Cue and Review – “Print Speaking to the Blind” is encouraging people with the urge to bungee jump, marathon run, cycle from London to Paris to contact us and enable more people with sight problems to sign up to our service.
Too active for you? Why not take part in the blindweatherlottery.co.uk or any other daft idea you may come up with.
29 years on from being founded at , the based charity is keen to attract new supporters for their studios in Bishopbriggs. “We have the means we just need the local people to support our fundraising” said Jennifer Nicholson of Woodhill one of the volunteer presenters.
Andrew Mackay (89) of Ashfield the Chief Scrubber of the charity highlighted that he is more than happy to scrub all the tapes it needs to ensure that blind and partially sighted people throughout Scotland can read their newspaper. “When I joined I had never heard of the service before and I am just disappointed I didn’t get involved sooner. I have seen the work that the team have put in to keeping the service going and I know the personal sacrifice made by our two co-ordinators. That’s why I won’t be doing a bungee jump but I am supporting their Christmas raffle, and I know some of the other volunteers are donating the money they would have spent on Christmas cards.”
With 188.000 Scots being visually impaired we know that the only reason people don’t get involved is they do not realise national and local newspapers and magazines are all available in audio.
