< BackSUMIT
NRSB Sevice User Involvement Team (SUMIT) has been established for several years. It provides a medium for people with a visual impairement to have an input into the shaping and development of our organisation. To find out more please call SUMIT on 0115 9706 806
< BackTandem Launch Day
Attention Volunteers!
Tandem bikes provide the opportunity for blind and visually impaired individuals to dust down their cycling helmets and get back on two wheels! NRSB are looking to recruit volunteers to act as sighted ‘steerer’s’, to do this are you:-
• Willing to go the extra mile? • Have a keen interest in cycling?
• Do you have free time? • Ever wanted to volunteer within disability sport?
If you fit any of the above and are interested in the project then come along to our ‘ROADSHOW’ to try the tandems out first hand. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide further information on signing up to the scheme.
Venue: FOREST FIELDS RECRETION GROUND
Date: 20th AUGUST 2011
Staff will be available from 10.30am till 12.00pm and 13.00pm till 14.30pm
If you are unable to attend the event but still would like to be involved or require any further information on the day please contact Nicky Evans 0115 9706 806 or nickye@nrsb.org.uk
See you there
< BackClassified Ads
Fusion Magnifier - Offers over £400 (Best offer will secure)
The Fusion Magnifier is a portable magnifier which can be used flat on text. It has rollers which help it move over text smoothly. It is useful for reading and writing when on the move. It also has an integrated mouse which can be used when accessing more difficult reading areas.
This product is approximately 2 years old and is in good working order.
For more information please contact Ann Davenport on 0115 846 0961.
ScannaR £650 (Reduced in price as of October 2011)
The ScannaR is a piece of equipment that will scan through a document and read it back to you in audio format. It does not need to be connected to a computer to do this.
Originally from Humanware, this item is approximately 3 years old.
For more information, please call Anthony Weldon on 01509 880 505.
Smartview 5000 £500 (Reduced in price as of October 2011)
The Smartview 5000 is an Autofocus magnifier with full colour. It helps with low vision by helping with reading and writing as well as leisure activities.
This item was originally purchased from Humanware.
For more information, please call Anthony Weldon on 01509 880 505
Horizon Handheld Magnifier - £50.00
This item is a handheld magnifier which is in good condition.
For more information please call Nicholas Page on 07737223509
Please note that the Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind are not involved in the sale of any of the items on our Classified Ads section and cannot be held responsible for the quality or condition of items purchased.
Any contact needs to be between the seller and potential buyer, independent of the NRSB.
Please let us know if you have equipment that you wish to advertise on the NRSB website.
< BackHealthy Lifestyle
For over a year now, NRSB have put huge focus upon healthy eating and healthy living – ‘with a healthy lifestyle becomes a healthy stronger you!!’ With obesity on the rise and becoming a national concern, it is important that we try and eat healthy and get active in order to create a healthier lifestyle.
Eating Habits
Eating fruit and vegetables is important for us all . . . but do YOU get your five a day? 5 a day provide the essential nutrients and vitamins that the body needs to function and reduces the risk of illness so it is important you try and get your 5 a day.
Achieve The Recommended 30 Minutes Of Exercise A Day
Any movement can count towards the recommended 30 minutes a day, whether that be jumping, skipping, dancing, or walking the dogs . . . it all adds up and it will make a big difference to your life! Doing 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise, five times a week can half your risk of contracting heart disease, you will start to maintain a more positive attitude to life and have more energy. Moderate intensity activity means that you should feel warm and slightly out of breath afterwards. By doing this amount of exercise, you’ll help keep your heart, lungs and bones in good working order. It is important to realise however that you don’t have to do your 30 minutes all one go; it can be done in short 10 minute bursts.
Link To Eye Conditions
Changes in diet can do wonders for your health and in particular your eyes.
Carrots – contain beta- ogrotene, covered in vitamin A vital to eye function
Spinach and dark green leafy vegetables – people with higher intakes of carotendois have 60 percent lower risk of developing macular degeneration, prevents free radical damage.
Berries and cherries – provide powerful antioxidants that help prevent macular degeration, also contain bioflavonoid that can strengthen small blood vessels that supply your eyes with oxygen and nutrients.
