Accessible British buses

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New onboard announcements to make Britain’s buses more accessible. Travelling by coach or bus if your vision impaired can bring with it some serious challenges, not least because the vast majority of coaches and buses do not have audio announcement systems in place,...

Making new connections

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Making new connections: a blind person’s perspective. Having spent considerable time abroad, many of my existing friends are based overseas meaning I don’t see them as regularly as I would like. But with the preoccupation of setting up and growing your own...

Accessible for all?

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Turning a negative access experience into a positive one. I recently had the privilege of speaking at a webinar organised by AccessAble entitled ‘Turning a negative access experience in to a positive one’. As individuals and businesses, we should all have one clear...

UKDHM 2022

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UK Disability History Month. This year, UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) runs from the 16th November to the 16th December. Starting in 2010, it is an annual event creating a platform to focus on the history of disabled people’s struggle for equality and human...

Cost of living and sight loss

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Navigating the cost of living crisis for those with sight loss. The UK Government’s recent announcement concerning further support to enable individuals, families and businesses to navigate the cost of living crisis was understandably and rightly overshadowed by the...