Podcast: Wednesday’s Nine Til Noon Show – Highland Radio – Latest Donegal News and Sport With Barbie still the talk of the town, Féach was invited onto Highland Radio to chat about Féach, inclusion, representation and Barbie of course! (9 minutes in)
We are delighted to see the further expansion of the free travel scheme. In 1997, Féach campaigned successfully to have blind and visually impaired people included in the free travel scheme. This is a common sense expansion that will particularly benefit people disabilities who cannot drive due to medical conditions and use public transport to… Continue Reading Free Travel Scheme
And she’s off! Eithne is packed and ready for her adventure! Stay tuned for updates! kilamanjaro
A lot of great things are happening for Féach at the moment. We met with Dr Patricia McCarthy and Dr. Aoife Lynam of Trinity College Dublin, to discuss the upcoming research Patricia will be leading on “Insights into the Lived Experiences for Blind and Visually Impaired School-Aged Children in Ireland. The research is funded by… Continue Reading TCD research
We are thrilled to announce the launch of “Our Vision, Our Voice,” a groundbreaking campaign dedicated to creating positive change for future college students with vision impairments. This project is powered by the voices and stories of young people themselves, aiming to illuminate their college experiences, the challenges they faced, and their incredible journeys of… Continue Reading Our Vision, Our Voice
Representation is so important. Matel has announced it’s newest Barbie doll, who is visually impaired. Barbie has a cane, dark glasses and a tactile outfit. Listen to Niamh King one of our parents talk to RTEs Morning Ireland of the impact a simple thing like a blind Barbie can make. Well done Niamh CLICK HERE… Continue Reading New Barbie
On September 28th we are delighted to have the following speakers Mark Pollock Unbroken by blindness in 1998, Mark became an adventure athlete competing in ultra-endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps including being the first blind person to race to the South Pole. He also won silver and bronze medals for… Continue Reading Meet our Speakers
“Our Vision, Our Voice” – What an incredible project this is! This project centres around giving young vision-impaired students the same opportunities as their sighted peers by enhancing their chances of landing a job. Despite sitting alongside their sighted peers for four years or more, these students face significant challenges when it comes to employment.… Continue Reading Our Vision Our Voice – Leargas/Erasmus funding
A number of visually impaired and blind students may not have been able to access digital versions of the exam papers this morning. RTÉ News understands that the problem related to a code that was needed to access the online scripts. Total disregard for the students. Again the SEC has let VI students down. Technical… Continue Reading State Exam Problems for Visually Impaired Students
Full details for Home Based Summer Provision aren’t available yet, but here is the most up to date information. Keep in touch with schools over the coming days. School still need to supply and register the provision, even if it is occurring at home. Summer Provision is a great opportunity for preschool, primary and secondary… Continue Reading Summer Provision 2024