Omega 3 - found in fish , decreases eye pressure by 13% found in fish
Smoking & Eye Conditions
Stopping Smoking Reduces the Risk of Macular Degeneration
Losing your eyesight is something we all fear. Later in life, blindness is often caused by a disease at the back of the eye, called ‘age-related macular degeneration’ (AMD). By 80 years of age, one in twenty non-smokers may suffer from this condition and might become blind. However, this risk increases to one in eight for smokers. Smokers get AMD at a much younger age than people who don’t smoke.
Giving up cigarettes can reduce the risk of cataracts
Smokers are much more at risk from cataracts. Over half of people aged over 60, and some even younger, can get cataracts – a clouding of the lens inside the eye. Cataracts can often affect both eyes. At first, this does not cause much trouble, but in time the result in poor vision. Untreated cataracts may cause blindness. Surgery is often needed.
Smokers are also more likely to get other eye problems such as raised eye pressure and thyroid eye disease. These are further causes of blindness.
What can I do?
Fortunately, giving up smoking quickly reduces the risk of losing your sight. So, giving up smoking improves your chances of living a long life with good vision.
Healthy Recipes For You To Try
Tomato & Spinach soup
Preparation time: less than 30 mins Cooking time: less than 10 mins
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
2 spring onions, sliced
1 beef tomato, chopped
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
3-4 drops Tabasco sauce
125ml/4fl oz white wine
1 handful spinach leaves
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil leaves
2 tbsp Greek-style yoghurt
Ready in 2 simple steps
Heat the oil in a pan and gently fry the spring onions for 2-3 minutes, then add all of the remaining ingredients except the yoghurt. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 6-7 minutes.
Stir in the yoghurt and liquidise with a stick blender until smooth. Spoon into a serving bowl and garnish with a grating of nutmeg.
Potato salad
Less than 30 mins preparation time, cooking time; less than 10 minutes. Serves 1
Ingredients
Tiny new potatoes
Fine beans
Selection of salad leaves
Preparation method
Boil the potatoes and beans and allow to cool until lukewarm.
Add the potatoes and beans to the salad leaves and season.
Toss in a spoon of olive oil to glaze.
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Welcome to the Dot the Dots supported by NRSB
We offer a professional and specialist service creating Braille, audio and large print for individuals and businesses across the UK. We can convert all types of text including letters, menus, bank statements and many many more standard text documents.
About Us
Dot The Dots is a local service based in Nottingham which is run by visually impaired people. All of the orders are personally checked by Visually impaired people who use accessible formats every day of their lives. Our key aims are;
To provide a service offering large print, audio and Braille
To support visually impaired people on work placements and help provide them with new skills and to help them develop their current skills
To provide a service to individuals as well as the corporate world
To work in partnership with the Nottinghamshire Royal Society For The Blind, supporting the visually impaired community across Notinghamshire.
Launched in early 2010, Dot The Dots is a transcriptions service with a difference. The service provides low cost accessible materials available to visually impaired people as well as providing services to a range of corporate organistions. Dot the Dots provides added value by creating work placement opportunities for unemployed visually impaired people.
Our Promise
We promise to provide our clients with;
A personal and professional service
A maximum of 72 hour turn around
Cost effective options
Braille hand checked by a trained professional
A service provided by local visually impaired people
Up to date production software
FREE consultation and quotes to ensure that all of your needs are met
Contact
To contact Dot The Dots please call 0115 970 77 00 or e-mail us dots@nrsb.org.uk
Video
Please click the link below to see a short video about Dot the Dots.
< BackActivities for Children
Children and Families
Several of our trips are specifically for children and their families, giving our younger service users the chance to meet their peers. The service is also open to visually impaired parents and siblings with or without eye conditions.
Recent Trips
Recent trips have included popular and well attended outings to the National Space Centre, Alton Towers and the Roald Dahl Museum. The latest trip took a small group to the ThinkTank Musuem in Birmingham. A huge thanks to the Musuem for providing us with a group handling session where we got up-close and personal to a giant turtles shell, a saw ish rostrum (nose), starfish, seahorses and the jaws of a shark!
