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New Board Member

We are delighted to welcome Trevor Boland to the Board of Féach. Trevor Boland is an advocate for inclusion in Education and over his 20 years in Education he has worked with and for students on initiatives that include Assistive Technology, Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning. He is the AT Officer in Dublin City University… Continue Reading New Board Member

New Volunteer!

We are super-duper excited to announce Sarah McGowan, our new Volunteer Advocacy Officer! Sarah McGowan is 24 years old. She graduated in 2023 from Trinity College LLB Law and Political Science. She has a guide dog named Mossy, whom she was paired with when she was 17 years old. Sarah, alongside her mother, have been… Continue Reading New Volunteer!

Guide for 3rd Level Staff

In September we were delighted to launch 2 guides, one for lecturers and tutors and one for disability officers. It was written based on the lived experience of blind and visually impaired students. There is no telling just how much potential is lost due to the lack of inclusion for those with visual impairments. Why… Continue Reading Guide for 3rd Level Staff

Oireachtas Committee

We were delighted to attend the Joint Committee on Education today to discuss the needs of blind and vision impaired students in education. We have been chasing this for over a year, thank you to Tara for walking Eithne through every stage of our submission and to all on the committee for giving us this… Continue Reading Oireachtas Committee

Highland FM Interview

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)

TCD research

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

Our Vision, Our Voice

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

New Barbie

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

Meet our Speakers

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