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Alva Solomon The Royal Gazatte 20th September 2025 Phyllis Harshaw, a retired teacher who works at Vision Bermuda where she teaches typing skills to people with sight issues (Photograph by Alva Solomon) A retired learning support teacher uses her experience to help people with sight issues embrace technology — including computers and artificial intelligence. Phyllis Harshaw, a former teacher at CedarBridge Academy who is visually impaired, said she believes in the concept of “equifinality”, in which a common goal can be achieved through diverse strategies. She explained: “Essentially, two different ways of doing things can end up with the same...

Alva Solomon The Royal Gazette Created: Sep 15, 2025 08:21 AM (Updated: Sep 15, 2025 08:21 AM) High hopes: Erica Ingemann, the executive director of Vision Bermuda, intends to increase awareness of the skill sets of people with vision impairment (Photograph by Alva Solomon) The creation of a work readiness programme for people who are visually impaired is among key plans pursued by the head of a charity. Erica Ingemann, who officially assumed the role of executive director of Vision Bermuda in May, also aims to use her creative skills to produce a national event that will recognise the charity’s...

Alva Solomon The Royal Gazette Created: Sep 08, 2025 08:45 AM (Updated: Sep 08, 2025 08:45 AM) We see you: Erica Ingemann, executive director of Vision Bermuda, left, with volunteer Chaya Lambert-James and Theresa McMordie, vision rehabilitation specialist (Photograph by Alva Solomon) A charity that supports people in Bermuda who are blind or visually impaired is hosting an event to amplify awareness of its cause. Funky Frame Friday on October 10 will enable participants to showcase their “coolest, quirkiest and most stylish” glasses. Erica Ingemann, the executive director of Vision Bermuda, said it was the first event of its kind...

Alva Solomon The Royal Gazette Created: Sep 11, 2025 07:54 AM Vision loss should not limit the ability to continue living independently, a rehabilitation specialist said this week. Theresa McMordie, who has treated dozens of clients at Vision Bermuda over the past four years, said that people affected by visual impairment should try and continue as they normally would before they lost their sight. She said: “You can do everything you used to do — besides driving of course. “It’s my job to find a way around it, to make sure that one can still do things. “As long as...