Writing Wednesday – Fabulous Fish by Bobs Beer

Close up of the keyboard of a gray typewriter.

Throughout the month of September we will showcasing some of the work created by the Vision Norfolk Creative Writing Group.   To start we have the poem ‘Fabulous Fish’ by Bobs Beer. Fabulous Fish by Bobs Beer   Salt or fresh, big or small Fish as creatures fascinate all. At least once or twice a […]

Vision Zone 2023

Text on a black background reading "Vision Zone 2023 - Soluntions for low vision". Most the text is white but the "2023" is green, pink , red and blue.

Vision Zone 2023 is coming up next week! Join Optelec UK, Vision Norfolk and Blind Veterans for a drop in chat and technology demonstration.

Get Your Technology Questions Answered

Large orange key on a computer keyboard with the word "help" on it.

We have partnered with RNIB to hold digital technology sessions for local people with visual impairment. These are one to one problem solving days to help you with any issues you are having with digital technology and devices.

Using Your Disabled Travel Pass in Norfolk

Close up of a sign for a bus stop. The sign has the words "bus stop", a graphic of a bus and a red pannel at the top.

If you live in Norfolk and are registered as blind or partially sighted you are eligible for a disabled travel pass with a blind or partially sighted enhancement from Norfolk County Council. This pass allows you to travel for free on buses at any time of the day across Norfolk.

Learning About Cataract Surgery

Stylised up close image of the pupil and iris of an eyeball. The iris is blue with areas of brown.

The surgery is so fine that there is no need for any stitches to seal the wound. Throughout the surgery Mr Schneiders was giving a running commentary so the patient and those in the theatre, knew exactly was going on.

Artwork – Christmas Art Competition 2023

Two card designs for the Christmas Art Competition. One the left is a charcoal of the blue, green and orange Northern lights. On the write is an outline of a decorated Christmas tree filled in with marker.

Thank you everyone who participated in this year’s Christmas Art Competition! We really enjoyed seeing all your lovely artwork. The winning designs will be printed on our 2023 Christmas cards that will be sold to raise funds to support our services for local people. The cards will be available for purchase from October-December 2023 at […]

Christmas Art Competition

A table with four hand made holiday cards. One says "Joy! Peaceful" with a white rabit and snow. Another says "let it snow" with snow and a bus. The other two are ownly partly visable, one says "Merry Christmas" and the other has a reindeer. The table also has art supplies and two hands that appear to be working on the cards.

This year we are running a Christmas Art Competition for our clients for the possibility of featuring some of your artwork on our Christmas cards!

The competition is open to anyone in Norfolk who is visually impaired. All ages are welcome to send in their artwork.