Next Trip
To be announced....
For more information, to reserve your place or to become a member and take advantage of the members prices please call Natalie on 0115 9706806. Places are limited so please get in touch as soon as you can.
Download Additional Information
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Goalball
Goalball has come to the county in the guise of a newly created club – the Nottinghamshire Sheriffs.
A joint venture between the University of Nottingham and the NRSB, the club has been running since October 2010 and competed in its first regional tournament in Sheffield only a month later!
Goalball is a sport that will be featuring in the London 2012 Paralympics Games. The teams are made up of three people and all the players in the team wear eye shades allowing anyone to play the game. The aim of the Sheriffs is to give local people and the University community the opportunity to experience a sport that is a fast and fun, great for your coordination, strength and fitness.
The club is open to anyone interested in playing Goalball and is over the age of 14. Sessions will be held each week and last two hours all at a bargain price of £2 per session. We train on Saturdays between 11a.m. and 1p.m. at the University’s Sutton Bonington Sports Centre. Sessions run every fortnight.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve haven’t played Goalball before, if you’d like to give it a try then please come down to one of our sessions or contact Faye on (0115) 9706 806 or at fayed@nrsb.org.uk
Nottinghamshire Knights Cricket
The NRSB Knights are now in their third season. During the outdoor season the Knights played in monthly games against other visually impaired cricket teams, challenged sighted cricket teams to play Blind Cricket, hosted development days and entered into the Blind Cricket England and Wales Development Tournament held in September.
With 15 dedicated players the team continues to grow from strength to strength. Thurgarton Cricket Club has been confirmed as our home ground and a very generous donation from ITT Water and Wastewater has ensured a strong development programme was put in place over the remainder of the season and into 2012. During the winter we will be running a number of coaching and practice sessions. These will be held in the Sobers Hall at Trent Bridge cricket ground on the following dates;
- Saturday 4th February
- Saturday 21st February
- Saturday 3rd March
- Saturday 31st March
- Saturday 21st April
We are constantly on the look-out for new players, and there is no better time to start in preparation for the upcoming season. There are no barriers to playing for the Knights, and you needn’t have played cricket before. So if you’re interested in playing, or know somebody who would be, please get in touch with Faye Dale, Sports and Healthy Lifestyles Officer.
Health and Lifestyle
In addition to the sports on offer we have developed a programme of accessible exercise and healthy living advice for all our service users. We are working to raise awareness of the benefits of healthy eating, especially the benefits to sight that eating the right foods can bring.
‘Organic Living’ is NRSB’s new gardening project, set up in March 2011. Located at Ortzen Street, the project has been designed to encourage people to start gardening. Alongside this, people will have the opportunity to harvest their own crops to take home. There will also be assistance with how to cook healthy meals and how eating healthier can benefit towards a healthy body and mind.
Gym and Swim
Weekly Thursday Gym and Swim sessions take place at the University of Nottingham Jubilee and Beeston sites. The sessions are open to all regardless of experience or current fitness levels. Staff are on hand to work with you to put together a fun and enjoyable programme that is sure to get you to your target goals.
In addition to the Gym and Swim sessions 2010 will see NRSB working alongside the NHS to run personal and confidential Health Risk Assessments. These assessments will give scope to inform individuals of their current health levels, how this may affect their quality of life and what changes they may or may not need to make to their everyday lives. Post Risk Assessment NRSB will be on hand to tailor a ‘Healthy Living Plan’ for each individual wishing to take part in the scheme.
Gym:
Venue - Jubilee Sports Hall, Triumph Road, Lenton
Start Time - Shuttle Bus leaves NRSB, Ortzen Street at 11:30 or meet at the gym for 11:45
Price - £2.50 a week
Swim:
Venue - Swimming Centre, Beeston Campus (West Gate Entrance)
Start Time - Shuttle Bus Leaves NRSB at 13:15 or meet at the pool for 13:30
Price - £3.00 a week
Special offer price of £5.00 a week for those who do both gym and swim
Please call in advance to book your place.
