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My Magazine Summer 2020
We’re busily making plans to reopen our IT and Equipment service from next Tues 4 Aug for appointments only. To find out more and to catch up on the latest news from My Sight Notts take a look at the latest My Magazine: My_Mag_July_2020_Web
Paul's lockdown story – Blind Marathon Man!
Paul Baskcomb has been coming to My Sight Notts for many years and is our longest serving Service User Member Involvement Team rep. Here he shares his humorous, often frustrating but ultimately affirming story of Lockdown with sight loss. Paul's story "I have lived in...
Reopening of some face-to-face services
As Lockdown restrictions are eased, we’re pleased to let you know that we will be opening up our IT and equipment service from Tuesday 4th August. At present this will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Heathcoat Street and will be strictly by 30-minute appointment only....
RNIB World Upside Down Campaign
This week we’re supporting @RNIB #WorldUpsideDown campaign. Read the article in the @WorksopGuardian about local man, John Crofts and his guide dog Chris to find out more about why #VisuallyImpaired people may struggle with social distancing. We’ve been working with...
Glaucoma Awareness Week
29 June – 5 July is #GlaucomaAwarenessWeek 2020 and Chris, our Eye Clinic Liaison Officer has put together this short video about changes to glaucoma clinics at Queens Medical Centre Nottingham: https://youtu.be/b1aBDY8yNxo
Rachael speaks to RNIB Connect Radio
This week we're supporting the RNIB #WorldUpsideDown campaign. Listen to Rachael, our Volunteer Coordinator talking to RNIB Connect Radio about how she struggles as a visually impaired person to comply with social distancing and tell us your experiences about social...
Exemption From Mandatory Face Coverings
As the wearing of facial covering becomes mandatory on all public transport from today (15 June 2020) you may need to know that some people with visual impairments, particularly those with a restricted field of vision are exempt. Of course you may still decide to...
Sarah's Daily Living Video-Watches
If you're looking for a new watch and not sure if a talking watch or large print time piece is right for you, listen to the short video from Sarah which explains the range of watches available.
Sarah's Daily Living Video USB Players
Listen to this short video from Sarah about USB Players for listening to audio books. We can help you find the best USB player to meet your reading needs during lockdown, whether you want to read books, letters or magazine there are a range of players to meet your...
Sarah's Daily Living Video – Bumpons
Watch this video from Sarah and find out more about the many uses there are for the brilliant Bump-on! They may not be big and high tech or cost a fortune, but we guarantee if you or someone you care about is visually impaired, they’ll make a big difference in so many...