Welcome to the Our Voice podcast, brought to you by Croydon Vision.
At Croydon Vision everything we do is focused on transforming lives and encouraging people to re-evaluate what’s possible when you’re blind or partially sighted. There is life after sight loss.
Thank you for listening, for your time and your support.
On to today's episode of the Our Voice Podcast. Daniel sits down with Patrick, a dedicated member of the working-age group at Croydon Vision. Patrick shares his journey of discovering Croydon Vision , how it has impacted his life, and the community that has supported him along the way. Tune in to hear his inspiring story, the challenges he has overcome, and the importance of staying connected in a supportive environment.
If you find this episode inspiring, don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe! Help us spread the word and support more voices in our community.❤
28 Feb 2025
Working Age Series: Emmanuel Cole
In this episode of Our Voice, host Daniel sits down with Emmanuel Cole, a dedicated member of the working-age group at Croydon Vision. Emmanuel shares his journey of discovering Croydon Vision before lockdown, how it has impacted his life, and the community that has supported him along the way. Tune in to hear his inspiring story, the challenges he has overcome, and the importance of staying connected in a supportive environment.
If you find this episode inspiring, don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe! Help us spread the word and support more voices in our community.❤
16 Dec 2024
Your Eyes, Your Health: Common Conditions and Preventative Care
Dr. Peter Osei Bonsu and Dr. Paul Harper share expert insights on maintaining healthy vision, preventing eye damage, and treating common conditions through regular exams, lifestyle choices, and cutting-edge advancements in eye care technology.
25 Jul 2024
From Isolation to Inclusion: The Strength of Community
Today we sit down with Dr. Paul Harper, an astrophysicist and a member and soon-to-be volunteer of Croydon Vision. In this episode Paul walks us through his journey, as we discuss his childhood, his artic escapades, depression, and how the Croydon Vision community helped him. We hope you enjoy Paul's touching story, and remember to like and share💕 .
27 Jun 2024
Foster inclusivity at Croydon Vision: Children and Young People
In this episode we sit down with Jeremiah one of our young members, along side Ayeza; our Children and Young people Officer here at Croydon Vision. We discuss about the services and activities for children and young people at Croydon Vision. We also discuss about fostering inclusivity and forming communities with our young members. I hope you enjoy the episode, its a fun one. Please remember to like and share.
30 May 2024
Importance of Technology in the Visually Impaired Community.
This episode we delve into the world of technology with our Tech Officer, Daniel Ojobo. We discuss the importance of technology in the visual impaired community, we cover different areas of technology ranging from; computers and smartphones to assistive equipment and apps. We also talk about the different tech services Croydon Vision Provides.
Thank you for listening, please like and share.
25 Apr 2024
Welcome Back! Celebrating 100 Years!
This episode is our ‘Welcome Back’ episode we chat with Sarah, our Member’s Liaison Officer which is a new role that was introduced after the last episode. We chat about her role at Croydon Vision, what has happened since the last episode, what services and activities Croydon Vision offers currently, Celebrating 100 years of Croydon Vision, and how you can support Croydon Vision. We hope you enjoy this episode. We missed our listeners.
19 Nov 2021
Development. Where is Croydon Vision heading in the next 100 years?
This episode we chat with Kieren, one of our newest trustees AKA our Team Development Champion. We chat about his role on the board, ways we can develop together and the fact he is always happy to talk about sports, his dog Narla and the film ‘Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs’.
Kieren was especially excited to join the team as we gear up to celebrate our centenary at Croydon Vision, so we had fun talking about where the next 100 years could take us…
6 Nov 2021
Trustees: How do they help to shape a charity?
This week is Trustee Week, where we show our appreciation to the people who offer their time, expertise and passion to help keep us moving forward. Join Josie and Susanette as they discuss the role of a trustee and how offering your services as a trustee is win-win-win for everyone involved. Also stay tuned for Susanette's Oscars speech style shout-out to the Trustees who make Croydon Vision tick!
31 Oct 2021
Dr Amit Patel: What is life after sight loss really like?
This episode we chat with the legendary and best-selling @hishandlegoeshere about his sight loss journey. We talk about being bullish, marital support, outstanding doughnuts and his incredible time on the #topgear track. A huge thanks to Amit tor coming down to Bedford hall. And FYI the day we recorded this was also the day he was guest speaker at our AGM and brought the house down!
18 Oct 2021
Natalie’s journey. How did our Director of First Impressions join CV?
In this episode of the Our Voice podcast we chat with Natalie about her journey from member, to volunteer, to member of staff here at Croydon Vision. We talk about how helping people has always been what makes her tick, what cinema trips are like for visually impaired people (SPOILER: some cinemas do it better than others) and the people at Croydon Vision who inspire her…
1 Oct 2021
Music appreciation.
What’s on the playlist at Bedford Hall?
This episode we speak with Jim, a member and volunteer at Croydon Vision, who’s currently running the Music Appreciation Group here. Listen now to find out more about how it can be tricky to discover new music when you’re visually impaired, what a ‘Bumpon’ is, the joy of sharing music you love and the name of Jim’s famous voice twin...
27 Aug 2021
Accessible tech: How is game-changing technology impacting the lives of visually impaired people?
In this episode of Our Voice, Croydon Vision's very own Ola - AKA 'Mr Computer' - reveals his passion for sharing accessible tech with our community and how it feels to give people 'eureka' moments.
We talk top tech, tackling technophobia and how the technological revolution has had such a huge impact in such a short time. We also talk about the fact we were both wearing snazzy trousers, though sadly there were no photos of that from the day, so you'll just have to imagine it!
13 Aug 2021
Volunteering: What’s The Buzz?
This episode we chat with Oscar, who has been working with us to celebrate the volunteers who make Croydon Vision tick now and figure out how to get more people involved in this rewarding work. He’s got a fantastic perspective on how volunteering can be mutually beneficial – and he’s a dark horse when it comes to karaoke – so it was great to get him into Bedford Hall…
2 Aug 2021
Self Care: How do you do it?
Self care is something everyone should take time for. Our resident Operations Ninja is passionate about self care for Croydon Vision members as well as herself (obviously)!
Listen to the latest episode of Our Voice to find out why self care is important, ways to do it and ask yourself that all important question: What clues does your body give you to tell you that you need to take some time for yourself?
12 Jul 2021
Empowerment: What’s Odette’s Secret?
Sorry Odette, the cat is out of the bag..!
The latest episode of the Our Voice Podcast features Odette, Croydon Vision's Community Dynamo.
As Odette and Josie discuss ways Visually Impaired people can feel empowered, Odette reveals that sometimes her competitive streak overtakes her during Visually Impaired Tennis matches. In fact, she's even been known to misinform opponents about the nature of her visual impairment to help her to win matches. Novak Djokovic (@djokernole) eat your heart out; she's in it to win it!
Listen now to learn more about what it's like to travel solo across Europe as a visually impaired person and to find out Odette's motto for life...
25 Jun 2021
Male pride, is it a thing?
Today we’re talking about men with Glen, our Advice and Advocacy officer, to explore the notion of pride. Pride and ego is often seen as a negative; but in the right place and in the right amount, pride can also be a stimulus.
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