Wow, what great weather we have been having! We hope you’ve been able to get out and enjoy it! We’ve managed to make the most of it during our walking group which has met 3 times now, we only had a bit of rain once. The walking group has been a great success with volunteers […]

KVIN has joined Kirklees Council on its journey to increase take-up of the COVID-19 vaccination and address hesitancy surrounding it. Many of you will know from the news that Kirklees has been named as ‘an area of concern’ with recent figures showing it ranks number one out of 149 upper tier local authorities for COVID […]

Volunteers’ Week 2021: A time to say thanks! Its Volunteers’ Week 2021 and all week we have been taking the time to say a special thank you to our volunteer team. We couldn’t do what we do without them! To mark the week we have a series of videos on our YouTube channel with messages […]

We are really excited for this newsletter because we can finally announce our plans for reopening face to face services after these have been suspended since March 2020! You can read our KVIN Road Map post to find out more about when and where we plan to reopen. Do get in touch if you would […]

We are sure that you are all eager to hear how we at KVIN will return to face to face services and we have good news, we have a plan! Just like the government has a roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions, KVIN has a roadmap for resuming face to face services. Since March 2020 we […]

Since October 2020 KVIN and SKIES rehab team have been working in partnership to deliver a range of additional activities for anyone with a visual impairment in Kirklees. As a result of this partnership we have been running weekly information sessions and a range of groups which have been enjoyed by over 40 people with […]

Okay, the title of this blog is not all it seems. I’m Sam and the Labrador in question is my three-year-old guide dog Annie, who accompanied me to and from my first COVID vaccination appointment. So how did I find the whole process as a registered blind woman? Lots of positives. The appointment was booked […]

We are pleased to announce, as national restrictions are easing, we are launching a new Walking Group! The group will start on a trial basis for 4 weeks, if it is a success, we will continue it. The group is open to anyone with sight loss who would like to be able to get out […]

In our March issue of the tech chat podcast, we brought you hot off the press news of the new Sullivan+ app. So here we take a look at the new player in the artificial intelligence app market and put it to the test! The app has three main sections, a menu screen, a capture […]

The University of Huddersfield recently opened an Optometry Department to train future opticians. The first cohort of students will be entering their third year in September and they need practical experience in order to graduate. KVIN is working in partnership with the department to support their Low Vision clinics, where students get the chance to […]