President’s Blog

Gosh, I am embarrassed to realise that it is now a month since I updated the blog. I do have some excuses but you don’t want to know. So my humble apologies.

One section of the blind community that is often not heard is that of young people. On this occasion, I’m referring to blind and low vision people between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. These are young adults, old enough to have left school, ready to take on the world, yet still at that age where it isn’t exactly cool to be going to meetings of an organisation like our Association. I can easily recall my attitude at eighteen years of age. I certainly had no time for meetings and commitments. (more…)