Disability Services at University.
Starting university is an exciting step, but for many blind and partially sighted students, it can also feel overwhelming.
Tag: Higher Education
Ask a Mentor: How do you cope with visual fatigue at university?
LOOK Mentor’s Srishti and Zizi share their strategies for managing visual fatigue during their time at university, especially when faced with a heavy reading workload.
Ask a Mentor: How to find accessible revision materials.
LOOK Mentor Abi shares her top tips for finding accessible revision materials, with a focus on subjects like maths, physics, and chemistry. She offers practical
London School Workshops
LOOK is offering free tailored workshops across London, bringing visually impaired young people together to breakdown isolation, develop new skills and learn from our peers.
LOOK Joins the University of Worcester VI Students Day.
Visually impaired students from local colleges visited the University of Worcester to find out more about the transition to higher education.
Ask a Mentor: What Are Your Top Tips for Revising?
Getting ready for exams can often be a nerve-wracking period. Mentor Maymunah offers invaluable advice with her top 10 revision strategies, aimed at navigating through
Supporting Your VI Child as They Prepare for University
Top tips from our panel on preparing your visually impaired child for university.
Resource of the Week: Top tips on dealing with exam stress
So, this is it – exam time! You might be feeling prepared and ready to go, or stressed and anxious and wanting it all to
Resource: Q&A on 16+ transition to 6th form/college
The transition from a familiar school setting to 6th form or college can be daunting, learning to navigate a new setting. Meeting new people and
Advocating for your needs when you transition to Further Education.
Advocating for your access needs can be challenging but ensuring you have support in place before you start Sixth Form or College can be a
Welcome to our See My Skills: A Foot in the Door with Disability Placement Schemes resource page.
A Foot in the Door with Disability Placement Schemes resource page talks to young professionals about their personal experiences of Disability Placement schemes and how
BLOG: Making friends and trying new things at University #UniInSight
In this blog, Olivia talks about making friends and trying new things at University.
BLOG: What it’s like starting Uni as a visually impaired student #UniInSight
In this blog, LOOK mentor Megan reflects on her time at Uni and shares what she wishes she had known back then! #UniInSight
BLOG: What does confidence mean? #UniInSight
As part of the #UniInSight campaign with LOOK, Thomas Pocklington Trust and DeafblindUK, LOOK mentor Maymunah talks about how her VI has helped her to
Lost in Transition – A first-hand account of moving through education into employment as a VI young person.
Elin Williams, Volunteer Development Coordinator at LOOK UK, reflects upon her participation in the VICTAR Longitudinal Study and her own experience of transitions.