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What shapes quality of life of visually impaired children and young people?


Guest post by Ana Semrov, PhD student and study researcher, Vision and Eyes research team at UCL Childhood visual impairment can have a significant impact on a person across their whole … Continue reading What shapes quality of life of visually impaired children and young people?

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Free iPads or iPhones for children with a vision impairment aged 3-18


Guide Dogs this week launch a new service, Tech for All, to help children with a vision impairment access their own devices at home – to support learning, or simply … Continue reading Free iPads or iPhones for children with a vision impairment aged 3-18

A group of parents and Nystagmus Network volunteers.

Come along to the forum


As part of the Nystagmus Network virtual Open Day 2020 we will be hosting a series of zoom chats on Saturday 3 October. For parents There will be a virtual parents’ … Continue reading Come along to the forum

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Parents of adolescents with nystagmus: research participation opportunity


Ifigeneia Manitsa BEd, MSc, AFHEA (pictured) is a Psychology Researcher at Kingston University London. Her research is about the social and academic inclusion of adolescents with and without visual impairments.  Ifigeneia has … Continue reading Parents of adolescents with nystagmus: research participation opportunity