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5 days ago
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'I have little sight but I still keep running'
A severely sight impaired woman from Jersey who relies on running guides is due to take part in her 250th Parkrun later. Jenny Stafford completed her first Parkrun in 2016 and, along with a guide and her guide dog Nan, is planning to participate in the milestone run at Quennevais Sports Centre. Ms Stafford has retinitis pigmentosa which means she sees very little and is just about able to distinguish daylight from night. She said: "I couldn't do it without a guide so I'm really appreciative of all of the guides who have been guiding me since my first run and continue to come along and guide me." More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Since December 2016, there has been a co-ordinated a rota of about 25 volunteer guides to help Ms Stafford around the 5km (3.1 miles) course. Ms Stafford said: "I wouldn't be able to get to my 250th run without every one of them who has given up their Saturday morning to come and guide me. "I have very little sight - I just see bright lights. "It's all about communication, just talking and telling me about what obstacles there are." She encouraged anyone else with a sight impairment who might be interested in Parkrun to "come along and have a go". "You don't need to be super fit to take part in Parkrun, you can walk it at your own pace and there are plenty of friendly people willing to guide," she said. "I've made some really good friends through Parkrun. "I wouldn't have been able to get to my 250 without every one of them who has given up their Saturday morning to guide me." Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Charity hopes more people will learn Braille Parkrun volunteer hopes to inspire others to help White cane users walk to highlight challenges Jersey Parkrun
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5 days ago
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Sight impaired woman to take part in her 250th Jersey Parkrun
A severely sight impaired woman from Jersey who relies on running guides is due to take part in her 250th Parkrun Stafford completed her first Parkrun in 2016 and, along with a guide and her guide dog Nan, is planning to participate in the milestone run at Quennevais Sports Stafford has retinitis pigmentosa which means she sees very little and is just about able to distinguish daylight from said: "I couldn't do it without a guide so I'm really appreciative of all of the guides who have been guiding me since my first run and continue to come along and guide me." Since December 2016, there has been a co-ordinated a rota of about 25 volunteer guides to help Ms Stafford around the 5km (3.1 miles) Stafford said: "I wouldn't be able to get to my 250th run without every one of them who has given up their Saturday morning to come and guide me."I have very little sight - I just see bright lights."It's all about communication, just talking and telling me about what obstacles there are." 'Plenty of friendly people' She encouraged anyone else with a sight impairment who might be interested in Parkrun to "come along and have a go". "You don't need to be super fit to take part in Parkrun, you can walk it at your own pace and there are plenty of friendly people willing to guide," she said."I've made some really good friends through Parkrun."I wouldn't have been able to get to my 250 without every one of them who has given up their Saturday morning to guide me."
BBC News
26-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Charity hopes more people in Jersey will learn Braille
A woman who is visually impaired said she jumped at the chance to learn Braille despite it being like "another language". Jenny Stafford said she had hoped to study Braille when she started to lose her sight but was told no one taught it in the island. She said learning the system which enables blind and visually impaired people to read and write would give her "another level of communication" and allow her to read the Braille labelling on her Stafford was among those who attended an event organised by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and local charity EYECAN at Jersey Library on Wednesday celebrating 200 years of Braille. Ms Stafford had a test to see if her fingers were sensitive enough to use Braille and a lesson to learn some of the letters of the said learning was challenging but the opportunity was "amazing"."It's like another language but it's very, very interesting and at the moment I'm enjoying it, but it is early days," she said. Mark Coxshall from sight charity EYECAN said very low numbers of people were currently learning Braille with the said they did not know how widespread the skill was in the island and the charity was motivated to grow the number of people learning with them."We've got two people learning at the moment and we've got three people identified through their parents who want to make sure the learning is available to their children," he said. Dave Williams, from RNIB, opened the event and said he wanted to highlight the importance of Braille for those who are visually said he used Braille to read bedtime stories to his son and "actually proposed to my wife using a braille scrabble board".Mr Williams added: "Braille means independence, it means opportunity and it means we as blind people have the ability to write our own story."The visit to Jersey was part of a year-long RNIB Braille and Beyond UK tour of libraries to mark the 200th anniversary of Braille.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
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Chesapeake Sheriff's Office appoints first female Chief Deputy in city's history
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A newly appointed Chief Deputy has made history as the first female to hold the position in the Chesapeake Sheriff's Office. Chief Deputy Jenny Stafford is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and leads the Aspire program, which is a female scholarship program. Although Stafford was unable to attend her official ceremony, Sheriff Dave Rosado recognized her for her dedication, leadership and commitment to service. Prior to her role as Chief Deputy, Stafford supervised corrections, booking, accreditation, classifications, work force, administration, civil enforcement and was the Sheriff's Office Training Academy Director. Continue to check for updates. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
