Optician Online, 10/9/08 Eye-test could have stopped me going blind at 39 SOURCE This is Bristol, 9/10/08 Glaucoma Leading Cause Of Preventable Blindness In The UK Though Awareness Of Symptoms And Risk Factors Remains Low SOURCE Medical News Today, 9/10/08 This man was about to go blind until surgeons gave his eye double-glazing SOURCE Daily Mail, 7/10/08 World Sight Day Is October 9th SOURCE AiSquared News, 6/10/08 Adaptive binning in the retina SOURCE NeuroDudes.com, 6/10/08
September 2008 (15 Links)
Researchers create first model for retina receptors SOURCE Eurekalert, 30/9/08 Insulin and Visually Impaired Patients SOURCE Medscape.com, 30/9/08 NeoVista Unveils 18 Month Data On Novel Wet AMD Therapy At Retina Society Meeting SOURCE Medical News Today, 30/9/08 Research on new drug to treat retinopathy SOURCE Diabetes UK, 26/9/08 DSMB Supports Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of Iluvien™ For Diabetic Macular Edema Treatment SOURCE Medical News Today, 26/9/08 Longer-Lasting Artificial Eyes SOURCE Technology Review, 25/9/08 Gene Therapy Offers Hope For (L C A caused) Blindness SOURCE CBS News, 23/9/08 "Eyes Right" Charity helps glaucoma patients SOURCE BBC News, 21/9/08 Early Detection For Glaucoma Sufferers SOURCE Medical News Today, 17/9/08 Pharmacy student wins top award SOURCE Derry Journal, Ireland 16/9/08 Angiotensin-receptor blockers may help diabetic retinopathy SOURCE Healthcare Republic, 11/9/08 New Hope In Sight For Cataract Patients: Coated Lenses Set To Reduce Post-Op Infection SOURCE Medical News Today, 8/9/08 Jean thankful for drug that saved her sight SOURCE Winsford Guardian, 5/9/08 Scottish government launches vision strategy SOURCE CommunityCare.co.uk, 4/9/08 Impaired vision to double in 25 years, says blind charity SOURCE The Press and Journal, Scotland 3/9/08
August 2008 (20 Links)
Scientists Unmask Brain's Hidden Potential
SOURCE Medical News Today, 28/8/08
Supporting glaucoma sufferers
SOURCE Buxton Advertiser, 28/8/08
Young Scots risk losing their sight in bid to get blind drunk
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 27/8/08
Hope for near-blind pensioner
SOURCE Your Local Guardian, 27/8/08 LUCENTIS
Injection victory for blind SOURCE metro.co.uk, 26/8/08 Global vision - Cardiff eye man speaks out
SOURCE Western Mail, 25/8/08 OpenClinica EDC Solution Deployed for Retina Implant Studies
SOURCE Press Release, 20/8/08
Light Receptors In Eye Play Key Role In Setting Biological Clock, Study Shows
SOURCE Science Daily, 18/8/08
Create Vision UK help the visually impaired
SOURCE Wiltshire Business Online, 18/8/08
Young Scots’ eyes opened to true scale of blindness
SOURCE Scotsman.com, 17/8/08 Lexicon names new drug candidate for glaucoma SOURCE
Pharmaceutical Business Review, 14/8/08 Bionic eye to be implanted in blind person
SOURCE Daily Record, 11/8/08
Don’t lose sight of essential eye-test
SOURCE Liverpool Echo, 9/8/08
Stretchable silicon camera a step closer to artificial
retina SOURCE The Irish Sun, 7/8/08 The bionic eye: Light-curving camera that may help the blind to see
SOURCE Mail Online 6/8/08
Glaucoma monitoring contact lenses
SOURCE TechTree.com, 6/8/08
The sound of change: visually-induced auditory synesthesia
SOURCE Science Direct, 4/8/08
Inflammatory Immune Components In The Retina, Major Cause Of Wet Macular
Degeneration (AMD) SOURCE Transworld News, 4/8/08 How to cut the cost of glasses, contacts and laser eye surgery
SOURCE The Independent, 2/8/08
Othera files IND (investigational new drug) application for glaucoma drug
SOURCE Pharmaceutical Business Review, 1/8/08
July 2008 (14 Links)
New test to identify those vulnerable to AMD - the UK's most
common form of blindness SOURCE Daily Mail, 25/7/08
