Max Conway, RNIB's National Involvement Coordinator shares the latest opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to get involved in.

Opportunities highlighted this week included:

If so, Maria at Global Patients would be very interested in hearing from you.  

Global Patients are launching a new study where they want to learn more about Geographic Atrophy patients in the US and the UK. The goal of the research is to understand your story of living with chronic eye conditions. 

Kavya, a product designer who is focusing on social and inclusive design is working on a wayfinding solution to make interior spaces like schools, hospitals, corporate spaces, museums, and other public spaces more inclusive and accessible for visually impaired people.  

NHS England and Improvement are looking to establish a working group as part of the Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme.  With the aim of the group looking to improve the flow and process for referrals from optometry into cataract care.

To find out more about these items and how you can get involved with RNIB Connect Voices do visit -

https://www.rnib.org.uk/connect-community/connect-voices-network/connect-voices-current-opportunities

(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)