Category: Parents, Carers & Professionals

Jane and Jo, from our Parent Support Group team, stand against a pink wall, each with their right arm raised and hand cupped, touching each other, to make a heart shape. Lovely Jane and Jo are smiling at the camera.

About: Parent Support Group

Our free, fortnightly peer-led Parent Support Group is a safe place to meet others and talk about the issues our visually impaired children face and share solutions that others in the community have found. The group is organised by Jane Ring, Parent Support Officer at LOOK.

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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.

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Image of a persons hands touching a laptop and iPhone. Over the top of this are graphics of the world and social media icons.

Talking Transitions – Getting tech ready for the future.

Transitions are always a key point in a VI child or young persons life. Having the right equipment in place and the skills to use them makes a huge difference. In this session we focus on best practice provision, when new assistive technology should be introduced and how we can support what happens at home.

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