The Visually Impaired Social Club (VISC) is a social group for anyone who is blind/visually impaired or normally sighted who live in or around Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
The group normally meets at least twice per month and organises a wide range of activities and outings throughout the year. Originally created as a self-funded group in 1978, VISC is still the only place for visually impaired people to socialise and educate themselves within the West Yorkshire area.
Despite no help from the governmental organisations, 35 members remain solid in this unique group and new ones are joining in. There are some deaf-blind services coordinators,to assist people with greater difficulties, who can often find themselves more isolated than others. Their activities as a group involve museum visits, walks, bowling, cycling, and dining. The nature of the city has changed, there is no longer any specialist groups during the day. There are a lot of people trying to improve their services, fighting for their rights.
During our interviews, we met a particularly special indivdual. He is blind, but possesses a number of impressive skills, which not many visually capable people would do.