The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Name change for society ready to expand its horizons
Fife Society for the Blind has changed its name to seescape.
The new identity comes as the charity, which has been dedicated to helping sight impaired people lead more independent lives for more than 150 years, continues to expand its services.
The organisation offers support to visually impaired people on more than 6,000 occasions each year.
The new name was officially unveiled by Fife Provost Jim Leishman.
He said it was a significant occasion and wished the group every success as seescape.
“It’s a great opportunity to highlight the valuable work they deliver across Fife,” he added.
Despite the new name, and rapid technological advances over the years, seescape says its core aim remains the same – to make it easier for people to live with sight loss and to allow people to be as independent as possible.
It does so by giving them access to support services, new technology and a new community of friends.
The charity operates a sight assessment service and runs its own optician as a social enterprise.
It also relies on the support of volunteer befrienders.
Chief executive Carl Hodson said: “It seems to us that the time is right for a new name and seescape captures our new vision.”