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Weekly Groups
Our weekly city based social groups offer our older service users the chance to get together and take part in activities such as flower arranging, card making, music appreciation and dancing.
Current Groups:
Monday Group
A Discussion Group, centring on topical news stories of the week.
Thursday Group
Craft, quizzes, music appreciation, reminiscing and a choice of discussion or sequence dancing. The group also has a vareity of special quests speakers, storytellers, a Chiropodist and on occasion they go out for meals and day trips. The group runs from 9:30am - 2:30pm every Thursday.
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Arts and Crafts Workshops
Nottingham City and Kirkby in Ashfield
Arts groups currently run in Nottingham City and Kirkby-in-Ashfield. The workshops offer a safe and friendly environment to explore your inner creativity. We provide support throughout, offering ideas and practical advice. All are welcome. No experience necessary.
New Skills and New Friends
Our programme of Arts Workshops are designed to deliver a variety of new and interesting arts based activities across the county. The service not only enables visually impaired people to learn and develop new skills, but also provides a forum for individuals to meet in a supportive peer group environment.
We hold a range of different workshops including pottery, textiles, jewellery making and flower arranging amongst many others. We are always changing our themes and ideas based on the requests from the groups themselves and have been on trips to galleries and museums, including the 2011 visit to the Tate Modern.
New Staff Member
Vicky Price is newly appointed at NRSB as the Arts and Crafts Officer and she is the main contact within the Leisure Services Team for Arts and Craft workshop enquiries. Vicky is a professional artist-designer specialising in printmaking, illustration and animation. She is a highly experienced teacher and workshop leader. In 2012 NRSB are looking forward to a range of new Arts activities including ceramics, sculpture and carving, casting in plaster, felt-making and screen-printing.
Where and When
Nottingham Group 1 meets at NRSB on Tuesday from 1.30 – 3.30pm.
Nottingham Group 2 meets at NRSB on Friday from 1.30 – 3.30pm.
Kirky-in-Ashfield Group meet at the Community Centre Point on Thursday from 1.30 – 3.30pm.
The groups do not run every week so please call 0115 9706806 for more information on when the group is next running in your area.
How Much?
Sessions cost £5 for member, £6 for non members and we can provide transport for a small cost.
Visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum, London - May 2011
Join us for an art gallery visit to The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, who provide Touch Tours for the visually impaired with a museum guide and talks about their collections. The visit is planned for 29th May; exact dates and times to be confirmed. Travel to London will be by either coach or mini-bus depending on numbers for a minimum contibution towards petrol!
< BackEvening Socials
Meet New People
Our Evening Socials offer the opportunity to meet up and enjoy Nottingham’s nightlife. Eating out in Restaurants, Ten-Pin Bowling and Ghost Walks are just some of the variety of experiences offered.
Upcoming Events:
10 Pin Bowling Evenings - The last Wednesday of the month
Meet us at 7.15pm for a couple of games for the bargain price of £7 per person (this includes your shoe hire). If you require transport we can provide this for a small contribution. Due to Bowling being so popular we will meet every last Wednesday of the month, the next few dates are:
Wednesday 26th October 2011
Wednesday 30th November 2011
Wednesday 14th December 2011
< BackTalking Newspapers
Audio News to Your Door
Our Talking Newspapers volunteers provide an up to date summary of the written news along with stories of interest in an audio format.
Current Publications
We currently have two regular publications in the form of the Nottingham Talking Newspaper and Gujarati Talking News.
Link To Gujarati Talking News:
Click on this link to visit the Gujarati Talking Newspaper website: www.gujaratitalkingpaper.org.uk
< BackComputer Service
Computer Lessons
Lessons in computer skills are available at our Radford Centre as well as in the home. With the right training and equipment any visually impaired person can use a computer, even without any sight at all.
Learn Useful Skills!
Basic computer skills can be a huge benefit enabling visually impaired people to live more independently. Computer skills mean that visually impaired people can send and read their own written communications, do their own shopping and manage their own finances. These are activities which the majority of visually impaired people would require assistance to undertake.
Buying a New Computer?
As well as teaching computer skills we support our service users through the process of purchasing a new computer. Our experienced staff are able to assess what hardware and software is needed and then source it at the best possible price.
