Let’s take a look back on the past week, including a spotlight on traveling solo, Parasport Festival and more…
It’s #InternationalAssistanceDogWeek this week! Check out an interesting fact from Guide Dogs…
It's #InternationalAssistanceDogWeek 🦮
— Guide Dogs (@guidedogs) August 11, 2022
Did you know that our Cryogenic facility allows us to freeze and store semen from our guide dog dads, and share with accredited members of the International Guide Dog Federation around the world?
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There’s a Parasports festival on 19th September, free to attend!
As part of the See My Voice programme, @BritBlindSport, @deafsport and @SportBirmingham will host a Parasports festival on 1️⃣9️⃣ September to celebrate @birminghamcg22 😁
— Sport & Rec Alliance (@sportrectweets) August 6, 2022
It's a FREE event for young people to try a variety of sports - for details 👇https://t.co/aMmHJiseUU
Alex reflects on a super fun week at #FindTheNext Goalball Academy camp!
It's crazy that 7 days have gone by since the end of our most recent #FindTheNext Goalball Academy camp!
— Alex Cockerham (@Alex_Cockerham) August 11, 2022
We all had such a fun time coming back together at @TrentUni, after a busy couple of months for the team on and off the court😁#GoalballFamily🔵💙 @GoalballUK pic.twitter.com/kdpnQKaIzy
Who else feels the same way as Jordie about goalball?
We really have to put a sport like #goalball into perspective.
— Goalball Jordie (@JordieWeeds) August 6, 2022
It legitimately rewires your brain. Especially for those who don’t already have some type of blindness or visual impairment. https://t.co/s2wnDVctJ8
RNIB show us the importance of adding Alt Text to your images…
Alt-Text is really important, it allows people using screen readers to understand the images you're posting and join in the fun.📸
— RNIB (@RNIB) August 8, 2022
To add Alt-Text to your images, just click the 'Add Description' button when you're creating a post, then write a short image description. https://t.co/KkYnARyziy
Sassy Wyatt via Guide Dogs shows us what it’s like to travel solo as someone who is blind or partially sighted…
How do you plan to travel on a solo adventure if you have a vision impairment?🚄@SassyWyatt shows us how it's done - https://t.co/m3m0BkCSst🤩
— Guide Dogs (@guidedogs) August 12, 2022
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