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 HallsgrÃmskirkja, 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. [...]
Jacob and Natalia are going to get married and live on a canal boat. Well, that was the plan at the VICTA weekend 3 years ago, the year after they met. Jacob is 9 and Natalia is 10. They are both quite severely visually impaired and they met at VICTA on the Isle of Wight 4 [...]
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