Meet the Tutor
Click on the link below to meet one of the volunteer tutors who teach computers at NRSB
http://www.youtube.com/user/Soapsoane#play/uploads/4/rSrX6XmfeSg
< BackWireless for the Blind
Accessible Audio on Free Loan
We are the local agents for the British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF), which provides accessible audio equipment on loan. A range of options are available from basic radios to the latest MP3 and podcasting technology.
The current criteria for a recipient to receive a radio on a free loan basis are as follows:
- Registered blind or partially sighted
- UK resident
- Over the age of 8
- In receipt of a means tested benefit. This could include Income Support (for example, housing benefit or council tax benefit), Pension Credit, Income Related Employment and Support Allowance, Income-based Job Seekers Allowance, Working Tax and Child Tax credit
- Not in possession of audio equipment that recipients can easily operate
All existing recipients will be re-assessed when they request an upgrade or repair to their existing radio to ascertain if they continue to meet the eligibility criteria.
< BackDay Trips
Varied Choice of Trips
We deliver a full programme of supported day trips; previous trips have included Skegness, a Trent River Cruise, Crich Tramway Village and for the past three years, annual holidays around the UK. For upcoming trips please read on....
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT PLACES ON OUR TRIPS ARE LIMITED. TO AVOID DISAPOINTMENT, PLEASE RING NRSB'S OFFICE ON (0115) 9706806 TO BOOK YOUR PLACE BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT
Future Trips:
Burton Brewery Museum – Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Members & Carers - £8; Non-members - £10
Join NRSB to learn about the social history of the development of brewing and the real life experiences and stories of the people who made Burton-on-Trent’s breweries famous. Experienced guides in period dress take visitors through each step of the brewing process and explain the fascinating roles that the steam engines and vintage vehicles on show played in the development of brewing.
Denby Pottery Centre – Friday 16th March
Members & Carers - £7; Non-members - £9
Denby Pottery has been producing some of the finest pottery at its Derbyshire site for over 200 years! NRSB will be visiting Denby’s factory, some of the highlights of the day include; a tour of the factory, lunch in their restaurant and the opportunity to decorate your own Denby pottery plate in the craftroom workshop (plate decorating is optional).
Booking your place
Booking your place on any of the above
Payment in full is required 1 month in advance of any trip. If you cancel your place with less than 1 weeks’ notice we will not be able to offer a refund
Further information about each trip will be made available to those who reserve a place. Payment is not necessarily required to reserve a place. We can provide assistance from a member of staff or volunteer should you need one.
Transport is usually provided from Nottingham, Mansfield or Worksop. However if there is enough demand from any other area, or if you are a leader of a local VI group and your members wish to join the trip, give us a call and we may be able to arrange a local pick up. For more information regarding our day trips please contact the office on (0115) 9706806 or email tom@nrsb.org.uk
Membership
For details of how to become a member and take advantage of the members discounts please contact the office on 0115 9706806 or email natalies@nrsb.org.uk
Once you have signed up, or to renew a membership you can pay using the button below
< BackCounselling Service
Positive Support
In 2008 we launched a Counselling Service for visually impaired people. Our qualified and accredited counsellors give visually impaired people across Nottinghamshire the space to talk through their feelings and explore the emotions they are experiencing since losing their sight. Our counsellors are able to offer intensive and positive support to those who are struggling to come to terms with their sight loss on an emotional level.
The Emotional Impact of Sight Loss
The emotional issues encountered by those experiencing sight loss can be very difficult to cope with. The NRSB Counselling service aims to provide a private and confidential setting to explore individuals' issues. Sessions are available across Nottinghamshire and we can provide support with transport if required.
Professional Support
We have professional and qualified counsellors providing support to people living across the County. All are members of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adhere to their Ethical frameworks of practice along with those of NRSB.
Awareness of Visual Impairment Issues
The service offers a choice of male or female counsellors all of whom have worked with a range of clients with different backgrounds, cultures, needs and difficulties. All our counsellors have received visual awareness training.
What is the cost?
