Today, I attended the Sight Loss Awareness Training, a 2-hour session held on zoom. The training was run by Susan Thomas and Mike Davies, both visually impaired, giving out a first-hand experience of what it is like to experience sight loss. We were shown a range of pictures to see what it is like to have different eye conditions –
Nomonde, which in her language (Xhosa) means patience, was born in South Africa, and since the age of 12, has lived between South Africa and the UK. It isn’t common to have two homes, and sometimes Nomonde wishes she could merge the two into one because both countries have a lot to offer in the most diverse ways. Nomonde joined
Georgia is a third-year Psychology student, originally from Swansea but is currently studying abroad for a year with the University of Groningen in the Netherland. Since her first year of university in 2019, Georgia has been a volunteer with Discovery and is now an ambassador and student trustee! First, getting involved during the give it a go week and completing
Felicity is a final year History Ph.D. student researching disability history and exploring visibility issues. She is also the project coordinator for the Connect project. When not doing that, she is involved in student politics and activism while being an active part of the research team at Disabled Students UK. Felicity loves to learn new things is currently learning Welsh.
Devarshi is currently a 2nd-year student studying Economics and Finance. She is a confident and determined student who has always looked for opportunities to improve her personal and career development. Devarshi has been volunteering with Discovery for two years. Last year being a non-portfolio student trustee and the Chair of Fundraising, Devarshi understands how our charity operates and its purpose
I found volunteering was for me and decided to go into it when I took part in a one-off volunteering activity with discovery. This activity was really fulfilling and made me feel happy. These little activities we were taking part in were going a long way to help individuals and impact the community. These sessions also benefited me in various
Tuesday 8th March is International Women’s Day (IWD). Many countries celebrate IWD to recognise the achievement of women all around the world. This year’s theme is ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ (United National). IWD is a worldwide day to celebrate women’s social, cultural, political, and economic contributions. These efforts and achievements of women are recognised by many around
Natalie has been volunteering with Discovery for 2 years. She began her journey by volunteering on a range of projects including the digital media project, Age Cymru Befrienders, Coronadiaries, and Goleudy food bank deliveries. Natalie has undertaken 286 volunteering hours to date. During Nat’s MSc in strategic marketing, she became very keen to put the knowledge she had learned from
Ruby has been a volunteer for Discovery since September 2020. After returning to university after the first lockdown, Ruby wanted to fill her time with something meaningful and productive that wasn’t just university work because she was in the final year of her law degree. She found Discovery through a university email and decided to throw herself into it. She
I attended the disability awareness training which was a 2-hour interactive zoom session. The training was run by Lee Ellery who is living with cerebral palsy. This gave a first-hand experience to the training and made it more impactful. This blog will summarise the session. What is a disability? The Equality Act states that: A disability is a physical or