WESC Foundation (WESC) is pleased to announce their eighth Annual International Conference will be held on 4th May 2017 at their campus on Topsham road. This year the theme of the conference is ‘transitioning to adulthood for young people with visual impairment’, which will be discussed by a range of experts, and includes new research from the University of Birmingham.
WESC Foundation – The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment, is a school and college for young people and adults with a visual impairment, including complex needs. The charity’s aim is to provide education and care...
Compered by Judi Spiers, WESC will host a fabulous evening of style and glamour brought to you by Sally Allen Fashion and models showcasing exclusive jewellery from independent Michael Spiers. Students from Exeter College will also be modelling their own designs.
Fantastic auction prizes with popular auctioneer, BBC Homes Under the Hammer, Graham Barton, plus the opportunity to bid for high-end luxury lots in a silent auction via the WESC website.
WESC Foundation (WESC) in partnership with Listen2Win hosted a Visual Impairment Challenge at WESC’s 14-acre campus in Exeter.
Players from the England Blind Football team, Keryn Seal – Captain, Robin Williams – Striker and their sighted goalie, Dan James led the sports event with seven teams from Exeter’s business community taking part.
The Visual Impairment Challenge was jointly organised by WESC and Listen2Win, an Exeter-based company that specialises in training and developing businesses listening and communication skills, as well as disability awareness. The training...
Based on a 14 acre campus in Topsham Road, Exeter, WESC Foundation (WESC) - The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment - provide education, health, care, therapy and mobility. Riding therapy is often used as a prescribed physiotherapy to help to mobilise learners. The WESC therapy team welcomed the delivery of a magnificent black stallion named ‘Winston’, a bespoke designed Horse Simulator.
The charity launched its ‘Horse Simulator Fundraising Appeal’ at Exeter Racecourse in spring last year to raise the £25,000 needed. The RDA (Riding for Disabled) simulator was designed and...
WESC Foundation (WESC) launches The ‘Exeter’s Blind Spot’ campaign.
Since the charity’s rebrand many people know WESC as the blind school and not by their official name, WESC Foundation. This campaign is aiming to increase awareness and strengthen the association between WESC and the ‘blind school’ that it is so often referred as.
WESC wants to encourage the general public to get involved with the charity’s work and to promote the range of services they offer to visually impaired young people.
By launching this campaign WESC invites you to sign up to their...
Popular presenter and broadcaster Judi Spiers opened the latest new social enterprise charity shop for WESC Foundation in an official ribbon cutting ceremony at Sidwell Street, Exeter.
WESC Foundation (WESC), a school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss is a specialist centre for Visual Impairment. The charity’s aim is to provide education and care for young people and adults with visual impairment, including complex needs, in their transition through school, college and beyond.
The Sidwell Street shop is the fifth social enterprise for the...
Broadcaster Judi Spiers, two-star Michelin Chef Michael Caines MBE and Business Consultant Chris Lorimer were welcomed by staff at WESC Foundation, a school and college for young people and adults with visual impairment. The three newly appointed Ambassadors for WESC Foundation came together for the first time, with an official tour of the charity’s facilities to learn more about the services they provide.
The Ambassadors took the time to interact with the learners in their different classroom environments and viewed all the facilities at WESC’s 14 acre campus. This includes a...
WESC Foundation is seeking the support of greeting card consumers in the South West in the run up to Christmas as part of a new fundraising initiative.
The centre for visual impairment has partnered with Exeter-based DontSendMeACard.com to offer a range of e-cards that support WESC. The website offers users the ability to send e-cards in replacement of greeting cards and to donate how much they would have spent on sending cards.
People are being invited to give the cost of cards to WESC and contribute towards visual aid equipment that will greatly assist young people with...
On 2 July 2015, Visual Impairment (VI) was put under the spotlight at a special conference hosted by the WESC Foundation in Devon, where experts from around the world came together to reveal their latest research findings and technological advancements to Special Educational Needs (SEN) and healthcare professionals, carers, local authority representatives, and specialist schools and colleges.
The day covered all the latest developments in medical technology, such as stem cell therapy, optogenetics, gene therapy and vision prosthesis (bionic eyes) to help combat retinal eye disease...
On 2 July 2015, Visual Impairment (VI) experts from around the world are set to share advances in leading-edge research at the fourth annual WESC Foundation International Conference in Exeter. From the latest developments in medical technology, such as bionic eyes to help combat retinal eye disease, to ground-breaking design of Smart-Glasses designed to assist visually impaired people in navigating every-day obstacles, researchers will reveal the latest developments to an audience of education, healthcare and SEN professionals.
Keynote speaker at the Conference will be Dr Lauren...
