Thriving in life - an interview with Emily
This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’ve been talking to Emily about the difference between living and thriving, and how we can tackle this year’s theme of ‘loneliness’.
News
Read news and blogs from the SeeAbility team, many of whom have lived experience of learning disabilities, autism or sight loss.
Creating Connections – our impact on tackling isolation
Our Creating Connections programme supports people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss, as well as their frontline support teams, to gain digital skills and knowledge.
Marking Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection
The profoundly isolating impact of the Covid lockdowns has affected all of us this past couple of years, and the sudden changes in freedom, routine and contact with loved ones have been deeply challenging for us as individuals, as families, and communities.
Kids in SEND classes need their glasses too!
Our Head of Eye Care and Vision, Lisa Donaldson blogs on the importance of recognising disabled children’s vision needs.
Our Ready, Willing and Able supported employment programme receives £50,000 grant from Vision Foundation
The grant will enable us to expand our support to people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss in London to build confidence and find the career they're dreaming of.
New employment resources launched
SeeAbility’s supported employment programme, Ready, Willing and Able, has launched new online resources to support people with disabilities who want to work, to take the next step.
Minister visits London special school to witness SeeAbility eye care team deliver new NHS service
We were thrilled to host Minister Maria Caulfield MP recently at a special school where we deliver our new eye care service to children with learning disabilities.
Maria Caulfield MP, Minister for Primary Care and Patient Safety, visited Perseid School in London to see children having their eyes tested by our specialist eye care team.
New film to promote eye care service in Durham for people with learning disabilities
SeeAbility has worked with Durham County Council and Twisting Ducks Theatre Company to create a film promoting the Durham eye care service for people with learning disabilities.
A Christmas wrap-up - thank you for your support
Happy New Year! As we look forward to 2022, we wanted to thank you for your amazing support in the last year. Read our Christmas wrap-up to see how much we raised thanks to you.
Thank you for supporting our Big Give Christmas Challenge Appeal!
Thank you for supporting our Big Give Christmas Challenge Appeal. Together, we raised an incredible £30,000 in 7 days!
Adult social care white paper – some helpful ingredients but no showstopper
Well last week the government released its white paper on adult social care, a ten year vision for what social care can be and its plans to get there. Here are our thoughts on it.
How I champion an equal right to sight - a blog by Joanne Kennedy, SeeAbility Eye Care Champion
My name is Joanne Kennedy and I work for SeeAbility as an Eye Care Champion in the North West. I'll be honest, before I started my job with SeeAbility, I didn't know very much about eye care at all.