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Blind people have struggled to adapt to Covid-19 health and safety conditions, a charity said yesterday. Vince Godber, of Vision Bermuda, said people with sight problems had been particularly hard-hit by the pandemic and many had struggled to adjust...

A milestone will be marked on October 1 when voters with sight problems get their first chance to cast their ballots on their own in a General Election, a charity said yesterday. Vision Bermuda, formerly the Bermuda Society for the Blind, announced t...

A charity dedicated to support for the blind is concerned its clients will be left behind as cash is poured into the fight against Covid-19. Vince Godber, a vision rehabilitation professional with Vision Bermuda, said the charity’s government grant h...

The wife of the late eye surgeon Leonard Teye-Botchway helped launch a fundraising campaign for a charity that helps the blind. Ronita Teye-Botchway purchased the first tag of Vision Bermuda’s annual tag day, which will take place tomorrow. Proceeds ...

The Bermuda Society for the Blind has changed its name to Vision Bermuda to make more clear its mission to help everyone with sight problems. David Petty, the charity’s chairman, said that the name coincided with a drive to provide improved services ...

A campaigner for people with disabilities said she wanted a school for the blind opened in Bermuda. Sherrie-Lynn Lilley, the director of Inspire Bermuda, a charity for the disabled, said the blind learnt differently and needed a special school. Ms Li...

People with sight problems can now learn keyboard skills and how to navigate the internet after an island firm donated six computers to the Bermuda Society for the Blind. Phyllis Harshaw, a retired CedarBridge Academy teacher who has vision problems,...

A schoolmate’s good deed inspired a ten-year-old girl to help a charity. Alaysia Glasford, a primary 6 pupil at Paget Primary School, handed $340 collected instead of Christmas gifts to the Bermuda Society for the Blind on Tuesday. She said: “Every t...

Dear Sir, On behalf of the Bermuda Society for the Blind, we would like to thank the general public who kindly donated, our members, our Tag Day Committee, members of the Lions Club, our volunteer co-ordinator, schoolchildren who tagged with their pa...

A stroll through Hamilton can be an enjoyable experience — but not when you can barely see across the road. It’s an experience I “enjoyed” yesterday before today’s World Sight Day — with the assistance of the Bermuda Society for the Blind. To highlig...

Technology has helped people with sight problems overcome their disability, the Bermuda Society for the Blind said yesterday. Vince Godber, a vision rehabilitation therapist, said a woman who was heartbroken that her deteriorating eyesight had stoppe...

Imagine seeing life through a greasy camera lens — colours are dimmer; contrasts less easy to discern. Everything becomes harder: crossing the road safely, reading, recognising the faces of loved ones. It is an everyday experience for many of the 2,...