Meet Susan Fairclough, a volunteer within our Community Services team. Learn about her role and why she volunteers for Henshaws.
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Service user takeover: Meet Hadisa
Meet Hadisa, a Henshaws service user who shares her experience of living with a visual impairment. Learn how Henshaws has supported her.
Welcoming service users back to our Bolton Community Hub
Our Enablement Officer for Bolton, Carlton Milenkovic, discusses what it has been like welcoming back service users to the Bolton Community Hub.
Welcoming service users back to our Tameside community hub
Our Enablement Officer for Tameside, Kathryn Riding, discusses what it has been like welcoming back service users to the Tameside community hub.
Meet Matilda-Henshaws service user takeover
Meet Matilda, a Henshaws service user who shares her experiences of living with a visual impairment. Learn about her work as an artist.
Meet Geoff-Henshaws service user takeover
Meet Geoff, a Henshaws service user who shares his experience of living with a visual impairment.
Nina’s Day-A day in the life of a Henshaws service user
Meet Nina, a Henshaws service user, who shares her experiences of visual impairment through a life in her day.
Henshaws staff meet with HRH The Earl of Wessex
Henshaws were invited to meet with Prince Edward via a Zoom meeting to discuss how our charity has been continuing to support people living with sight loss during the pandemic.
A day in the life of a sight loss Enablement Officer
Our Enablement Officer for the borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, talks about her day-to-day duties supporting people living with sight loss in the local area.
Henshaws feature on BBC North West Tonight
Henshaws were featured in a report by BBC North West discussing the issues facing blind and visually impaired people during the Covid-19 pandemic, including social distancing.
Stretching exercises: Tips and techniques
Mark, a qualified Sports Therapist, discusses some tips and techniques for 10 stretching exercises you can do at home, to support your health and wellbeing.
Our response to Covid-19 in Greater Manchester and changes to our service delivery model
The response by charity staff in Greater Manchester to the Covid-19 pandemic and changes to the service delivery model to meet the needs of the sight loss community.
Keeping children with sight loss active at home
Tips to keep children with sight loss active at home, through sports and activities that can be done in the house or garden.
Looking after your mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 outbreak has had a significant impact on the way we live our lives, so we consider ways to look after your mental health at this challenging time.
12 top tips for shopping for a visually impaired person
Our Senior Rehabilitation Officer, Simon Merrills, shares his top tips for helping a visually impaired person with their shopping, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.
Getting connected and keeping informed using technology
Getting connected with family and keeping informed has never been as important as it is during the Covid-19 lockdown. Read our blog about the technology that can help.
The Theatre of the Mind – living with Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Hear from the founder of Esme's Umbrella, a charity who support people living with Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) - a condition in which people with sight loss have hallucinations.
“Inspiring” day as students graduate at Specialist College
Families, friends and special guests joined staff and students for a day of celebration at our graduation ceremony at our Specialist College in Harrogate.
Access to Work – making employment possible
If you’re disabled or have a physical or mental health condition that makes it hard for you to do your job, Access to Work is there to support you.
“We’d like to tell you about how a silicone pastry brush has helped Aaron with his communication!”
Aaron has complex needs. Rather than speech, we use TACPAC - a fantastic approach using touch and music to help communication and social skills.
Students celebrate success at Specialist College graduation
Families, friends and special guests joined staff and students for a day of celebration at our 2018 graduation ceremony at our Specialist College in Harrogate.
A fantastic afternoon at the Henshaws Awards 2018
We held our awards afternoon at the Midland Hotel last Thursday, celebrating all the amazing achievements across our Community Services from the past year.
“The problems diabetes could cause were never really drilled into me; either that or I didn’t want to hear them.”
We spoke to Richard recently about the dangers that diabetes can bring in terms of sight loss, his personal experience and how coming to Henshaws has helped him.
Caroline, Sam and Alyson’s 180 Mile Challenge
Read about Caroline, Sam and Alyson who took on a 180 mile running challenge to raise money in aid of Henshaws' 180th anniversary.
Katie’s happy in her own home, even if that does make me feel guilty!
It’s hard to give your child to someone else – it’s a guilty feeling, but I don’t know what I would have done without Henshaws.
Museum Digital Touch Project wins Jodi Award
Our Museums and Galleries Group has supported Manchester Museum in the development of award winning 3D technologies.
Henshaws Christmas Concert brings the festive spirit to Harrogate
We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our performers, guests and volunteers for making Henshaws Christmas Concert 2017 such a festive success.
Carols by Candlelight gets the festive season started
Mulled wine, mice pies and many wonderful performances, Carols by Candlelight was the perfect way to start the run up to Christmas
Rory Hoy becomes Henshaws latest Celebrity Ambassador
Rory Hoy, a talented DJ and producer from Knaresborough, has joined Henshaws as our new celebrity ambassador.
Researching 180 years of Henshaws
Read about how Lena, our Research Intern found her time at Henshaws and discover some of the fascinating stories she unearthed while conducting her research
How I play video games with a visual impairment
We spoke to Kyle, a graduate from Henshaws Skillstep course who is an avid gamer about how his visual impairment affects the way he plays video games.
Manchester derby 1954 in aid of Henshaws
With the highly anticipated Manchester derby taking place this Sunday, we look back to 1954 when the two Manchester clubs went head to head in aid of Henshaws!
7 tips to make your business more accessible
Read our top tips for making your business accessible. By following our 7 tips, your place of work can be accessible for all.
10 things you don’t know about Henshaws
Read our 10 things you don't know about Henshaws to discover more about the support we offer as well as how you can help us through fundraising and more.
How travel training can change lives
Nic, Disability Support Officer shares her top tips for promoting independent travel for people with disabilities.
Travelling independently; another string to Alisdair’s bow
"I’ve learnt so much with Henshaws, but I’m really excited to share with you one of the biggest achievements I’ve made – travelling on my own from Yorkshire to Scotland!"
When not helping is best!
Support worker Bill shared with me his approach to supporting Andrew, and how sometimes it can be best not to help…
Top 10 tips on using Windows 10’s accessibility options
Tom is our very own IT Technician at Henshaws in Manchester, and we’ve adapted his blog entry on the accessibility of Windows 10 into our ‘Top 10 Tips’.
It’s about reopening doors that our students thought were closed
Our physiotherapist Lee at Henshaws College shares an insight into his role and how he's making a real difference to young people with disabilities.
“People say football is only a game, but it’s more than that to me”
Henshaws Community Services attendee Paul tells us his story of how blind football has changed his life.
For the love of art
How do you communicate when you are deafblind? How do you communicate with someone who is deafblind? For Jon and Shirley, the answer is… through art.
Travelling Tips Series for those with a VI – Bus travel
Andrew Rose gives his top tips on how to travel independently travelling by bus with sight loss
“Volunteering allowed me to be a dedicated follower of fashion”
Hi, I’m Claire and I’ve always loved fashion. When the opportunity arose to support Henshaws whilst doing what I love, I jumped at the chance!
