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Bus driver training materials showcased at Transport Minister visit
Sight Loss Councils met with the Local Transport Minister in Brighton on 3 December to celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities and share details of our free bus driver training materials created with Brighton & Hove buses.
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Merseyside Sight Loss Council Listening Month events
24 October 2022
Merseyside Sight Loss Council is hosting a series of listening month events to listen to what matters to you the most.
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York SLC meets with bus drivers to help increase accessibility of travel
21 October 2022
Blind and partially sighted people met with drivers and managers at bus operator First York to discuss further ways to help and support people’s travel needs, increase accessibility and encourage a return to bus use after the pandemic.
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Councillors ‘walk blind’ through Hebden Bridge
11 October 2022
Representatives from Calderdale Council, Hebden Royd Town Council and the Business Forum have experienced how it feels to walk blind through Hebden Bridge during a guided walk held on 29 September.
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Essex Sight Loss Council joins AIS Workshop
06 October 2022
Last week, Essex Sight Loss Council attended an Accessible Information Standard (AIS) workshop in Colchester. The workshop was organised by Healthwatch Essex to further embed AIS across health organisations in the area.
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Pontefract Museum enhances accessibility
05 October 2022
West Yorkshire Sight Loss Council (SLC) visited Pontefract Museum. The visit was at the request of the museum, to further enhance accessibility for blind and partially sighted visitors.
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Wave Leisure Trust upskill their workforce
27 September 2022
Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) and East Sussex Sight Loss Council (SLC) have supported Wave Leisure Trust to upskill its staff to support blind and partially sighted (BPS) people in East Sussex to get more active.
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Are you getting the full picture?
26 September 2022
London Sight Loss Council invited blind and partially sighted people to their 'Are you getting the full picture?' event. An exciting evening to learn about audio description (AD). at The Postal Museum in London.
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Brighton & Hove City Council walk blind through Hove
12 September 2022
Members of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Transport Projects and Engineering team experienced how it feels walk blind through Hove’s busiest streets ahead of redevelopment plans.
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Volunteer sighted guides needed. Can you help?
09 September 2022
This October, around 80 Thomas Pocklington Trust blind and partially sighted volunteers will meet at their annual conference. Can you join us as a volunteer sighted guide to help?
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Dealing with the cost-of-living crisis in Tyne and Wear
08 September 2022
Tyne and Wear Sight Loss Council (SLC) ran an event for local blind and partially sighted residents on 25 August to offer advice on the cost-of-living crisis and allow them to share their concerns.
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Let’s get active event helps make sport accessible in York
07 September 2022
Blind and partially sighted people tried out new sports at our 'Let’s get active' taster day in York on 20 August. As a result, many plan to continue their sport and even help set up new teams.
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Breakthrough sound testing for e-scooters by UCL PEARL
02 September 2022
York, Essex and London Sight Loss Councils joined Senior Managers from Thomas Pocklington Trust at UCL Pearl's sound testing of an Acoustic Vehicle Alert (AVA) for e-scooters.
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Walking blind through Hove redevelopment
01 September 2022
Members of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Transport Projects and Engineering Team will experience how it feels to navigate Hove’s busiest streets with a visual impairment.
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Gloucestershire councils experience walking blind
31 August 2022
Community leaders from Gloucestershire experienced walking blind when they went on a town centre tour with a difference.
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Let’s make retail accessible for Greater Manchester shoppers
22 August 2022
Greater Manchester Sight Loss Council (SLC) attended a ‘talking shop’ event organised by the Arndale Shopping Centre to talk to retailers about what could be done to make retail more accessible for blind and partially sighted shoppers.
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Audio-visual announcements on buses a step closer
22 August 2022
Audio-visual announcements on buses took a step closer this week as Thomas Pocklington Trust met with the Real Time Information Group
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Accessible Travel in Brighton and Hove forum success with transport providers
11 August 2022
Blind and partially sighted people met with transport providers at East Sussex Sight Loss Council’s first ever forum to discuss key issues most important to them.
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Make AIS work films premiere at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
09 August 2022
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust and Sight Loss Councils launched two new films to improve health information for blind and partially sighted people.
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Liverpool City Region’s Mayor at Merseyside Sight Loss Council event
05 August 2022
Despite the rail and bus strikes, over 85 people attended the fully booked Merseyside Sight Loss Council event with the Liverpool City Region's Mayor Steve Rotheram last week (27 July).
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‘Have your say on transport’ Gloucestershire forum
04 August 2022
Gloucestershire Sight Loss Council’s visual impairment (VI) forum took place on Tuesday 26 July at Gloucester Rugby club. The theme was transport.
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Rodney Powell Awards 2022
01 August 2022
The Rodney Powell Awards recognise and celebrate the huge contribution volunteers make to both the lives of blind and partially sighted people and the work of Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT).
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Audio-visual announcement breakthrough
29 July 2022
Following a Sight Loss Council campaign, the Government has brought forward the timetable for the provision of audio-visual announcements on buses.
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Brighton and Hove city officials experience how it feels to walk blind through city
22 July 2022
Brighton and Hove city officials experience how it feels to walk blind through city
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Merseyside SLC met VOI e-scooters
14 July 2022
Merseyside Sight Loss Council met VOI to exchange perspectives on e-scooters
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