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Relationships Part 3: Children

Join Anita for the third in a series of podcasts focusing on Children and Family life. Anita is joined by Ashrafia, Sunita and Sadia, sharing their experiences of how they felt when they found out they were going to become a parent and the strategies they used or using to bring their children up as vision impaired Mums. They also share insights to how their children feel about having a parent with a vision impairment. Some prejudice they have had to face due to their disability and from an ethnic background are explored.

Travel

With summer holidays on our minds, we explore travelling as a vision impaired person.  Join host, Pardy with panellists Anela, Ashrafia, Faz, Saima, Shaz and Sunita in this special episode recorded physically at Blackpool.  The team share travel insights and top tips benefiting listeners plus humorous travel experiences.

Relationships: Part 2

Join Saima Ashraf for the second in the relationships series, as the panel (Aneila Wood, Amrit Dhaliwal & Facial Sidat) discuss there experiences of getting married as a blind/visually impaired person. They lend insight to societies prejudices regarding their married lives and why their long term relationships continue to thrive. 

Relationships: Part 1

Join Ashrafia choudhury for the first in a series of podcasts focussing on relationships. In part one she's joined by Rasheed Bello, Saima Ashraf and Fatima Khan, sharing their experiences as visually impaired people, navigating the world of dating, finding partners and some of the prejudices they have had to face due to having a disability and being from an Asian background.

Education: Part 2

Join Rasheed Bello for the second conversation about education with guests Ashrafia Choudhry, Saima Ashraf & Fatima Khan. In this episode the group discuss their experience through the higher education system and the challenges they faced securing professional qualifications. 

Education: Part 1

Join Ashrafia & her panel, Shaz Iram, Saima Ashraf & Sajida Shah for their first discussion on Education. Listen as they share their experiences of having sight loss, whilst navigating primary/secondary school and giving insight into some of the barriers and challenges they faced. 

The White Cane: Part 3

Listen for the final part of the White Cane trilogy, where Saima interviews Sunita Asal-Chander, Habilitation Specialist. Sunita gives her professional opinion on the use of the Cane and being vision impaired, shares her personal experiences too. We are also joined by panellists Pardy, Enela and Sajeda from the previous two White Cane episodes. 

The emotional experiences of using a white cane

Join Anela, Amrit, Faz, Pardi and Sajeeda as they share their feelings around accepting and learning to use this essential mobility aid for visually impaired people.

Benefits of using a White Cane

Join Pardy, Anela, Rasheed & Saima as they discuss the different types of White Canes and share their personal experiences of using this essential mobility aid for visually impaired people

Getting ready for a night out!

Join, Saima, Pardy, Anela & Ashrafia as they discuss the challenges & sometimes surprisingly funny scenarios that arise when preparing for a big night out as a visually impaired person.