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Seedball tubes and a seedball tin with potted herbs, a trowel and some corms on a potting table in spring sunlight

How do I garden with sight loss?

Posted 23/04/25 | Advice

The long, cold, dark of winter is finally behind us and for those with green fingers the new growing season is here. If you’re...

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A person wearing long five-fingered hear-resistant oven gloves while turning meat on a barbecue with tongs

Time to fire up the barbie!

Posted 28/04/25 | Advice

Fickle British weather allowing, barbecue season is nearly here. Here are our top five product recommendations for barbecuing ...

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A black woman wearing dark glasses and a turquoise top is sitting in a modern, red armchair and reading braille.

Why shopping with us makes a big difference

Posted 01/04/25 | News

Some retailers promise never to be beaten on price, others pride themselves on exclusive offerings, but when you buy from us e...

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Over-the-shoulder view of a white man reading a giant print book

How can I keep reading?

Posted 07/04/25 | Advice

If you have some vision but you struggle to read regular print, large or giant print may be for you. For information on where ...

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Six ways to adapt your kitchen

Six ways to adapt your kitchen

Posted 19/03/25 | Advice

Whether you’re adapting to sight loss, or starting to find your way around cooking for yourself, there’s plenty of ways you ca...

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A person's hand holding two similarly shaped door keys in front of a pale blue exterior door. One key has a horizontal line of black tacti-mark on it, the other has a smiley face marked in orange tacti mark

How can I identify keys?

Posted 31/03/25 | Advice

Making your keys easier to identify couldn’t be more straightforward, whether you want to tell them apart by touch or sight. Read Article

Cover of April 2025's New Product Guide featuring an image of the WeWalk2 cane held by a white woman in office apparel

Download April's New Product Guide

Posted 19/03/25 | News

Spring into spring with the April issue of New Product Guide.

Download your preferred format here – <...

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Three painted Easter eggs nestling in an alpine strawberry. One in the style of Van Gogh's Starry night, one is a cartoon smiling face wearing a knitted hat, the last has a thylacine (or Tasmanian tiger) painted on it

Banish Easter boredom!

Posted 11/03/25 | Advice

It’s time, once again, for parents and carers to make plans to occupy young hands and minds. We have som...

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A person holding out their arm to show a tactile watch on their wrist. The case is open and the person's other finger is outstretched to read the time using the tactile markings on the watch face.

How do I tell the time?

Posted 10/03/25 | Advice

If sight loss means you can no longer read the time on your old watch, you should check out the accessible alternatives: easy-...

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