Our Stories

Jem became involved with SRSB in Sheffield after losing his sight following a stroke 'Read More'

Sandra is one of SRSB's clients who has found a passion for VI Tennis 'Read More'

Bilaal is one of SRSB's clients. Recently, he had the incredible opportunity to take part in the Vitality London 10K, running alongside his guide 'Read More'

Our Sighted Guide service aims to build visually impaired people’s confidence and independence, to achieve personal goals that they have identified. 'Read More'

We meet many people who make huge transformations after facing many different challenges, and Gita is one of those people. 'Read More'

Nicky and Pam talk about the VI Tennis Tournament they competed in during 2024. 'Read More'

Dave talks about the early stages of his sight loss journey and the support he received from our CAOs . 'Read More'

Steven has had sight loss for many years. However, he had a period of time when he didn’t access our services. Then in 2023 he took the step to come in. 'Read More'

Jean experienced sight loss incredibly suddenly in the space of a bus ride from Sheffield city centre to her home. 'Read More'

When our client Janiece lost her sight very suddenly one New Year’s Eve she realised she had two choices. She could accept it and live life the best way she could or stay at home and be a miserable person. 'Read More'

Jackie found friendship, a talent for sport and a new zest for life when she came to one of the ‘Look Ahead Information Workshops’ at SRSB in Sheffield and all of them were quite a surprise to her. 'Read More'

Our client, supporter and volunteer Mick has achieved a huge amount after losing his sight in the last few years. He’s learned how to navigate daily life and successfully taken on a lot of big new challenges. 'Read More'

Sport has played a big part in the life of our client Jordan both before and since he lost most of his sight. And now it has the potential to help unlock a whole new career for him – as a sports massage therapist. 'Read More'

Our client Nomaan began to adjust to a different way of life with visual impairment after a life-threatening illness. An introduction to SRSB/RSS helped him to begin that process 'Read More'

When Anne first went to Rotherham Sight & Sound (RSS) little did she know what a big part of her life RSS, SRSB and our clients would become for her. 'Read More'

If you receive your SRSB/RSS newsletter by post there is a very good chance it will be Julie or Dennis who will have put it in the envelope. The married couple have been a key part of the volunteer team at the charity for over 10 years, and helping with the mailing is just one of the many ways they support its work. 'Read More'

There's a saying that if you want to get something done, ask a busy person. 'Read More'

Reading an article in an SRSB newsletter more than a decade ago sent client Phil’s life in a totally new direction and changed it for the better. 'Read More'

Zheyaun was a client and supporter of SRSB when he was studying in Sheffield. 'Read More'