
Blind at Pride
At Visibility Scotland we’re passionate about empowering everyone we work with, raising awareness and understanding of visual impairment, challenging stereotypes
July 5, 2022

Diabetes Week 2022: 13 to 19 June
Diabetes Week 2022: 13 to 19 June It’s Diabetes Week. Did you know that one in fourteen people in the
June 13, 2022

A to Z of hints and tips: Part one
In the first of a regular series, Colin, one of our sensory inspirers from Dumfries, shares his hints and tips for living with sight loss. Colin’s tips are based on his own experience of living with macular degeneration for 21 years.
May 31, 2022

Pets or not?
Today is National Pet Day! If you’re living with sight loss and have ever wondered if getting a pet would
April 11, 2022

World Book Day: Half a Head
To celebrate World Book Day, Gemma Bromley, author of “Half a Head”, shares her experience of life after a traumatic
March 3, 2022

My view of nature
The last two years have seen many of us having to spend long periods of time indoors during various lockdowns.
February 10, 2022

Dot, dot, dot
January the 4th is World Braille Day. To mark this annual event, one of our volunteers, Charlotte, has written a
January 4, 2022

The dark side
The dark winter nights are well and truly on us. Below, a visually impaired friend of Visibility Scotland shares their
December 3, 2021

Being a trustee for Visibility Scotland
Trustees’ Week is an annual celebration of the vital role trustees play in governing charities and voluntary organisations. To celebrate
November 5, 2021

Lessons learnt travelling with a visual impairment: part two
In the second part of her blog post on travelling with a visual impairment, Zein shares the benefits of travelling with friends, the need to be adaptable and why sometimes unexpected adventures are the best!
October 21, 2021

Lessons learnt travelling with a visual impairment: part one
Zein Al-Maha Oweis is a Jordanian PhD student at the University of Glasgow. She is visually impaired and uses a white cane. In part one of her blog on travelling with a visual impairment, she shares some of the lessons she has learnt whilst adventuring around Scotland.
October 14, 2021