New technology allows Renfrewshire veterans to experience the outdoors
dailyrecord.co.ukImagine being a keen hillwalker who loves the outdoors but then being unable to enjoy it because of sight loss.Fortunately, many veterans of the armed forces who have visual impairment can climb their favourite mountains again thanks to Sight Scotland Veterans’ new technology.The charity’s Hawkhead Centre recently installed its first VR headset allowing members with impaired vision to experience the world around them in a new way.And Jason Turnbull, a Sight Scotland Veterans’ officer at Hawkhead, is using the technology to bring the mountains of Scotland to life once again for those who had long given up hope of climbing them again.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.
D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial The keen hillwalker, who is responsible for organising activities for the veterans, is combining his passion and the power of virtual reality so that many of the veterans at the Hawkhead Centre can experience Scotland’s great outdoors again.Jason told the Express: “I had previous experience with VR headsets, so I was very keen to try it at Hawkhead.“I watched 360-degree videos on YouTube and thought to myself, ‘I can do better than
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