Our stories - Blind Foundation

International Volunteer Day, 5 December, is an opportunity for us to acknowledge and thank our volunteers for their support and...

Taryn Banks works in the Policy and Advocacy team and is part of the Access Matters campaign. She tells us...

It’s likely that Paul Glass, 63, will be the first person who is blind to attempt the Tour Aoteoroa –...

Samantha Oxley is a recipient of financial assistance through the Blind & Low Vision NZ’s Oppenheim Trust grant. She completed...

Elizabeth East and guide dog Yates Adaptive technology training helped Elizabeth East assist her friend in an emergency. Elizabeth and...

Ezekiel Robson, who has low vision, was fed up with the under representation of people with disabilities in leadership roles....

Dick Lancaster, who is totally blind, says riding his horse Chumley is not that different to having a guide dog...

Before I became a guide dog user, travelling for leisure or work involved sorting what I needed for family or...

We have a new team member at Blind Foundation Guide Dogs – Lydia Charteris who will be our Guide Dog...

Daphne French and her Alexa smart speaker One thing Daphne French, 97, misses most is reading the printed page. The...

Congratulations to Jonathan Mosen, who was named a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2019 Queen’s...

Dean, now 78, realised he was losing his sight back in 2002 when he was driving with the window of...