▁ 1 9 4 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁politician , ▁law ▁scholar ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Low ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁blind ▁since ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁three . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁New ▁College ▁Wor c ester , ▁at ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁( BA ) ▁and ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁( Di pl oma ▁in ▁C rimin ology ). ▁ ▁Career ▁Low ▁was ▁a ▁L ect urer ▁in ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Le eds ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁later ▁held ▁a ▁research ▁post ▁at ▁City ▁University ▁London ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁R N IB ▁and ▁former ▁Chair man . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Bl ind ▁Union ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Snow don ▁Trust , ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁Anton y ▁Arm strong - J ones , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Snow don , ▁which ▁provides ▁gr ants ▁and ▁scholar ships ▁for ▁students ▁with ▁dis abilities . ▁▁ ▁Low ▁is ▁the ▁Im mediate ▁Past ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Council ▁for ▁Education ▁of ▁People ▁with ▁Visual ▁Imp air ment . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁Low ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( C BE ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0