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A working life: the guide dog trainer

A working life: the guide dog trainer

As mobility instructor for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Gareth Evans has the rewarding job of matching dogs to their owners I’m blindfolded and frightened. Cars are roaring past as I stumble along busy Leamington Spa pavements, terrified I’ll unwittingly stray into the path of a vehicle

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Green Light for Blindness Stem Cell Trial

Twelve people left almost blind by a hereditary condition that strikes in childhood are to receive the world’s first eye therapy derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Stargardt’s macular dystrophy currently affects 1 in 8,000 people in the US. Their sight deteriorates from around age six when retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPEs) start to [...]

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Yorkshire Faith Day Huge Success

Organisers of a Faith Access Day for deaf, blind and deafblind people across Yorkshire has been described as a huge success. More than 100 people attended the event, hosted by leading Yorkshire charity coHearentVision, aimed at people from all faiths and backgrounds. The event at Shire View Centre for Visually Impaired People in Headingley, Leeds, [...]

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Faith Day For Deaf and Blind People in Yorkshire

Deaf, blind and deafblind people from all faiths and backgrounds across Yorkshire are invited to attend a Faith Access Day organised by the charity coHearentVision. The multicultural event, on Tuesday 19 October, will offer deaf and blind people in Yorkshire the opportunity to access information and spiritual guidance from a variety of faiths, including senior [...]

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Sight Village London To Return

An exhibition bringing together the latest innovations in technology and services available to visually-impaired people returns  to Kensington Town Hall on 2-3 November. From trialling a guide dog to seeing how your mobile phone can be transformed into a text magnifying CCTV device, the QAC Sight Village brings a wide range of sight solutions under [...]

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