Meet Nina, a Henshaws service user, who shares her experiences of visual impairment through a life in her day.
Tag: Manchester
Henshaws and MADE: Museum accessibility top tips
Read about a project our children and young people were involved in, in partnership with MADE, in which they shared their top accessibility tips for museums and galleries. Find out
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.
Henshaws helps university students with ‘The Future of Work’ project
Henshaws staff were asked to support undergraduate students from Manchester Metropolitan University on a project focussing on workplaces of the future for disabled employees.
Visiting Manchester Central Library post-lockdown
We offer digital technology assessments at Manchester Central Library, so we went along to check out what's changed at the building since the COVID-19 lockdown.
Online workshop delivered to optometry students at the University of Manchester
We were asked by The University of Manchester to deliver an online workshop to final year optometry students on the technology that exists to support visually impaired people.
Blind and partially sighted COVID-19 survey report published
A survey of 955 blind and visually impaired people from the first 10 weeks of the lockdown evidences the unique issues they are facing; a final report highlights key concerns.
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.
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.
“I can even read the telephone directory with the magnifier, which is magic! How many people can read the telephone directory?”
Frank has attended Henshaws' Living with Sight Loss course and is a regular at our Tuesday group. He explains how Henshaws has helped him keep in touch with old friends!
North Manchester Group
Join us for our monthly social meet-up in North Manchester; open to anyone with a visual impairment.
We’ve teamed up with Manchester Libraries to make technology more accessible
We're pleased to announce that we're partnered with Manchester Libraries to extend the support, advice and resources available for people with a visual impairment.
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
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
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!
We’ve received a fantastic grant from the Big Lottery Fund
We are delighted to announce that we have received a grant of £362,628 from the Big Lottery Fund for our Pathway to Wellbeing project!