SHEFFIELD VISUALLY IMPAIRED WALKING GROUP

RESOURCES AND ITEMS OF INTEREST

SHEFFIELD ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND HOMEPAGE

SRSB and RSS provide opportunity, support, friendship and services to people with sight and/or hearing loss in the Sheffield and Rotherham area, helping them to achieve whatever they wish to do and whatever they aspire to be.

SRSB FUNDRAISING

The Weather Lottery supports SRSB / RSS. By taking part from just £1 per week you have the chance to win a weekly cash prize of £25,000. For further information contact us on 0114 272 2757 or via fundraising@srsb.org.uk or check out our web site.

SIGHTED GUIDE TRAINING VIDEO

A video on how to guide a V I person by Amar Latif of Traveleyes.

SIGHTED GUIDING VIDEOS

Some instructional videos from The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.

PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK TRAVEL SURVEY

Short survey on how people travel into the peak district.

VIRTUAL HERITAGE TOUR OF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY

Conducted by Former Librarian Wendy Hudson, who has a great depth of knowledge about this landmark building.

HOLIDAYS FOR VIP's AND SIGHTED GUIDES

Traveleyes specialises in holidays for Blind people and Sighted guides. They do short City breaks and Worldwide Travel. Guides can get a discount of up to 50%. For further information call 0113 8874275 or visit their web site.

BUS APP FOR IPHONE

If you have an iPhone, you can download the free Google Maps app and then set up a simple widget to get that app to detect your next nearby bus! Click the button below to view step-by-step instructions for VoiceOver users.

SENSING NATURE PODCAST

A short edited podcast of some of the main discussions from an event run by Dr Sarah Bell in Bristol promoting more inclusive opportunities for adventure nature activities with sight impairment.

SHEFFIELD TALKING NEWS

A weekly collection of spoken news from the Star and other local publications, available online or on a memory stick delivered by post. If you're interested, you can ring them on 0114 278 0440 and leave your name and number, send an e-mail to stnmail@sheffieldtalkingnews.org.uk or check out their website.