When he first visited us, his main goal was to learn computing to keep in touch with his son in America and find material for his quizzes (ex-history teacher Harry is a bit of a quiz-master, and writes our monthly magazine quizzes).

Our one-week training course worked wonders:

 I can keep in touch with my son, I can do my quizzes, I can write letters and I can go on the internet. It's changed my life in a way. It's great. I could do with a 10-day week, me!

Harry has also been exploring the other options available at our centres. As well as creative writing and cookery, he's also rediscovered cycling (on a tandem), and has even made a tandem parachute jump with the Red Devils as part of the Blind Veterans UK challenge.

Simon's story

33-year-old Simon Brown from Morley, West Yorkshire joined us after being blinded by sniper fire in Iraq.

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Matt's story

Matt Rhodes served in Germany, Canada and the summer of '95 tour in Bosnia, until a motorbike accident gave him severe i…

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Maria's story

When Maria Pikulski lost her sight, her world fell apart. But with the support of Blind Veterans UK she began to enjoy l…

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Wendy's story

Wendy lost her sight in 1997, after a stroke of the optic nerve. She left her job and moved into the countryside and, no…

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