As from April 2011, anyone accessing counselling will be required to pay a one off fee of £10. However, this is not due until after you have had your first session and are happy to continue with the service.
If you are someone who is receiving counselling and need to make your £10 payment please use the payment option below or call us on 0115 9706806 and we can take payment over the phone. Alterntaively please send a cheque or cash to our address:
< BackHospital Link Service
Support at the Point of Diagnosis
Our Hospital Project enables us to be available at the point of most need for the majority of newly diagnosed visually impaired people. A team of dedicated volunteers are available to visit within the waiting areas and wards of the hospital and can provide information, sign posting and most importantly a listening ear to newly diagnosed and treated patients.
< BackMobile Support Centre
Bringing Support Services to You
For those unable to visit the Support Centre in Radford our Mobile Support Centre visits many locations across the county on a rolling cycle providing easy access to a full range of aids equipment and information. The Mobile will be visiting a town or village near you soon.
Keep checking as new dates and venues are being added all the time!
January and February Venues and Dates
January
Netherfield – The Loco Car Park – Monday 9th January – 10am to 12noon
Carlton Hill – Standhill Road Car Park - Monday 9th January – 1pm to 3pm
Arnold – Eagle Square near Argos – Wednesday 11th January – 10am to 2pm
Ravenshead – The Hutt Pub Car Park – Monday 16th January – 10am to 12noon
Calverton – Crookdale Lane Car Park – Monday 16th January – 1pm to 3pm
Mapperley – Main Shopping Area (outside Launderette) Wednesday 18th January – 10am to 12noon
Carlton Sq – Near Girl Guide Shop - Wednesday 18th January – 1pm to 3pm
Burton Joyce – Cross Keys Pub Car Park - Monday 23rd January – 10am to 12noon
East Bridgford – Parish Car Park - Monday 23rd January – 1pm to 3pm
West Bridgford – Car Park next to library - Wednesday 25th January – 10am to 12noon
Ruddington – Youth Centre Car Park - Wednesday 25th January – 1pm to 3pm
Bingham – Market Place - Monday 30th January – 10am to 2pm
February
Cotgrave – Manvers Arms Pub Car Park - Wednesday 1st February – 10am to 12noon
Keyworth – Parish Car Park - Wednesday 1st February – 1pm to 3pm
Radcliffe on Trent – British Legion Car Park – Monday 6th February – 10am to 12noon
East Leake – Health Centre Car Park – Monday 6th February – 1pm to 3pm
Beeston – The Square – Wednesday 8th February – 10am to 2pm
Eastwood – Outside the Library – Monday 13th February – 10am to 2pm
Mansfield Macular Society Group – Special Visit – St John's Centre – Wednesday 15th February – 2pm to 4pm
Awsworth – Village Hall Car Park – Monday 20th February – 10am to 12noon
Kimberley – Sainsbury Car Park – Monday 20th February – 1pm to 3pm
Stapleford – Town Square – Wednesday 22nd February – 10am to 12noon
Nuthall – Three Ponds Pub Car Park – Wednesday 22nd February – 1pm to 3pm
< BackSupport Centre
Come and Visit us Soon
The Support Centre at our Radford site is often the first port of call for issues faced by visually impaired people.
Aids and Equipment
Skilled staff and volunteers are available to demonstrate a full range of high-tech and more basic equipment currently available to visually impaired people.
For sale
We currently have a Looky Portable Video Magnifier for sale. Its original purchase price was £420; its sale price is £125! The item is approximately 3 years old.
It has a foldable handle which can be used in various positions. There are three display options (colour, black text on white background or white text on black background). The Looky Magnifier also has a freeze function.
If you wish to view this product or would like more information, please contact a member of staff at the Support Centre on 0115 9706 806.
Information and Advice
There is a wide range of valuable information and advice available for visitors to the Support Centre.
Special Events
We sometimes hold one off special events around specific subjects or equipment. Keep checking this section of the website for more information!
For upcoming events click http://www.nrsb.org.uk/index.php/news/details/dates_for_your_diary/
Opening hours
The Centre is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00am 'til 4.00pm
Contacting Us
If you would like to speak to us about this or any service please call 0115 9706806.
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