Day: 21 June 2018

An inspiring meeting with David Katz

The day before Nystagmus Awareness Day 2018, Information and Development Manager, Sue, and trustee, Peter, travelled to London to meet a very inspirational man – internationally acclaimed ‘blind’ photographer, David Katz. Several exciting nystagmus-related projects were discussed – more of those to come.

David will, of course, be the charity’s guest speaker at Open Day in September, bringing us stories of his long and illustrious career in photography, the experience of making his film, Through my Lenses, and, most recently, his assignment of a lifetime to the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics.

Charity trustees meet Marsha

On the Tuesday of ‘wobbly week’ 2018, a group of trustees were invited to Parliament to meet with Marsha De Cordova MP, Shadow Minister for Disabilities. Marsha has nystagmus herself and understands the challenges of accessing the necessary adaptations to make her parliamentary career possible.

Meeting at Portcullis House, trustees, all wearing their Nystagmus Network T-shirts, briefed Marsha on the awareness-raising work of the charity ahead of her keynote speech at Open Day this September.