Connect Voices Round Up 9 March 2022

Charlotte Jones, RNIB's National Involvement Coordinator shares the latest opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to get involved in.

Opportunities highlighted this week included:

Do you have Charles Bonnet Syndrome, and would you like to take part in research about it?

Two visually impaired clinical psychology masters’ students are looking for visually impaired participants to complete their survey on Charles Bonnet Syndrome.  

You must be 18+ and have experienced some form of visual hallucinations directly linked to your visual impairment to take part.

Deadline for completing the survey is 30 April 2022 and you could win a £25 voucher for taking part! 

Do you have experience of counselling or psychotherapy as a blind or partially sighted person?

Ella a blind trainee psychotherapist at Newman University in Birmingham is looking for blind and partially sighted people for her master's dissertation research looking into the experiences of counselling from adults who were born with a visual impairment or blindness or who were born with a condition that led to sight loss before the age of 10 years old.

Participants need to have had at least one session of counselling or psychotherapy as an adult. The counselling/psychotherapy does not need to have been sought because of sight loss. 

Would you like to share your experiences of zebra crossings?

Construction company Jacobs Engineering Group are running an online focus group to find out more about blind and partially sighted people’s experiences of navigating zebra crossings. They are wanting to know whether you use, or choose not to use, zebra crossings, and would like your help to identify potential improvements to zebra crossings.

The focus group will take place from 6 to 8pm, on Wednesday 16 March via Zoom.  People who participate will be given a £20 shopping voucher.

To find out more about these items and how you can get involved with RNIB Connect Voices do visit - https://www.rnib.org.uk/rnibconnect/connect-voices.

(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)