Resource: Making the most of the summer holidays
How can we make the most of the summer holidays for our VI children and all the family? Here are some top tips!
Category: Out & About
Out & about: LOOK team championing VI young people
Catch up with what our team have been up to this week, travelling around the country, championing visually impaired young people.
Experience: Warwick Castle (a happy, accessible family day out)
Jane Ring, Parent Support Officer at LOOK, on the wonders of Warwick Castle for families living with visual impairment.
Experience: Overcoming train travel anxiety
A visually impaired young people shares their experience of severe anxiety around train travel and how they overcame it.
News: #TeamLOOK smash London Marathon 2023
Wow, #TeamLOOK – you smashed it. Huge well done and forever thank yous from all of us at LOOK. Click through for photos and news from London Marathon 2023.
News: #TeamLOOK head to London Marathon 2023
With just two sleeps to go, our amazing #TeamLOOK London Marathon 2023 runners are arriving in London.
News: LOOK mentee gives powerful interview to BBC Radio
BBC Radio ran a fantastic interview with one of our mentees, Chloe, and her mum, Jane. Chloe was born with severe visual and hearing impairment. Click through to listen to this inspiring and moving interview.
News: Guided running fun at Hereford athletics track
A huge thank you to Adam Dyson, from of our #TeamLOOK London Marathon 2023 team, for leading a brilliant guide running taster afternoon at the athletics track in Hereford.
People: Charlotte Carson on the radio, advocating for VI young people
CEO of LOOK, Charlotte Carson, has been interviewed on BBC Radio talking about LOOK and our #TeamLOOK marathon runners. Charlotte is an enthusiastic advocate for VI young people.
News: Birmingham law firm supports LOOK
Our CEO, Charlotte Carson, visited the Birmingham office of Pinsent Masons this week to speak to the team. The Birmingham office is supporting LOOK for the next two years.
Out and about: LOOK Mentor team in London
Our lovely LOOK Mentor team, who are based in different locations around the country, met together in London this week, for in-person working and planning.
Looking after your eye health this Summer – Sunglasses; Tints and Shades.
The UV rays of the sun don’t just damage your skin. They can damage your eyes as well. In the long term, if your eyes are exposed to too much sunlight, it can lead to cataracts and other eye diseases. George from sight loss charity Cam Sight shares her advice on keeping your eyes safe in the sun.
How to Build Independence and help your young VI person leave home.
We know it is possible for children who need extra support, training and professional input to leave home and live independent lives but it can be an overwhelming prospect not knowing who is there to help and what that help looks like.
LOOK Summer Holiday Activity Planner.
The summer holiday season is just around the corner – or maybe for some of you it’s already here– and once again we’ve created a bumper list of activities taking place all around the UK for blind and visually impaired children and young people.
LOOK Into…Driving for Change with Kirsty James, Campaigns Officer at RNIB Cymru.
In June we were delighted to welcome Kirsty James to sit in the LOOK Into chair where she chatted with Clare Norton-Smith (Events and Resources Co-ordinator at LOOK) about working in campaigns, the campaigns that have delivered the most success and how being involved in campaigning can give you life skills and boost your confidence.
