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Changing perceptions & attitudes of vision impairment within the #BAME communities, whilst improving engagement with the #SightLoss & #EyeHealth sectors.

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Happy Eid Al Fitr to all those celebrating. Wishing you all a blessed and prosperous year ahead 🌙⭐️

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It’s #LGBTHistoryMonth
Watch Beverley's video below in our Ethnic Voices Unveiled - Intersectional Perspectives from LGBTQ+ BAME & Vision Impaired Individuals series. She shares challenges faced, her positive experiences & her future hopes.

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“Having a #GeneticTest & #GeneticCounselling gave me answers about my R.p. Diagnosis, will it pass onto my girls & more” Shares our Chair, Bhavini. Join us on 29th Feb, @ 7pm for Understanding Genetics & what Genetic testing & counselling is. Details 👇
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It’s Black History Month in America and we wanted to share some information to webinars in the U.S.A. Which you might find interesting.

Please click on the below link for further information.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BAMEVision #AmericanBlackHistoryMonth

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It’s #RetinitisPigmentosaAwareness month? Do you or someone you know has #RetinitisPigmentosa (RP)?
Watch our video to learn more about #RetinalDystrophies, find out more about @RetinaUK and hear from a person living with the condition.
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Wishing all those celebrating, a very #HappyChineseNewYear

#YearOfDragon #BAMEVision #ChineseSpringFestival

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It’s Black History Month in America, during February.

3 VI panellists joined us for our Breaking Down Barriers webinar, for Black History Month, discussing stigma, barriers they broke through, their hopes & more.
#BAMEVision #BlackHistoryMonth

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#HappyWorldHijabDay 🧕
Sam and Haya join us to share why they wear their Hijab.
Why not tell us in the comments below, what your Hijab means to you and why you wear yours.
#BAMEVision #hijab

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2/2 7 candles are lit over 7 days, each having its own significance:

Red - Kujichagulia (self determination), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), and kuumba (creativity).
Black - umoja (unity).
Green - ujima (collective work and responsibility), nia (purpose) and imani (faith)

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Happy Kwanzaa to all those who celebrate. This is an African American & Pan-African holiday, observed from 26 December to 1 January as a celebration of their cultural heritage and traditional values.

Celebrating history, values, family, community and culture.

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Don’t miss our final webinar of 2023. Join us on the 6th Dec. @ 7pm & hear from 3 panelists talk about their #Creative使ってみて journeys, as a #VisionImpaired person.
Email: [email protected] for the joining link.
#VisionThroughCreativity #BAMEVision

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Introducing Ethan Tailor as our 2nd panellist in our upcoming Disability, Childhood & Youth webinar, for Disability History Month, 22nd November 2023 at 7pm.
Email : [email protected] to register and attend.
#VisionImpaired #Blind #Youth #Disability #BAMEVision #Stargardts

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Meet Ramneek at our Disability, childhood & youth webinar, forDisability History month, @ 7pm, on 22nd Nov.
Email’: [email protected]
for the joining link.

An educational & inspiring webinar not to be missed!
#visionimpaired #YouthEmpowerment #YoungVisioneers #bamevision

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Happy Hindu New Year 🎆
May the lights illuminate your lives and shower you with an abundance of good health, wealth & prosperity. ✨🪔✨

#salmubarak #HappyNewYear #HappyDiwali #BAMEVision

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Wishing you a #HappyDiwali & #BandiChorDivas. May the #FestivalOfLights brighten up your lives with positivity & happiness. 🪔✨

Read Amrit’s blog below to learn more about the festival and how she celebrates as a vision impaired person.

https://t.co/M59bi2zSzM

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There is still time to register for this event taking place today at 7pm.

#BlackHostoryMonth #BreakingDownBarriers #BAMEVision

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Our 3rd speaker for the #breakingdownbarriers webinar, tomorrow is , Courtney Nugent. Working in the third sector as a Volunteer Coordinator & has Optic Nerve Glioma. She enjoys listening to true crime stories, music and helping others.
Email [email protected] to join us.

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Yesterday was #WhiteCaneSafetyDay, an annual celebration, which takes place on the 15th October. Sharing the blog below by Silvia on how she learnt how to embrace her #independance by starting to use her #whitecane.
What has your cane enabled you to do?

https://t.co/27T2gppLzW

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Today is the 1st day of Navratri.
Navratri is a hindu festival, which celebrates the victory of Good over Evil, worshipping the 9 forms of Maa Durga.

We would like to wish those celebrating, a blessed, colourful & auspicious Navratri. 💃🏻🪔🕺🏻

#navratri2023 #BAMEVision

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Our 2nd panellist, Souleyman Bah,
Paralympic gold medal sprinter & entrepreneur living with RP. A former star of The Apprentice & motivational speaker.

To join us on 18th October 2023 at 7pm, please email [email protected] to receive the joining link.

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