Case Study – Neil Beeching Tech helps me feel safe Neil is registered blind and lives alone, valuing his independence, but antisocial behaviour from teenagers on his estate threatened to undermine his self-confidence and make him feel afraid in his own home. The...
“I was born prematurely and have an eye condition called retinopathy of prematurity so I’m registered blind. ”I enjoy sport and although school does its best to include me I find it difficult to take part and progress. Playing sport with sighted kids doesn’t give me a...
Gail has a tumour surrounding her optic nerve; she has no sight at all in her right eye and limited sight in her left. The tumour is growing and so she’s facing surgery to remove it however, doctors have said this may mean she will lose her sight altogether. Gail met...
“I felt completely excluded from sport at school because of my sight loss, when you can’t see where the ball is to kick it into the goal, hit it was a cricket bat or even pass it to one of your netball teammates, there really is nothing on offer for you at school. I...
“I was diagnosed with Ushers at the age of 30. My vision started to go first; I have tunnel vision so it’s like looking through a pair of binoculars all the time. I’ve also lost my hearing so I wear two hearing aids. “I used to be a motor mechanic and when I was told...
“When I was diagnosed with an incurable, degenerative sight condition my world changed forever. I quickly went from the outgoing sporty person I had been into an anxious unfit recluse. I stopped cycling with my local club and after trying to run on my own I soon gave...
