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RSBC Stories November 19, 2024

Boys Crew: why International Men’s Day matters

Each November 19th, the UK celebrates International Men’s Day. It’s not just about celebrating the contribution that men and boys make to our society – this special day also focuses on making a positive difference to their well-being and lives, raises awareness the support available to them, and promotes meaningful conversations about men, manhood and […]

Narayan’s story

RSBC’s trustees have shared responsibility for governing our charity, and Narayan’s been a trustee since September 2024. We caught up with him to find out why he’d decided to take this step, and just what being a trustee involves.

Callum, a light skinned man with dark hair, wearing a grey long sleeved shirt with black buttons. He is standing behind a podium lecture desk, with a microphone attached to the top of the desk. Callum is standing in front of a white banner with RSBC written in large orange text, and Royal Society for Blind Children written in small text underneath, there is a thin orange line underneath this text. Underneath the orange line Dorton College is written in black medium sized text. In the bottom left hand corner there is a yellow shape similar to two halves of a flower petal.

Callum’s Story

Callum’s been a trustee with RSBC since May 2021. He’s also the Chair of Governors of RSBC’s Dorton College, a specialist further education college for vision impaired young people aged 16-25. We spoke to Callum about what’s involved in being a trustee, why he does it, and what to consider if you’re thinking about becoming […]

Snapshot of a Dorton College activity. A young VI light-skinned man wearing a black t-shirt, black shorts and black & white trainers is in the centre of the picture. He is having fun kicking a football. Other Dorton College students are sat in the background behind him. On the left side of the picture is a Dorton College Staff member lady smiling and holding a football under her left arm. She is wearing a white t-shirt, a black and white pattern midi-skirt and black & White Nike Dunks. On the right stands Atrix, Dorton College's Learning Support Advisor holding a cane and looking at the young man. They are wearing an oversized bright orange RSBC t-shirt, skinny jeans and brown low Dr Martins shoes.

Atrix’s story

Originally from the USA, Atrix (pictured above right) has a background in theatre. They’ve directed productions in New York and London, and taught modern dance and choreography to young children and teenagers. They moved to the UK in 2019 to take their Masters degree.

Owain from the RSBC team and a young person standing outside, exploring one of the percussive play outdoor instruments. The two people are standing either side of the instrument. The instrument is made of a series of steel grey tubes, which the young person is tapping to make sound.

Owain’s Story

Fun, rewarding and never a dull moment – all ways that Owain would describe his role! But what led him to RSBC, and what does being a Senior Community Support Worker actually involve?

Marking Blind Awareness Month: Making play areas more accessible

To mark Blind Awareness Month and World Sight Day this October, RSBC worked with Percussion Play and The Amber Trust to make some noise! Find out more here.

Lauren, a light-skinned young person with short reddish-brown hair and matching lipstick wears a black top and a necklace as they look into the camera with a steady gaze. The background of the image has been edited with a dark navy tint over the image, in the left hand corner there is a graphic yellow RSBC branded 'R'.

Children and Young People's Stories October 11, 2024

Lauren’s braille journey

I’m Lauren, and I’m 17 and severely sight impaired/blind. I’ve been visually impaired for a couple of years, and previously needed large print from the age of 10.

Dad Joe with his two boys Noah and Lyle. Joe is standing with the two young boys on either side of him. Joe is medium-light skinned and buzzed-short black hair. Noah aged 9, on the left, is medium-light skinned with red glasses. Lyle aged 3, on the right, medium-light skinned with blue glasses. All three are smiling at the camera brightly.

Family Stories September 26, 2024

Meet Joe: An RSBC family story

Meet Joe. Joe has vision impairment, caused by congenital cataracts (cloudiness in the lens of the eye) and nystagmus (where the eyes make uncontrolled movement). And he’s Dad to two young sons, Noah, aged 9, and Lyle, 3, who have the same eye conditions.

A father holding his newborn baby baby. The man is medium-light skinned with short hair and stubbed facial hair. The baby is sleeping blissful on his chest.

Health and Wellbeing September 23, 2024

Eyes on the Future

As a new parent, you’ll meet many professionals in the first weeks and months after your baby’s born, and one of the most important people who’ll be supporting your family is your Health Visitor.

A group of young people standing on the bank of the Thames. Behind them is tower bridge.

For Young People September 17, 2024

RSBC’s Terrible Thames adventure

We recently organised a fun ‘Horrible Histories’ boat trip on the Thames for vision impaired children, young people, and their families. It was a whistlestop tour of the River Thames, filled with lots of unusual facts and stories brought to life by the cast and crew.

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The LWLC

The Life Without Limits Centre

In 2022 RSBC moved its new Life Without Limits Centre (LWLC) near London Bridge. The innovative and unique new Centre realises a dream to deliver a space dedicated to supporting blind and partially sighted children and their families.

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Our Mission and Values

RSBC’s Vision is:

For every blind child to realise their aspirations and live their life without limits.

RSBC’s Mission is:

To be there for blind children and their families with specialist support throughout their journey.

RSBC supports children and families at every stage:

RSBC uses the word blind to describe any level of vision impairment, including children and young people who are partially sighted. We work with children, young people and families from the point of diagnosis to age 25.

We use the term ‘Life Without Limits’ to reflect the fact we are there to support children, young people and their families to work towards removing the societal barriers that exist and achieve their own personal goals and aspirations for the future. RSBC’s centre in London is called the Life Without Limits Centre for this very reason.

We work with a range of specialist partners who share our vision and enable us to reach more children and young people across England and Wales.