New telescopes embedded in glasses lens SOURCE ZDnet, 25/7/08
Bilberry and pine bark combo wards off glaucoma: study SOURCE
Nutra Ingredients, 24/7/08
Why a simple eye test could save your life SOURCE Daily
Mirror, 24/7/08
Scientists Create Touch-based Illusion SOURCE Science Daily,
21/7/08
One In Four Unaware An Eye Test Could Save Their Sight SOURCE
MedicalNewsBlog.infot
A tooth helps blind man see SOURCE Associated Press, 15/7/08
Cornea Donor Boost For The Blind SOURCE This is Nottingham,
15/7/08
Stem Cell Treatment for Children with Eye Nerve Disease Called ‘Medical
Hoax' SOURCE Newswise, 11/7/08
Mobile sight loss service at Tesco SOURCE Congleton Guardian,
11/7/08
March of the countryside bug that can blind walkers SOURCE
Daily Mail, 5/7/08
‘I’m going blind and my kids know they might, too’ SOURCE
Belfast Telegraph, 4/7/08
Yorkshire victory for two-year eye drug campaign SOURCE
Yorkshire Post, 4/7/08
The Institut de la Vision and Iris Pharma Join Forces SOURCE
PR Newswire, 3/7/08
June 2008 (18 Links)
Microscopic Needles Could Revolutionise Eye Treatment
SOURCE Medical News Today, 30/6/08 A life-changing
SOURCE Journal Live, 28/6/08 Assembly finds £5m to stop patients going blind
SOURCE South Wales Echo, 25/6/08 Decrease of Glaucoma surgeries according to study
SOURCE Waterford
Today, Ireland 25/6/08 Support grows for free eye drug
SOURCE Wales Online, 24/6/08 De-bunking our ocular old wives’ tales
SOURCE Easier
Lifestyle, 19/6/08 Beat threat of glaucoma
SOURCE N E Business, 19/6/08 Inotek initiates enrollment for Phase I glaucoma trial
SOURCE Pharmaceutical
Business Review, 19/6/08 Scottish engineer's eye-saving device wins European inventor's award
SOURCE MTB Europe, 17/6/08 Allergan cleared to market steroid for retinal conditions
SOURCE Market Watch, 17/06/08 Rosiglitazone may cut diabetic retinopathy risk
SOURCE Pulse, 16/6/08 Could gene therapy cure blindness?
SOURCE Bright Journals, 12/6/08
Oily fish 'cuts eye disease risk'
SOURCE Fish Update, 10/6/08 Reduce the risk of going blind with regular tests
SOURCE Isle of Man Today, 10/6/08 Diabetes medication associated with slower progression of retina disease
SOURCE Physorg.com, 9/6/08 Acucela initiates dosing in Phase I dry
form macular degeneration trial SOURCE Data Monitor, 4/6/08 Need a second medical opinion? Try the Controversy
Discovery Engine SOURCE As your world changes blog, 3/6/08 Diabetics at risk of going blind because of poor screening
SOURCE Daily Mail, 2/6/08
May 2008 (14 Links)
Making people aware of Glaucoma
SOURCE This is Cheshire, 31/5/08 Wireless Vision Implant: Implantable Prosthesis Lets Patients Perceive Visual
Images SOURCE Science Daily, 29/5/08 The Visually Impaired Patient
SOURCE RedOrbit.com, 27/5/08 Brains of blind people store visual information
SOURCE ITwire.com,
23/5/08 Free NHS at home eye test for people with difficulties getting
around SOURCE MoneySavingExpert.com, 22/5/08 Cat brain could provide bionic eye firmware
SOURCE New Scientist, 21/5/08 UK Inventor Wins Top European Innovation Prize
for retinal scanner SOURCE AGIP News, 19/5/08 Filters prevent blindness of eyes that won’t open
SOURCE Times Online, 19/5/08 Doctor promotes blind issues
SOURCE Press Association, 17/5/08 New treatment hope for blind Ashington girl
SOURCE NorthEast Chronicle, 16/5/08 Operation helps blind man set sights on future
SOURCE Irish Independent, 16/5/08
Identifying Abnormal Protein Levels In Diabetic Retinopathy
SOURCE Science Daily, 13/5/08 Bayer and Regeneron start second Phase III macular degeneration study
SOURCE Pharmaceutical Business Review, 8/5/08 Q&A with Dr Thomas Stuttaford on eyesight problems and
gene therapy SOURCE Times Online, 7/5/08
April 2008 (17 Links)
