Different canes explained

People with sight problems use different canes - and the canes carry a message to others.

The way I see it: living with partial blindness

Of all those registered blind or partially sighted, 93% retain some useful vision - often enough to read a book or watch a film. But this can lead to misunderstanding and confusion

I ran my first marathon after going blind

Every year I would watch the London Marathon and feel a thrill as the runners crossed Tower Bridge.

'My mother once thought of killing us both, life was so hard'

A blind journalist talks about life as a child, and in the media

Don't lose your bottle

Personal account of a blind father and the prejudice he faced raising his baby daughter

The latest assistance animal: a seeing eye horse

Would you mind a horse in your local supermarket?