Vision Awareness Week marked with public events

Monday, 14 September 2015 00:00

Events to put vision awareness on the Manx map will kick-start this week.

The Manx Blind Welfare Society has arranged a number of events for people to learn about services for the blind and visually impaired.

There'll be an acoustic shooting competition, an Island-wide fundraising day - go ‘Bright for Sight’.

There will also be a guided walk - 'Walk My Way' - set to help able-bodied people understand these types of disabilities.

Debbie Thompson is the events organiser, she tells us more:

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