Parents and carers of children and young people with nystagmus are warmly invited to our first Parents’ Get Together of the year. We are delighted to share that Becky Hyams will be joining us as our special guest. Becky is a second year university student, studying Advertising and Digital Marketing. She has nystagmus herself. She … Continue reading Parents and carers get together
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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 life, affecting their social and educational outcomes, career prospects and quality of life. However, how individual children and their families adapt to living with a … Continue reading What shapes quality of life of visually impaired children and young people?
More Parent Power coming soon
The Nystagmus Network is delighted to be able to offer parents and carers of children and young people with nystagmus the opportunity to attend our periodic Parent Power webinars. Each webinar, led by Karen, from IPSEA (the Independent Provider of Special Education Advice), supported by the charity’s volunteer education advocate, Claire and Sue from the staff team, … Continue reading More Parent Power coming soon
Parent Power this February
Thanks to a grant from our friends at the Thomas Pocklington Trust, the Nystagmus Network is delighted to be able to offer parents and carers of children and young people with nystagmus the opportunity to attend one of a brand new series of Parent Power webinars. Each webinar, led by Karen, from IPSEA (the Independent Provider of Special … Continue reading Parent Power this February
Parent Power is back!
Thanks to a grant from our friends at the Thomas Pocklington Trust, the Nystagmus Network is delighted to be able to offer parents and carers of children and young people with nystagmus the opportunity to attend one of a brand new series of Parent Power webinars. Each webinar will introduce parents to the special educational … Continue reading Parent Power is back!
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 to have fun and explore the interests and activities they enjoy. Tech for All will provide iPads to visually impaired children aged 3-18 across the … Continue reading Free iPads or iPhones for children with a vision impairment aged 3-18
Notes from the January Parent Forum
The Nystagmus Network runs regular virtual get togethers for parents and carers on Zoom. Here’s Sue’s report on the January event, which focused on homeschooling. It was lovely to see Mums and Dads on the Nystagmus Network Parents’ Forum this month. You’re all doing a great job on the homeschooling front, but I think it’s … Continue reading Notes from the January Parent Forum
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’ forum at 2pm. Share experiences, make new friends. This session will be led by Marie Travers, herself the parent of a child with nystagmus. Please contact … Continue reading Come along to the forum
Want to meet up?
You’re warmly invited to join us for one or more of our upcoming forums in the run up to Open Day 2020. Because we know that one of the ‘best bits’ of Open Day is meeting up with others, we’re holding a series of online forums to help you do just that. In August and September, we’ll … Continue reading Want to meet up?
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 a Degree in Primary Education and a Masters in Special Education. Visual impairment has been her field of expertise for the past 7 years. Her latest … Continue reading Parents of adolescents with nystagmus: research participation opportunity