visually impaired news

Hitting the gym, swimming and cycling are the activities people with visual impairments most want to get involved in, according to a new impact report ... More

Metro Blind Sport has appointed Martin Symcox, the former director of drowning prevention charity the Royal Life Saving Society UK, to the position of chief ... More

Peter Elliott, the former Olympic middle-distance runner, has joined the board of Goalball UK to help develop talent and elite performance in the sport. The ... More

Disney’s firework shows – a signature of the company’s parks and resorts – could soon become more inclusive for blind and visually impaired visitors after ... More

The visitor centre at the White House in Washington DC, is set to reopen on 13 September following a US$12.6m (€9.7m, £7.8m) renovation. Part-funded by ... More

An 8m euro swimming pool and leisure centre has opened in Loughlinstown, Dublin with facilities to meet the needs of users with disabilities. The revamped ... More

Acoustiguide and Titanic Belfast have combined to launch a new Visually Impaired tour at the recently opened experience. Available on all 300 players on-site, the ... More

The £9m Horley Leisure Centre opened its doors to the public for the first time on 9 January 2012, providing much improved leisure facilities for ... More

Talented young sports men and women across South England have a unique opportunity to access more than £400,000 of funding from the GLL Sport Foundation; ... More

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council (RBBC) has reopened Donyngs Leisure Centre in Redhill, Surrey, which has undergone an extensive £4.1m refurbishment programme. A new fitness ... More

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council (RBBC) has opened a new fitness suite at Donyngs Recreation Centre in Redhill - part of its wider £3.4m refurbishment ... More

The Audiball is a football designed to be inclusive of people with varying abilities with small bells situated inside the bladder of the ball. These ... More

The Imperial War Museum in Duxford, UK, has won a prestigious award for its accessible digital culture. Sharing the award with equipment supplier Antenna Audio, ... More

Technogym has become one of the largest providers of Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) Stage 2 Accredited equipment, with 15 models now certified. Four products are ... More

The Great Britain Blind Sailing Team has won silver in the 2009 IFDS World Blind Sailing Championships held on Lake Rotorua, New Zealand. The team ... More

A new £14m sports and complementary therapy centre has been opened at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford as part of a ... More

Staying in a hotel is set to get easier for millions of disabled people in Great Britain following new guidance from BSI British Standards, the ... More

Dans Le Noir – an innovative restaurant where guests dine in complete darkness and are served by blind or visually impaired waiters – will open ... More