In July and August, VICTA were lucky enough to visit the Microsoft Research Lab in Cambridge for some special Minecraft workshops. The aim of the workshops was to assist Microsoft in making Minecraft fully accessible for visually impaired users. The event was highly oversubscribed, and those who were fortunate to get a place were excited to [...]
The 22nd International Camp on Communication and Computers (ICC) took place in Dresden, Germany for 10 days this summer. This is a key date in the VICTA diary, and we are thrilled to be the UK representative and give seven young people the chance to attend this great event. Many of you may be thinking, ‘But what [...]
This is the second time VICTA has organised this activity, a three day break in the Snowdon area. This was a first time activity for all the young people who attended and the first VICTA activity for three of them. The first day the group travelled to Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda to take part in the Zip [...]
VICTA Spring Family Weekend 2016 May 2016, Osmington Bay VICTA’s first Family Weekend of 2016 saw us travelling down to Weymouth to stay at PGL Osmington Bay. It was VICTA’s first trip to Osmington Bay and we were not disappointed. The views of the Jurassic coastline were stunning, and the weather couldn’t have been kinder with the [...]
By Mohammed Salim Patel “Ciao for now”… These were the parting words from Damiano at the airport in Sicily. Although, in essence it was bye in person; in reality it would never be bye not only to Damiano but all of those who I spent nine days with in Sicily. This is because of all the memories, [...]
Iceland was one wet, windy and wonderful week! Even though the weather was against us, we didn’t let that get in the way of experiencing everything this amazing country has to offer. On our first day, we visited Hallsgrímskirkja, the largest church in Iceland, and the town hall. Both of these venues offered tactile experiences, the [...]
Written by Matthew Clark One of the greatest experiences of my youth has been three times attending the ICC, an international camp for young people from across Europe who are blind or partially sighted. I have wonderful memories of Vienna 2009, Athens 2010 and Cluj 2012 (Romania). Each camp wasn’t just fun but helped develop skills. An [...]
Wendy and her family recently attended the Spring VICTA family weekend. She wrote a wonderful post for her blog on Greenwich Parent’s Voice and has very kindly said we can share it here too… thank you Wendy! The car was packed to the brim with teddies and meerkats and us: myself, Chloe 8 and brother Josh 6 who [...]
Children enjoying the party VICTA’s first baby and toddler weekend was held in October for families with children aged 0-5 years at New College Worcester. It offered parents the chance to meet other families that may have experienced similar situations and gave them an opportunity to participate in workshops while the children enjoyed activities. Baby and toddler party night [...]
The international VICTA trip this year was held in two parts. Week one was on a Cruise Ship in the Caribbean and week two was at a villa in Florida. Twelve 18 to 29 year olds had the opportunity of a lifetime to attend with support from the VICTA Chief Executive Tracie Tappenden and 3 volunteers. [...]
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