The transition from second-level education to college is a rather large step for anyone, least of all those with a visual impairment. In 2008, I was one of many to make that transition. I moved from Wesley college, Dublin, with almost a thousand students (this being a little larger than most secondary schools) to NUI… Continue Reading The College Experience by a Visually Impaired Student
I’m writing to tell you of our recent breakthrough with regard to our daughter’s glasses. I hope this information might be of some help to others who suffer with glare from the sun. Our youngest daughter Sarah was born in September 2000 with a retinal eye condition called Lebers Congenital Amarousis. We were told when… Continue Reading What a spectacle! – By a parent
My first year in Trinity College Dublin has been a learning curve for me as well as for the staff I have met. There is a very welcoming atmosphere in Trinity with each new student being invited into the community. This was a very nice way to start my year, feeling that I belonged before… Continue Reading My First Year Adventure in Trinity College – by a blind student
The Leaving Certificate is a daunting task for most. For a certain few however, it does not only manifest itself as a scary monster waiting for you under your bed, but as a rocky mountain, with a steep upward slope for you to climb, with little more than what God has given you. And it… Continue Reading The Leaving Certificate – by a visually impaired student