Press Releases 2007 Archive

December 2007

Blind charity welcomes NICE u-turn on sight saving drug (35 KB)
Blind people get an insight into Entrepreneurship (44 KB)
Want to see into the future this New Year? (41 KB)

November 2007

Blind children's sports clubs win national award (36 KB)
Quality In Action (35 KB)

October 2007

Seeing the future for blind people across Wiltshire (38 KB)
Minister supports sporting opportunity for blind children in Bradford (41 KB)
A sporting future for blind children across the UK (39 KB)
Manchester opens its eyes to the potential of visually impaired workers (38 KB)

September 2007

Bowling into Action for blind children in Oxfordshire (39 KB)
Fundraisers go the distance for visually impaired children (21 KB)

August

Blind People In East Lancashire Benefit From Charity Visit (38 KB)
Lancashire's blind people pocket £800,000 (38 KB)
Dorset's blind kids break into dance (39 KB)

June 2007

West London Kids Spring Into Action (38 KB)
Manchester Charity Looks To The Future For Blind People (37 KB)
Merseyside Charity Looks To The Future For Blind People (37 KB)
Lancashire Charity Looks To The Future For Blind People (37 KB)
Shadow Minister supports new service for blind people in South East (37 KB)
Villa shoots into action for blind children from Birmingham (37 KB)
Tv Pals Support Roll Out Of Sports Clubs For Blind Children (37 KB)
Employers unaware of talking computers (38 KB)
Kingfisher Takes Action For Blind People (38 KB)

May 2007

Charity website shortlisted for CIPR award (37 KB)
Supporting Disabled Children To Play Sport (41 KB)
Minister Looks To The Future For Blind Job Seekers (41 KB)
New Resource For Blind People In Greater Manchester (37 KB)
Action for blind children in Sheffield (37 KB)

April 2007

Action taken for blind children in Scarborough (41 KB)
Blind Children from the North West go for gold (28 KB)
Coventry City FC kicks into Action for Blind Children (37 KB)
Blind kids get a kick out of new Swindon sports club (39 KB)

March 2007

Giving blind children across the West Midlands a sporting chance (37 KB)
Blind tourists listen to the movies (35 KB)
Sensory experience offered to companies in Cumbria (33 KB)

February 2007

Sport in Action for Blind Children in Ashford (37 KB)
Access all areas! Blind charity launches new accessible website (38 KB)

January 2007

100,000's up for grabs for blind people from Cumbria (45 KB)
Sport in Action for blind children in Middlesbrough (41 KB)
Advice in Action for Blind People in Cumbria (40 KB)
Merseyside blind charity awarded £42,000 (46 KB)

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Tandem cycling club for visually impaired inspired by Olympics
Date: 05 Sep 2008
Source: Derby Evening Telegraph

Prejudice and the Paralympics
Date: 05 Sep 2008
Source: The Independent

Shooting medalist needed cataract operation!
Date: 04 Sep 2008
Source: Burnley Express

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