David
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David
@DavidParfett01
Visually Impaired. Athlete. GB Blind Baseball. Sight Loss Councils Coordinator Northwest @TPTgeneral @SLCouncils. All my views are my own.
North West, England Bergabung Aralık 2023
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#Merseyside Sight Loss Council (SLC) volunteer Mike, reflects on his appointment as Sight Loss Council National Transport Rep. This role involves working with SLCs across the country to #MakeTransportAccessible for #blind and #PartiallySighted people.
Watch the full video
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RT @SLCouncils: #Merseyside Sight Loss Council has been reflecting on what they’re most proud of this year. SLC volunteer, Carolyn, is most…
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Thank you to those who attended! The Lancashire @SLCouncils is looking forward to continuing to work with @BPL_Transport
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Today Lancashire @SLCouncils & @BPL_Transport hosted a ‘Meet the Bus’ event welcoming #Blind & #PartiallySighted people to explore a stationary bus and to share their experiences of #bus travel The event was held as part pf #CatchTheBus month 🚌 #MakeTransportAccessible
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E-scooters ‘can’ be hazardous for #Blind & #PartiallySighted people.
Yesterday Merseyside Sight Loss Council met with staff from @VoiTechnologyUK to take them on a sim spec walk round #Liverpool so they could experience first-hand the difficulties that badly parked scooters pose




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Today Greater Manchester @SLCouncils attended @HOME_mcr to view a exhibition created by
@Brass_Art99 entitled Rock, Quiver & Bend which captures imagery which is distorted through differing textures.
Thank you to @MindsEyeArts who audio described the exhibition.



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It’s about time #BlindSports becomes inclusive to ALL athletes at #International & #Paralympic level!
Please sign the petition to get B4 & B5 athletes recognised on the international stage…
change.org/p/include-b4-a…
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How challenging is it to navigate a clothes store when you’re #blind or #PartiallySighted?
This is what Great Manchester @SLCouncils have been talking about to staff @thenorthface @manarndale this morning in our #VisualImpairment awareness session
#Manchester #Shopping #Retail




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Hi @AndyBurnhamGM we’re #GreaterManchester @SLCouncils
We’d love to chat to you about the challenges #Blind & #PartiallySighted people face using public transport
Would you be up for joining us on a few #bus journeys in GM to experience what it’s like from our point of view? 🚌

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#NystagmusAwarenessDay2024 is all about raising awareness of #Nystagmus! Today we'll bring you some #Nystagmus facts and real-life stories.
Did you know? At least 1 in 1,000 people have nystagmus and it’s the most common form of #VisualImpairment among school aged children.

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As part of our #VolunteersWeek celebrations, we're sharing stories of volunteers who have used the skills they developed to gain new employment.
As an SLC volunteer you'll receive core training & growth opportunities
Read our stories via the link: bit.ly/3Vv8gv5 #NVW24

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Last night Lancashire Sight Loss Council visited Blackpool to deliver a #VisualImpairment awareness session to staff & volunteers @tramshedtheatre
As an inclusive theatre company they’re keen to make their performance more accessible for #blind & #PartiallySighted visitors




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Over the weekend I had the fantastic opportunity to represent the @Harlequins #VisuallyImpaired #TouchRugby team in Dublin for the @OldWesleyRFC VI Touch Rugby Tournament, which we won! 🧑🏻🦯🏉🏆
Big thank you to the @ChangeFdn who sponsored and supported the team over the weekend


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Greater Manchester Sight Loss Council are @manarndale’s ‘talking shop’ event where we are talking to retailers about making shopping more accessible for #blind & #PartiallySighted people
#MakeRetailAccessible

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It was a great #VIRugby session @Stockportrugby.
Lots of technical drills and game scenarios covered with of course plenty of laughs!
Looking forward to future sessions! Be great to see more #VisuallyImpaired players trying the sport 🧑🏻🦯🏉



Stockport, England 🇬🇧 English

@LloydSakr_ @UCLan @THE_UCLan A massive congratulations 🙌🏽 such an amazing achievement which not many achieve! You should be proud of yourself! 🏆
Liverpool, England 🇬🇧 English

I Had a great time attending the UCLan CVCL Awards tonight! Very proud to have been awarded the platinum award for volunteering over 300 hours during my time as a student at UCLan. @UCLan @THE_UCLan


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It was great to finally get out on the diamond for the first @LiverpoolTrojan Blind Baseball Teams outdoor training session of the season!🧑🏻🦯⚾️
Time to build on last seasons success with the support of @savinorthwest 🏆
#Baseball
#BlindBaseBall
#BritishBlindSport

Liverpool, England 🇬🇧 English