Blind schoolgirl passes GCSEs using Braille

Alleah, who also plays the piano and sings, has had a passion for performing from a very young age and used to go to drama classes every Sunday at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

She is also part of a visually impaired drama and music group in Cardiff which is run by the charity, UCAN.

On the next chapter in her daughter’s life, Mandy said: “It is going to be exciting. It will be nice to find out if that is completely what she wants, even though she has loved it since forever. I don’t think she has liked anything else.”

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Cymru said education for the visually impaired in Wales was “patchy”.

Director Ansley Workman said the charity often heard from people who had been “let down”.

“Getting the right support in place is too often a fraught experience for all,” she said.

“It shouldn’t be a battle to access essential resources in the right format.”

She said the charity had worked with teachers, parents, children and others to develop a specialist curriculum for the visually impaired.

“We’re asking the Welsh government to use this framework and make sure that local authorities get the funding they need to deliver a consistent level of specialist education services across Wales.”