Tactile Times online advent calendar
Tactile Times are getting into the Christmas spirit already and have launched a fully-accessible, online advent calender. If you fancy a change from printed advent calendars this one is fully-accessible with all major screen readers using a computer or a phone and you can access it with a Braillenote Touch. You might even hear a few familiar voices along the way! You can visit it to open the first few door right now: games.tactiletimes.org/advent The will have a new door unlocking each day, and a bumper day on the 24th. It is a great opportunity to [...]
Be inspired. Tune in to Lee’s first radio show!
As part of our #BlindnessAwarenessMonth celebrations, we chatted to Lee Roake about his fantastic achievement, launching his first radio show! Lee is a 17 year old with a rare genetic condition called WAGR Syndrome. Due to his vision impairment, Lee has been involved in VICTA activities from a young age, now taking part in our activities for 14 to 17 years. Lee has just started his very own radio show on Surrey Hills Radio and tells us how his volunteering led to this dream opportunity! Did you miss Lee's [...]
New opportunity – Let’s Talk Volunteering! TPT Event
Let’s Talk Volunteering – Join Thomas Pocklington Trust's online event As part of Student Volunteering Week, which is celebrated from Monday 12 to Sunday 19 February 2023, TPT Young Voices and their Student Voices group is holding a free online event – ‘Let’s Talk Volunteering!’. This will be an opportunity for young people and students to find out more about volunteering, how to get involved, how others manage volunteering as a student, and ask any burning questions to those who have gone through volunteering and into internships and employment! The event will be held on [...]
Opportunity focus – Paid Get Set Progress Internship Opportunities
Get Set Progress Internships Programme Thomas Pocklington Trust, in partnership with RNIB, is extending their Get Set Progress programme to 19 sight loss charities across the country and creating 21 paid internships for blind and partially sighted people looking to secure that first rung on the career ladder or who are returning to work following a career break. Applications close at 5 pm on Monday 31 October. Current roles open for application are: Client Engagement Officer – 4sight Vision support (West Sussex) Sight Loss Advisor – Beacon Centre for the Blind (West Midlands) Communications and Administrative [...]
Opportunity focus – Work Placement Opportunities
RNIB has new opportunities available on their See Work Differently work placement scheme. RNIB’s See Work Differently employment initiative is for blind and partially sighted people to secure that first rung on the career ladder or who are returning to work following a career break. RNIB services and teams are able to host placements for up to a maximum of 12 weeks they can be full time or part time. You'll find their latest opportunities below, please follow the links for all the information and details of how to apply on the RNIB website. Seeing Work [...]
Opportunity focus – See Work Differently
See Work Differently is RNIB’s employment initiative for blind and partially sighted people to secure that first rung on the career ladder or who are returning to work following a career break. The first of these opportunities is now live. Please see their information below and follow the link at the bottom of the page for all the information and details of how to apply on the RNIB website. Seeing Work Differently placement scheme x3 Salary: National living wage Contract type: 9 weeks fixed term paid work experience Hours: Two days per week RNIB is proud to announce [...]
Be inspired. Who am I, who do I volunteer for, and what is my role there?
By Natalia Foster, VICTA Young Ambassador (2022) Hello! My name is Natalia and during my first semester at University, I was presented with the opportunity to volunteer for a charity called CoachBright. CoachBright is a wonderful charity that aims to improve social mobility for children, students and young professionals who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The charity works closely with the University of Birmingham, and in my case, the job was promoted to psychology undergraduates. During my time with CoachBright I volunteered as an English literature tutor providing additional learning to GCSE students who wished to improve their current grade. [...]
New opportunity – Join the next wave of VICTA Young Ambassadors!
Each year a new group of VICTA Young Ambassadors come together to help shape STRiVE, our e-magazine aimed at you! Do you have a passion for sharing your voice and communicating with others? Do you have an editorial vision for STRiVE you're dying to share? We have dreams of more video articles, more social content and growing our bank of inspiring stories and honest voices. If you think this could be you, then we'd love to hear from you. More about the programme Our Young Ambassadors Programme is a volunteering opportunity for young adults aged 18 to [...]
Internship opportunities at Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries. They have several exciting internship opportunities that give students the chance to work on real projects and take on new responsibilities. Available to second year university students onwards, you will get a unique insight into the business and lots of real-work experience. You will also be on the fast-track to a graduate offer. More information about these internships are available here: https://trainees.grantthornton.co.uk/our-programmes/interns/ A full list of the internship opportunities are [...]
STRiVE: My Internship Experience
by Ruyaiya Asim I interned as an Accessibility Advisor for the Project Box. The Project Box is a company that assists students and graduates begin their early careers with world leading accountancy firms. In my role, I helped with making the application and interview processes more accessible for visually impaired people. I did this by going through these processes as an applicant, during which I identified some aspects that could be improved to make them more accessible. Then I presented my findings to Project Box and their clients. While I go through my internship experience, I want to [...]
