Getting to know a new place is always going take time and somewhere as big a London can seem quite daunting but I honestly recommend it to any student...
Read more about Living in London.
Tag: Starting university
Posted at: 21/11/2012 3:44 PM by Readytogo
It seems fair to say that the social aspects of university are considered some of the best and hardest parts of the experience...
Read more about Socialising at university.
Tag: Starting university
Posted at: 21/11/2012 3:33 PM by Readytogo
Don't underestimate the amount of support you can be given! I have always been fiercely independent and really struggled to ask for help at school and consequently really struggled there...
Read more about Applying as a disabled student.
Tag: Starting university
Posted at: 21/11/2012 3:22 PM by Readytogo
I'm 17 and I want to study product design at university. At the moment, I'm taking design technology as one of my A-Levels, so over this summer I have to decide on a topic for my A-level project and research it...
Read more about Designing products for teenagers.
Tag: Gadgets and ICT
Posted at: 16/11/2012 5:18 PM by Jem
Fleksy is an app available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to help blind or partially sighted people type quicker. I've been using this for about a month now, and it is great...
Read more about Fleksy app: Helping you to type faster.
Tag: Gadgets and ICT
Posted at: 16/11/2012 4:46 PM by blind tech user
Can the infamous PIP be seen as a pesky seed in a bad apple? Every time PIP, the replacement for DLA, is mentioned it seems to invoke reactions either of worry, confusion, exasperation or all of these...
Read more about The introduction of Personal Independence Payment (or PIP).
Tag: Leaving home
Posted at: 14/11/2012 4:54 PM by Haz
I receive benefits, and I am concerned about how the DLA is going to be replaced by the PIP. I believe that the government doesn't recognise the impact that having no sight has on everyday life...
Read more about Benefits.
Tag: Leaving home
Posted at: 2/11/2012 10:30 AM by Haz
Our family holiday in South Wales this summer was really lovely. We were fortunate enough to hit on some good weather which enabled us to enjoy the fabulous beaches near Gower and Pembry...
Read more about A family holiday to South Wales.
Tag: Free time
Posted at: 31/10/2012 4:12 PM by yorkshire lass
On the 1 September 2012, I'll be moving into my own flat in Norwich, Norfolk. The flat is situated in the Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind premises, so it means there are several benefits to living there...
Read more about Moving out on my own.
Tag: Leaving home
Posted at: 16/08/2012 3:40 PM by miss nomad
And, "How do they know what they're watching and what's on later?" is a question I hear asked frequently. Very easily, thanks to audio description, Smart Talk , TVonics and the new Panasonic talking TVs...
Read more about "How do blind people watch TV?".
Tag: Gadgets and ICT
Posted at: 3/08/2012 12:20 PM by blind tech user