Podcasts by Life Beyond Visual Impairment

Mythbusting Eye Health from 2023-09-15T10:21:36

To celebrate National Eye Health Week 2023 - Dan Williams is joined by broadcaster, journalist, former workplace assessor Graham Coath and Jayshree Vasani an award winning speaker in the sector ...

It is all the Line Manager's fault (Or Is It?) - Supporting Line Managers from 2023-08-25T09:04:33

It is all the Line Manager's fault! (or is it?)

When support in the workplace falls short it is easy to turn the blame on a Line Manager but is it really ...

What should occupational health support provide for someone with a visual impairment? from 2023-06-06T09:26:12

Occupational Health providers and visual impairment. Where is the system going right and where could it improve? What part does training and education have to play not only for those who are pro...

Click, Connect, Deliver! - Delivering on adjustments in a supermarket call centre. from 2023-05-19T10:43:51

In this episode we hear from Rhiannon Hicks who works in a large supermarket call center helping customers with deliveries and click and collect. Rhiannon talks about life before adaptations, wh...

Getting You Back On Track - Jamie Ward who works for Channel 4 talks about his experience with sight loss. from 2023-05-19T10:32:17

Jamie has a sight condition where his sight deteriorated rapidly. He talks about his experience at work, why it is important not to make comparisons with what you used to be able to do! How bein...

Let's keep it Civil! - A conversation with a Civil Servant about how she navigates her work in central government with an eye condition. from 2023-05-19T10:04:53

In this episode we have a remarkable guest who is not only making a difference in the Civil Service but also paving the way for policy implementation with multiple stakeholders.

Hayley i...

Breaking Barriers: Empowering Vision in the Banking Sector from 2023-05-19T09:24:11

Tom Walker discusses the experience of Humyan who works as a risk manager for a large banking organisation. Humyan talks about the adjustments which were recommended following an assessment with...

Sight Loss Support Resource Pack for Professionals - Seeing Beyond the Eyes from 2020-09-25T08:58:29

Our Seeing Beyond the Eyes Resource Pack lets eyecare professionals and support staff know where to refer patients or service users with visual impairments for local and national support. Downlo...

Seeing Beyond the Eyes - connecting the #Optical and #SightLoss sectors from 2020-09-25T08:51:06

The Primary aims of the project are:  1. To increase referrals from optometrists and opticians to local and national sight loss organisations.  2. To increase accessibility and inclusi...

Dining in the Dark - ever wondered what it's like to eat with no sight? #VisualImpairment from 2020-09-25T08:47:54

Dining in the dark - an exercise in raising awareness of vision impairment. Find out more here https://w...

Oh no, not another trip to the eye clinic! Patients' experiences and feedback #EyeClinic from 2020-09-25T08:43:46

SHOW LESSFor people with a visual impairment, trips to the eye clinic can be far from a comfortable experience. This video looks at the challenges they face and recommends solut...

Ashley only realised he was blind at 19 from 2020-05-11T10:17:32

Asheley only realised he was blind at age 19.   Ashley said he was always  Clumsy and stupid but didn't realise it was due to his vision.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/visuali...

Our cinema provided us more support than our optician from 2020-02-24T11:05:48

Emma and Alan share their experiences of visiting their opticians in the UK and believe that their cinema provides more support than their opticians. Emma believes that there is a true lack of a...

Fancy a real blind date? from 2020-02-23T21:14:05

Emma and Alan share there experience of dating. Emma talks about how Alan's blindness has never got in the way of there relationship and how this has been one of her best relationships ever.&nbs...

Dining in the dark fundraiser from 2020-02-22T20:45:29

Visualise Trining and consultancy run a sensational dining in the dark event to raise funds for The Prince's Trust. 

Seeing Beyond the Eyes project launch from 2020-02-22T20:41:48

Daniel Williams, Jayshree Vasani and Peter Black launch the first ever seeing beyond the eyes project, bringing together eye care and sight loss professionals to encourage better working partner...

Ohn no not another trip to the eye clinic from 2020-02-22T20:35:46

Oh no not another trip to the eye clinic from the patient perspective of visiting an eye clinic in the UK. The patient explores how they feel accessing the services when they have a visual impai...

Supporting and referring patients with visual impairment from 2020-02-22T20:30:08

This podcast with Daniel Williams, Founder of Visualise Training and Consultancy discusses how clinical staff can easily refer patients with visual impairments to support services following thei...

Life Beyond Visual Impairment (Trailer) from 2020-02-22T13:40:34

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