Blindness Awareness Month - A VICTA Changemakers Takeover

October is Blindness Awareness Month

The VICTA Changemakers are taking over the Student Portal throughout Blindness Awareness Month, bringing you the topics that matter to them. Whether you have a vision impairment yourself or are looking to learn more about living with sight loss, our team are here to share their stories to connect and inspire!

Starting tomorrow, make sure you stay tuned throughout October and sign up to email updates to make sure you don’t miss a thing.

We will also be sharing across VICTA’s social media channels @VICTAUK, so like, follow and subscribe!

Many of the VICTA Changemakers also have their own social media channels raising awareness, you can find out where to find them on the ‘Introducing the VICTA Changemakers’ story.

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Introducing the Changemakers >

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Do you have a story to share or a question for the Changemakers? Email Emily at emcmillan@victa.org.uk or comment on this post!

The Changemaker Team

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Ellie is facing towards the sky smiling with her eyes closed and wind blowing through her hair. She is wearing a knitted jumper and dungarees and standing in a wooden boat with oars. It is a very atmospheric image with a movie like quality.

Ellie Wallwork

Lucy is riding a horse on a beach with the sea behind. The horse is a tan colour and has a white stripe on their nose. Lucy wears riding gear and a horse riding hat with a bobble on top.

Lucy Booker Wilson

Kiranjeet is relaxing in a wicker chair out on some decking. He is wearing a grey Nike tracksuit and a black beanie and sunglasses, looking off into the distance.

Kiranjeet Khurana

Tegan Skyrme

Scarlett is smiling standing in front of an indoor swimming pool. She has long brown hair and wears glasses and a red zip-up British Swimming Championship tracksuit top.

Scarlett Humphrey

Eliza is standing on her patio smiling, she is smartly dressed wearing a light pink laced top and a black blazer. She has long brown hair and wears glasses.

Eliza Humphrey

A portrait photo of Lee looking to camera. He has short brown hair and wears a white t-shirt.

Lee Roake

Me and my Guide Dog Bertie. Bertie is a golden retriever he is wearing his Guide Dogs harness standing by my side smiling at the camera. I am stood next to him I have long dark hair, brown skin, wearing sunglasses, A full sleeves dark top and a pair of black geans. This photo was taken outside there is a small canal in the background and a building towards the back on the left.

Ruqaiya Asim

Kieran is standing outside dressed smartly for an occasion. He is wearing a black shirt and a beige dinner jacket.

Kieran Clarke

Grace is stood in a studio singing happily into a microphone. She has long brown hair and wears a peach t-shirt and holds a white handbag.

Grace Hill

Rhiana stands outside holding her white cane. She is wearing a navy hoodie and has short brown hair. Next to her Rhiana's cavapoo looks up at her. He is wearing a blue coat.

Rhiana Ralls

Ben is standing in a living room holding an acoustic guitar ready to play. He has dark hair and wears a black t-shirt.

Bennett Pierce

Ambi is steering a boat with the sea and blue sky in the background and a few white clouds. She is smiling happily and wearing a cap, bright pink waterproof coat, a buoyancy aid and sunglasses.

Ambi K

This pic was of me at Man United stadium as I am a united fan. Ikra sits on a bench with a Man United shirt hanging behind her - the shirt has the number 23 and the name SHAW. Ikra is wearing a Man United scarf and is holding her white cane.

Ikra Shakoor

Bilaal stands outside holding a football which is red and gold. He wears a grey Adidas tracksuit top.

Bilaal Ali

Abu is wearing a black cap and a green Manchester United shirt and a black jacket. He is standing outside the grounds and is holding a folded up white cane.

Abu-bakr Ishtiaq

A portrait photo of Mohammed. He is wearing a black t-shirt and has short black hair.

Mohammed Alomrani

Talha – photo coming soon!

You can stay in up-to-date with the latest from the VICTA Changemakers by following us on social media @VICTAUK, following the hashtag #VICTAChangemakers and signing up for email updates:

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Blindness Awareness Month – A VICTA Changemakers Takeover