Hiya I’m Hannah and I’m from Aberdeenshire. I’ve been running for 3/4 years now and I’m running the 2026 London Marathon for VICTA. I was diagnosed with a visual impairment called Nystagmus at a young age. I have been very fortunate in my experience, which has been very mild, [...]
World Braille Day is in January and we want to celebrate! Every year on the 4th of January we mark Louis Braille's birthday with World Braille Day. Born in 1809, Louis was a French educator who had become blind during a childhood accident. At only 15, Louis invented the braille coding system [...]
As we enter our fourth year of the VICTA Parent Workshop programme, this is a great time to reflect on all the sessions that we've hosted in 2025! This year we've covered a great variety of topics: Learn how to engage your child with Braille in fun and creative ways [...]
victastudents.org.uk/changemakers How VICTA Changemakers, a group of young adults with a passion for advocating for blind and vision impaired people, took over Blindness Awareness Month at VICTA! This year we welcome Robin, Lydia, Millie-Jayne, Jerri, Alex, James, Amy, Tilly, Johnathan, Adam, Ravi, Evelyne, Ruqayyah, Ellie and Zehra to [...]
This past summer VICTA held its annual Summer Camp for vision impaired 14 to 17 year olds at Dearne Valley activity centre near Doncaster. We got up to so much during our stay, we earned qualifications, played VI sports and went sledging! “We are so thrilled at how much [...]
Our VICTA Young Achievers have been busy this year! Children who have a vision impairment and their families have been getting involved right across the country and enjoying completing the award at home, ticking off four exciting themes — Science, Nature, Community and Create. Don't miss our next Young [...]
Early years can present significant challenges for parents as they adjust to their child’s vision impairment diagnosis and learn to navigate their new circumstances. That's why it's important for us to offer early years specific days and services that provide much needed support and offer possibilities for the future. VICTA & RSBC [...]
Hi I’m Sam from Essex, I’ve got two children and I’m part-time cabin crew. Which means I get to do some of my training runs in the sun in Barbados! I’ve been running on & off for 8 years but I’ve been taking it seriously for the last 2 years – the 2026 London [...]
Hello, I’m Ryan, 29 years old and London will be my first ever Marathon! I’ve already been on quite the journey this year, losing 20kg (4 stone) and completely changing my approach to eating & drinking. I’ve completed the Thorpe Park triathlon, 2x half marathons, Yorkshire 3 peaks and numerous 10k races. I live [...]
Hi I’m Santhosh Kundukulangara and I’m running the 2026 London Marathon as part of #TEAMVICTA. I'm into Bonsai’s and I collect Vinyl (I’m a big time heavy metal / hard rock fan!) When it came time to run the 2026 London Marathon for charity, I decided I [...]
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