Latest news

Visit this page often to keep up with all SVI’s news and events. You can check the date and time of all the forthcoming open meetings, and find out who the invited guests will be.  Monthly committee meetings will be listed too.

We will also publish news and details of events that we think will interest you.  

We welcome your contributions. If you have any news that you think would be of interest to our members, or if you are organising an event, please let us know using the contact us form.

We welcome all your views - this website is for all our members to enjoy and by keeping in touch with us your views can be heard.

Headlines

Follow the links from the headlines below.

• Technical support for visually impaired people
  Ideal for All is launching a series of sessions starting on Friday 20 January to help you make the best use of hardware and software available
• SVI and Brushstrokes East European Eye Health Day 9 November 2011
  Read the background and find out what's happening on the day
• World Sight Day 2011
  Listen to a report in the Talking Newspaper and the Sight Loss Blues song
• SVI Annual Forum on Thursday 27 October 2011
  Find out more and book your place
• Dartmouth Park Sensory Garden Phase Two
  Find out more and give us your views
• AZABAT touch typing course
  Would you like to learn to touch type and use a computer?
• Summer 2011 newsletter now on this site
• Sandwell Vision Strategy 2011
  Now available - find out more about the strategy
• Active at 60 programme
  Do you want to get more active?
• Important changes to Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
  Read on to find out how this could affect you
• A warm welcome to new faces at SVI
  We have a new Chair and new committee members
• World Sight Day spectacular success
  SVI raised awareness of sight loss on 14 October with our 'spectacular' roadshow

News archive

Visit our news archive if you would like to find out about our past events and activities.