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On Saturday 17th September 2022, a courageous team of volunteers will be abseiling 100ft down …
We have some brilliant new products to demonstrate thanks to some grant funding, such as: Cocoon …
Three children holding guinea pigs As you read this, the summer holidays are probably starting and …
Our July 2020 newsletter is out now, you can either download in PDF, plain text …
Dear All, Recently, we held a consultation with our members and supporters about our upcoming name …
Taking on the Tandem challenge We chatted to Daniel, to find out a bit more about …
The Tandem challenge is back!!! We have three brilliant teams taking part in this year’s tandem …
The Tandem challenge is back!!! We are on the hunt for enthusiastic people who would like …
Adapting to life with visual impairment doesn’t happen overnight, in fact, it’s a constant journey, …
We now have our range of large print 2022 diaries and calendars. There are three …
As today is International Persons with Disabilities Day we have asked Nathan Tree, our Client …
Daniel’s Story In 2019 Daniel and his family emigrated to the UK from South Africa but …
by Lucy Linczyc My beloved mother, Margot Linczyc, was a supporter of OAB for the 12 years that …
The Eye Research Group Oxford (ERGO) was established in 2008 to support research in the …
Why are we changing our name? Our name will bring up different emotions for different people, …
Ian’s Story Since moving back to Oxfordshire in April I have been wonderfully supported by OAB. …
What’s in a name? Quite a lot. Our name Oxfordshire Association for the Blind (OAB) has …
The OAB New Year Raffle is now LIVE! Grand Prize of £1,000 kindly sponsored by OXSIGHT We …
National Braille Week How learning Grade 1 Braille can help you on a daily basis You may …
The Chair and Trustees invite you to the Annual General Meeting of Oxfordshire Association for …
OAB are excited to offer bespoke technology training to blind and visually impaired children and …
Monthly VI Tennis sessions have started again at the White Horse Tennis Centre in Abingdon.Why …
Our challenge: There are 22,000 visually impaired people in Oxfordshire. We aim to ride in tandem …
Are you ready to take on the Captain Tom 100 Challenge? On 30th April Captain …
Dear friends, I wanted to write to update you on our work across Oxfordshire over the …
Hello everyone, my name is Mark and I’m starting as OAB’s new Chief Executive at …
During the February half term, our Children and Young Peoples Coordinator, Laura Finnis, put out …
At OAB we want to be here offering help and support to blind and visually …
We are always excited when our clients go out of their way to raise money …
2020 has been a challenging year worldwide, and this has certainly been the case for …
Please find the message below from our friends at the Oxford Christmas Lunch. This year, instead …
We now have our range of large print 2021 diaries and calendars. There are three …
The Oxford Museum of Natural History are looking to create an audio-only exhibition that will …
When you have little or no vision, there can be many barriers to exercise as …
British Blind Sport’s new Active At Home programme will be launching on Monday 2nd November …
We’re back with a bang and this time it’s virtual! Join us online for games and …
As part of National Eye Health Week and World Sight Day we asked our social …
We’re holding a free webinar on Wednesday 14th October 10.30am-12noon. This webinar is for anyone …
This Eye Health Week we’re launching our new series ‘Ask the Expert’. The treatment of …
The trustees have made the decision to take our Annual General Meeting online this year …
FREE ELECTRIC BLANKET CHECKS IN OXFORDSHIRE Make sure your blanket is safe to use this winter. …
The RNIB have announced that sighted guiding with a person outside of your household is …
We’re looking for volunteers to make regular phone calls once a week to lonely and …
The Chair and Trustees invite you to the Annual General Meeting of Oxfordshire Association for …
Our August 2020 newsletter is out now, you can either download in PDF, plain text …
Don’t forget, if you are registered as blind (severely sight impaired) you are eligible for …
Our Client Advice Worker Nathan has become one of Look UK’s mentor of the month. …
We are delighted to announce we have been granted funding from the Coronavirus Community Support …
Find out more about supporting people with a visual impairment at a safe distance. You will …
