Penny Melville-Brown - Seen Exhibition Audio Description
Aug 20, 11:13 AM
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About Penny Melville-Brown:
During her time as a Commander in the Royal Navy, Penny Melville- Brown worked in uniform using a white cane, before her eyesight deteriorated completely due to uveitis. After being medically discharged, Penny used the confidence gained from her experience in the Royal Navy to launch her own business, take on senior Government roles and help thousands of other disabled people fulfil themselves through work. Penny’s new handbook, It Could Be You..., shares ideas from nearly 30 years of professional experience in the field.
Penny’s reflections on Seen
“This picture was taken at home. It celebrates my international prize-winning cooking tour of professional and home kitchens across six continents – surviving near-death on the way! The goal was to show that blindness needn’t hold anyone back.
Disability isn’t a “lifestyle choice”, but with the right help, we can all achieve our potential and live happier, more fulfilled and more independent lives. We want to take charge of our lives again and avoid relying on benefits. We are a huge untapped national resource!”
For more information about the exhibition and to view more portraits by Joshua Bratt please visit www.rnib.org.uk/seen
Image shows: A portrait of Penny Melville-Brown by Joshua Bratt.
During her time as a Commander in the Royal Navy, Penny Melville- Brown worked in uniform using a white cane, before her eyesight deteriorated completely due to uveitis. After being medically discharged, Penny used the confidence gained from her experience in the Royal Navy to launch her own business, take on senior Government roles and help thousands of other disabled people fulfil themselves through work. Penny’s new handbook, It Could Be You..., shares ideas from nearly 30 years of professional experience in the field.
Penny’s reflections on Seen
“This picture was taken at home. It celebrates my international prize-winning cooking tour of professional and home kitchens across six continents – surviving near-death on the way! The goal was to show that blindness needn’t hold anyone back.
Disability isn’t a “lifestyle choice”, but with the right help, we can all achieve our potential and live happier, more fulfilled and more independent lives. We want to take charge of our lives again and avoid relying on benefits. We are a huge untapped national resource!”
For more information about the exhibition and to view more portraits by Joshua Bratt please visit www.rnib.org.uk/seen
Image shows: A portrait of Penny Melville-Brown by Joshua Bratt.