Hey there, thank you so much for stopping by! 🙂
My name is Glen, and I’m a visually impaired blogger and Youtuber based in London. I post about my life with sight loss, the importance of accessibility & assistive technology, my adventures and discoveries in London and beyond, the entertainment I enjoy, and more.
I have 2 eye conditions – Aniridia (which makes me overly sensitive to glare and bright sunlight) and Nystagmus (which gives me shaky eyes, making it hard to focus on things unless they’re close up or enlarged). I’ve had them since birth, so my vision seems normal to me, and they haven’t stopped me living a full and happy life.
I’m a university graduate, and I’ve been working as an IT developer in the printing sector for over 15 years. And in my spare time I enjoy socialising and meeting new people, arts & culture (theatre, concerts, museums, etc), outdoor walks, classic rock & pop music (60s-80s in particular), comedy, science fiction, and games & quizzes, all of which I regularly post about here.
So please enjoy looking around, there should be something for everyone. I hope you find my disability content educational, interesting and supportive. And I hope you find things that appeal to you within my adventures and entertainment tastes.
Please do follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as well, for all my latest updates. You’re also very welcome to send me respectful comments, questions and suggestions on this blog, my social media platforms or via email. I look forward to hearing from you! 🙂
Note: All opinions expressed in this blog are my own, as stated in my disclaimer, and your data is treated respectfully as declared in my site’s privacy policy.
Hi Glen, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I wanted to stop by to thank you for following my blog, introduce myself and check out your site. I look forward to reading your posts. ~Steph
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Thank you Steph, it’s very kind of you to comment, I hope you like what you see here. And thank you for following me back on Twitter too. 🙂
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You’re welcome Glen. I’m trying to get better at Twitter however it can be challenging at times simply because there just isn’t enough time in the day.
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Hi Glen —
I found your blog through Aniridia Network UK. Our daughter, Ruby (6 months old) was born with Aniridia, Nystagmus, Glaucoma, Foveal Hypoplasia, and Cataracts in both eyes. It’s so encouraging to read about your story. So often the first response it to focus on the disability — what Ruby won’t see or do — but doing so is one dimensional. There are so many other things about her that will have much more influence on who she becomes and what she chooses to do in life, as is apparent in your story too. Thank you for sharing your abilities and talents with the world.
I just spent some time going through and subscribing to many of your recommended blogs — thanks for those too!
We’ve started our own blog – https://rarestruby.wordpress.com/ (obviously the parent’s perspective — Ruby’s not quite proficient at typing yet ;)).
Happy to “meet” you!
– Sarah (from Canada)
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Thank you Sarah, lovely to meet you too! 🙂 You’re very correct in what you say – people do tend to focus on the negatives when they hear words like ‘disability’ and ‘impairment’, and it’s easy to forget that there’s still plenty the person CAN do. Just because a condition makes it trickier to do certain things, it doesn’t mean you can’t adapt, especially with technology as advanced as it is these days. And if certain things do prove to be impossible for Ruby, there are still plenty of other things that she can do. Having a sight problem need not stop you from being a human being and living a successful life.
I’m not saying Ruby’s journey will be trouble-free – of course there will be bumps in the road for her and for you, which will make it hard sometimes. It’s inevitable when your child needs additional help and support like that. But if you all have a good support network around you, and a generally positive and persistent attitude, you’ll be fine. I’m following your blog now, it’ll be interesting to read about Ruby’s journey. I hope it goes well for all of you. 🙂
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Hi, Glen Great blog and videos. We’d love you to write an article for our fortnightly digital newsletter, Focus. You can read back issues here http://us12.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=ec5a3f7595eccb5c2a6a94134&id=51823fcb1f to get an idea of the kind of personal nystagmus story we’re looking for. Alternatively you may like to feature on our video blog. Please email us at info@nystagmusnet.org. Best wishes, Sue
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