OPEN for Vision Impairment Research connects people with visual impairments & vision impairment researchers

Joined September 2020
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#ImagesOfResearch2025 are back at #BathSpaTrainStation celebrating #RealImpact. Our poster from @UniofBath, @BathPsychology captures a part of a journey exploring how a #VR event can be #accessible for youth with #VisionImpairment. @newcollworc @MichaelProulx #KarinPetrini
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How often is #accessibility in #HealthCommunication an afterthought? Honoured to keynote @VirtualICOHEMA2025 (Oct 3-5) on: "Unseen but Not Unheard: #Ableism’s #Blind Spot in Health Comm". Grateful to @gstavraki & #InternationalHellenicUniversity! Join us? icohema.com/index.php/keynot…

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Come see Katherine Jones talk on understanding joint attention between visually impaired and sighted children, and the impact of AI-driven headsets on this process Communication and Support session in G402, our talk is at 9:48 #CHI2025
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Great talk by Telma Laurentino on inclusive evolution education @EvoKE_Project
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How can we make #evolution education truly inclusive?Join our next EvoKE Webinar “Biodiversity for Belonging” with Telma G. Laurentino, as she shares 5 years of multisensory outreach breaking barriers in science education. 📅May 2nd, 2025 |4pmCET/10amEST 🔗bit.ly/3EopIvw

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Ever heard of Anton's syndrome? It's a rare but strange condition. 👨‍🎓 After an injury to the back of the brain, a person can become blind but they are totally unaware that they can't see. Their brain does not realise that they can no longer see. 🧑‍🦯 youtu.be/99uIRwnga3Q?feature…

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Excited to share our open access paper on enhancing research involvement for UK adults with vision impairment via our online interface! journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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It's #LowVisionAwarenessMonth and being #Blind doesn't mean you see nothing at all. At Perkins, we give kids with disabilities the confidence and knowledge to access their world in their own way. Help us continue this work with a gift today: Perkins.org/GameDay #SuperBowlLIX
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(Part2)_This pamphlet will reach universities, hospitals, GP practices across the UK &our stakeholders, collaborators, supporters in the country &all around the world🌍 #ebook #audiobook links will follow soon⏳@zeinalmaha94 @MichaelProulx @guidedogs @BathPsychology @UniofBath
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(Part1)_This is just a small preview from all of us, with the hope of reaching those who truly need it—helping them navigate #SightLoss🦮 and #LifeTransitions🔄 @zeinalmaha94 @MichaelProulx @guidedogs @BathPsychology @UniofBath
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🎙️I was on @bbcsomerset this morning with #AnnalisaBeen chatting with @SimonParkinTV bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:b… re:our #audiobook! We discussed how young people with #SightLoss🦮are breaking barriers in travel,independent living,research,relationships..@MichaelProulx @BathPsychology
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(2022) A natural history of vision loss: Insight from evolution for human visual function sciencedirect.com/science/ar… by @AleAliSousa @OrlinTSH @MichaelProulx; "Visual loss is related to the enhancement other senses and the extent to which other senses are represented neurologically"

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