Help support our visually impaired young people by volunteering with us today
Our charity shops in Exeter, Sidmouth and Honiton are all open.
We’re looking for staff to work at our St David’s House residential centre for young adults.
Young people and adults at WESC Foundation experience the widest possible range of services in care, therapies, mobility and education, provided at this highly specialist day and residential centre for visual impairment.
We provide high-quality education and care that increases our learners’ opportunities and raises their expectations.
5 August 2020
Behold the power of Facebook. In response to our plea for help, last week a team of skilled volunteers came to help us dismantle and move our storytellers hut to a place on campus more suited for our visually impaired young people. The hut...
4 August 2020
A former student at Exeter’s WESC Foundation has just finished a 31 day wheelchair marathon in memory of his late father. 22 year old Will Parry, who is severely sight impaired and confined to a wheelchair by Cerebral Palsy, completed 36...
29 July 2020
Simon Jupp MP had the chance to see things a little differently when he visited WESC Foundation yesterday. He wore special glasses that simulate different types of visual impairment for part of his tour of the charity’s campus, which sits...
27 July 2020
A talking till developed by WESC Foundation has been shortlisted for a second national award. The audible point of sale (APOS) till – which can be operated independently by users with visual impairment and other disabilities – has been...
Our residential trip to London was an amazing experience. We were there for three nights and four days. It was my first time travelling on a train which was very exciting. It was great to socialise with my friends in a big city.
Katie, WESC Foundation student
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Well done to Will on completing an amazing marathon in his manual wheelchair!
He's already smashed his fundraising total for the Lawrence Centre in Wells, and his Just Giving page is still open if you're able to support him
Read the story and find the link!
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[Image shows young man pushing his wheelchair along the garden path] ...
A huge thank you to Ian Robertson, JAJoinery and Construction and Adam Boult for helping us out with this project! 👏👏👏 ...
Thanks to our young people and horticultural manager, Dylan, our discovery garden is looking beautiful this summer ☀️
[Close up photos of flowers and a sign which reads 'discovery garden'] ...
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Guest blog: Social Distancing with a Visual Impairment
3 August 2020
Guest blogger Hannah, from Blind Mum vs The World, shares her thoughts on social distancin...
Guest Blog: Eyelander goes mobile
12 March 2020
Our guest blogger is by Professor Timothy Hodgson (Professor of Psychology at the Universi...
7 Most Asked Skydive Questions
9 March 2020
Skydiving is probably one of the most common bucket list items. It’s also one of the lea...