Watch winners of #RaceAcrossTheWorld, Trish and Cathie, chat about friendship and sight loss in the latest in our series of Conversations Between... tackling misconceptions about sight loss. Watch the full video: youtu.be/O1PZome_Vzw #NationalFriendshipDay

Happy #InternationalCatDay...(No, that's not a mistake 😉) to our resident feline in Leamington! Here's to you Sylvester - it's your day 😺

📢 Join us on 15th August at 7pm for #EyeCare & You webinar for an introduction to apps and settings to make devices accessible for blind or partially sighted and low vision users. Register by email to [email protected] #Accessibility #AccessibleTech

We are thrilled to announce that our Indoor Bowls Club is returning at King George Field Indoor Bowls Club on Thursday 7th Sept, 10:00am – 12:00pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to join our team once again! Food & Drink is available to purchase in the Club House after. #Kingston

The countdown is on… the KAB Bowls Club is back on Thurs 7th Sept, 10:00am – 12:00pm, at the King George Field Indoor Bowls Club. Food and drink is available to purchase at the Club House after. We look forward to seeing you there! #kingstonuponthames

Today we were very pleased to be presented with a cheque for £500 by Councillor Yvonne Tracey at our Social Eyes lunch! KAB is her chosen 'Charity of The Month'. Thank you Cllr Yvonne Tracey, we are truly thankful for your wonderful donation. #kingston

Yesterday saw the return of KAB Bowls, at the King George Field Indoor Bowls Club! We had a wonderful time, helped by Volunteers Nick and Norman, who were brilliant at teaching the players who’ve never played before. We had a drink and a delicious sandwich in the Bar afterwards!

Last Thursday we reached out to our community by holding a stall at the Surbiton Co-op. We demonstrated accessible products such as talking scales, white canes and measuring jugs. Thank you Co-op for supporting this good cause! #Community #Kingston #CoopFunding #Surbiton

Last night, we had the pleasure of hosting this months Working Age Forum, for the VI. It was held at the Fight for Sight previously Vision Foundation shop, Kingston, a great charity raising funds to help VI people in the UK. They showed us the accessible tech that the shop has got, including a talking till.

Thank you Anna Member Pioneer COOP Kingston we couldn't have done it without you!

A big thank you to the guys at Kristal Printing Kingston, who very kindly printed our recent KAB posters for free, we appreciate it very much! kristal-photos.com

We had a great tech session for our members this week with the help of visiting RNIB experts, Davinder and Jason. Voiceover and iPhone accessible gestures were just some of the topics being taught. Join us for our next session, 3rd October. #Kingston #BlindTech #AccessibleTech

We are looking forward to welcoming Healthwatch England to our Social Eyes session on Tuesday 17th Oct, they will be sharing their essential health tips. 1pm — 3pm, Kingston Quaker Centre. Enjoy a light lunch and socialise with other KAB members. Call the office to book your place.

Book your place on our Beginners Tech Session, at the Apple Store Bentall Centre, learn about accessibility features for vision loss. Explore assistive technologies like Zoom, Text to Speech and Magnifier. Thurs 19th Oct, 5 - 6:30pm. open to 6 participants.

We are sorry to announce that the Living Well with Sight Loss Workshop, scheduled to take place on Wednesday 4th October, is now cancelled due to staff illness. Next date to be confirmed.

Important message from @NHS about flu and Covid vaccinations and how to 'Get Winter Strong'.

Sight Village 2023 With over 40 exhibitors it's a great day out for all who live with sight loss. Members, come and join us! We are going by mini bus from the Quaker Centre to Kensington Town Hall, and then back. Phone for details and to book a place. Travel is £5.

As you know we had an administration intern working as part of our team. She is now taking her next step in her career. Good luck Monique, thank you so much for all the hard work you have done for us. We will miss you

We are pleased to announce that KAB has its own donation boxes that will be found in many places in the Kingston community. Donations can be made both physically and virtually, as they have their own QR code to scan on the phone. Every penny counts #Donations#Fundraising

Happy blind awareness month! Kingston and Sutton Council met yesterday to discuss the barriers that make these boroughs not accessible for the VI community. They were shown what it feels like to be blind. Our CEO made a speech on eye health An eye-opening event.