One of the main things I discuss in this blog is living with a visual impairment. I want to show that my eye conditions aren’t a barrier to living my life, while discussing other relevant issues as well. I also link to a lot of great material by other visually impaired and disabled people too. So if there’s anything you want me to post about, questions you want to ask, or links you can recommend, do contact me.

You can check out my:

• Blog Posts (below)
• Videos
• Guest Appearances – TV & Videos, Radio & Podcasts & Guest Posts
• Accessibility Mentions – Out & About & Favourites (audio description, touch tours, etc)
• Sight Loss Links – Blogs, Podcasts & Videos / Resources / Assistive Tech
• Disability Links – Blogs, Podcasts & Videos / Resources

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My Blog Posts

Aniridia & Nystagmus Information

• Hello
• Living With Aniridia
• Living With Nystagmus
• How I See
• Q&A – My Aniridia & Nystagmus
• Nystagmus Tag
• What Is Normal? (Documentary – see blog post)

Public Speaking

• Guernsey 2015 –  Giving A Best Man Speech
• Nystagmus Network Open Day 2017 – Building My Social Network (see also my speech preparation & experience on the day)
• St Joseph’s RC Primary School 2018 – Growing Up With Sight Loss
• Aniridia Network Conference 2019 – Growing In Confidence With Aniridia
• CXcon Discussion Panel 2020 – The Do’s And Don’ts Of Designing For Disability

Events & Campaigns

• Accessibility:
  • 2019 Disabled Access Day
  • 2019 Transport For London – Access All Areas
  • 2020 Global Accessibility Awareness Day
  • 2020 Accessible Advent
• Aniridia Day:
  • 2017 My Shining Success Story
  • 2018 My Aniridia Sight
• Aniridia Network Conference – 2018, 2019 & 2020
• Naidex – 2018 (with travel review) & 2019
• Nystagmus Network:
  • Open Day – 2017 & 2018
  • Fundraising – 2018 Abseil
• Paralympics – 2016 TV Coverage
• Rare Disease Day – 2018 Photo Challenge Winner
• RNIB:
  • 2002 It’s A Knockout Fundraiser
  • 2017 How I See Campaign
  • 2020 World Upside Down Campaign
• Sight Village – 2016, 2017, 2019 & 2020
• University of Exeter – My Graduation in 2004

Accessibility

• Audio Description:
  • Audio Description & DVD Navigation
  • My First Experiences of Audio Description
  • Audio Description On Youtube
  • Audio Description Awareness Day
• Digital Accessibility:
  • The Big Business of Digital Accessibility
  • Streaming Services Accessibility
  • Youtube Subtitles
• Guide Dogs:
  • Guide Dogs
  • Guide Dog Access Denials

Assistive Technology

• Aids & Gadgets:
  • My Visual Impairment Aids & Gadgets
  • Using A Cane
  • Haptics Testing & Ultrahaptics Testing
• Apps:
  • My Assistive iPhone Features & Apps (also see my list of apps)
  • My Navigation & Travel Apps (and an older post here)
  • Science Museum Audio Eyes App
  • Cinema Audio Description App Test

Career

• Blog Posts:
  • Getting A Job
  • Homeworking
• Journal Highlights:
  • July 2004 – Graduation & start of job hunting
  • October 2004 – Start of work experience
  • December 2004 – Start of temporary contract
  • August 2005 – Pre-Press Supervisor interview
  • September 2005 – Start of permanent contract
  • October 2005 – Digital Print World exhibition
  • November 2005 – Access To Work assessment
  • December 2005 – Access To Work taxi travel
  • April 2006 – Access To Work equipment & IPEX printing exhibition
  • May 2006 – Mac training course

Childhood & Family

• Growing In Confidence
• Growing Up With Sight Loss
• Message To Parents Of Visually Impaired Children
• Ten Tors Hiking Event
• Snowdonia Field Trip
• My Parents At RNIB’s Manor House

Communication

• Disability Emojis
• Interacting With Disabled People
• The Language Of Visual Impairment
• No Offence

Frustrations

• Embarrassing Injuries & Incidents
• Room 101 – My Visually Impaired Frustrations
• The Impact Of Cancer

Health

• Covid Test & Apps
• Covid Vaccination

Q&A Tags

• Disability Misconceptions Tag
• Disabled Blogger Tag
• Nystagmus Tag
• Small Youtuber Tag
• VIP Tag
• VIP Daily Living Tag
• Also check out my playlist of Tag & Q&A videos

Socialising

• Building My New Social Network
• My First London-versary
• Somebody To Love

Travel

• An Awkward Bus Trip
• Discussion With A Taxi Driver
• Planning My Journeys In London
• Travelling Around London