Supporting those hit hardest by isolation due to Covid-19
Introducing Creating Connections, our new partnership with LDE to increase social connections for people with disabilities.
News
Read news and blogs from the SeeAbility team, many of whom have lived experience of learning disabilities, autism or sight loss.
Emily’s blog – the challenges of social distancing with a visual impairment
Emily takes you through the challenges of social distancing with a visual impairment and her top tips.
In the lounge with the Paralympians: Join our talk on how the Paralympics helped us to rethink disability
Celebrate what would have been the first week of the Tokyo Paralympics - Join us for an exclusive event and hear from two Team GB Paralympians.
Tesco’s ‘Bags of Help’ supports SeeAbility’s fight against Covid-19
A total of £7,500 has been donated through the Bags of Help COVID-19 Community Fund to keep SeeAbility’s frontline staff well equipped and supported during the pandemic.
Amar Latif of Celebrity MasterChef fame, and TV presenter Helen Fospero join SeeAbility as Patrons
Amar Latif of Celebrity MasterChef fame, and TV presenter Helen Fospero join SeeAbility as Patrons.
Gratitude and platitudes, but will we see changed attitudes?
Now the country has been ‘clapping for carers’, we ask if things will finally start to change for social care, which has been starved of attention and funding for decades.
Gabby’s blog – top tips and an update on life at the moment
Gabby’s coronavirus lockdown top tips and an update on life at the moment.
Greg’s blog – finding ways to stay positive
Greg tells us about what he's doing to stay positive during the coronavirus lockdown.
Working with Waitrose to help vulnerable customers through lockdown
Waitrose & Partners and SeeAbility have been working together to support people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss.
"It's changed our lives" - My time volunteering at SeeAbility
"When the suggestion, “Why not volunteer?” was made to me at my original interview, little did I know how much being involved at SeeAbility would change both our lives."
Thoughts from the front line by a social care key worker
Victoria, one of our Senior Support Workers, reminds us that the feelings of social isolation created by lockdown are a lifetime experience for many people with learning disabilities.
Grace's blog - coping well and accepting help
Grace is someone we support in supported living in Maidstone. She also has a paid job as one of our Eye Care Champions, raising awareness of the extra eye health needs of people with learning disabilities.