Group shot of Wandsworth Council’s Road Safety and Engineering Team with Sight Loss Council (SLC) members and Thomas Pocklington Trust staff. A selection of the team who have just been guided are wearing simulation glasses (sim specs). SLC member Harry is holding a navigation cane, and SLC member Haren is pictured with a guide dog. They are stood in front of Wandsworth Town train station.

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Image shows Wave Leisure Trust staff sat at tables listening to the training being delivered by Thomas Pocklington Trust’s Head of Sport and Leisure, Martin Symcox. Dave Smith, South East SLC Engagement Manager, and East Sussex SLC member Cyril Thomas, who supported the sessions, are sat next to himWave Leisure Trust upskill their workforce27 September 2022
Image taken from behind the audience, looking forward to the panel of guests speakers. There is a large white screen behind the speakers which says: Sight Loss Councils, with a small black box to the side which says "RIP Her Majesty."Are you getting the full picture?26 September 2022
Group shot outside Hove Town Hall. From left to right: : Dave Smith, Lesley Heath, Jazmine Hayes, Iris Keppler, Michelle Jamieson, Jonathan Martin, Freya Woodhouse, Jez, Steve Saunders, guide dog Rosie and James Hammond.Brighton & Hove City Council walk blind through Hove12 September 2022
White neon text on a black background. The letters state: "Do something great".Volunteer sighted guides needed. Can you help?09 September 2022
Glass jar of coins, spilling out onto a table.Dealing with the cost-of-living crisis in Tyne and Wear08 September 2022
Lydia Wrightson, Ladies B4 Single Champion at the National VI Tennis Championships and a supporter coach at the event, stood in a tennis court holding a racket and ball.Let’s get active event helps make sport accessible in York07 September 2022
Woman riding an e-scooter down a main road, she is wearing a blue helmet. In the background trees, cars and buildings are blurred out.Breakthrough sound testing for e-scooters by UCL PEARL02 September 2022
Overhead shot of a blind person walking on a sidewalk. They are using a cane and have a big shopping bag over their shoulder.Walking blind through Hove redevelopment01 September 2022
Council leaders stood with Gloucestershire Sight Loss Council members outside Wotton Museum and Heritage Centre. Council leaders are wearing simulation spectacles. Left to right: District Cllr Natalie Bennett (Chair of Stroud District Council's EDI Working Group), Alun Davies (GSLC), District Cllr Ken Tucker, Elaine Gordon, Louisa Sanderson and Eka Nowakowska (SDC Officers), District Cllr Robin Layfield, Julie Stephens (GLSC), Wayne Hands (GLSC), Diana Hyam, Phil Wilson and Andy Burns (WuE Town Council), Town Councillors Jon Turner and RogerGloucestershire councils experience walking blind31 August 2022
Retailer trying on simulation spectacles, stood with Sight Loss Council members at their stall.Let’s make retail accessible for Greater Manchester shoppers22 August 2022
A bus blue makes it's way along a sun drenched road towards the City and Weston hospital in BristolAudio-visual announcements on buses a step closer22 August 2022
Sight Loss Council member Paul Goddard deep in conversation with Carl Martin (Govia Thameslink Railways) at the Make Transport Accessible event.Accessible Travel in Brighton and Hove forum success with transport providers11 August 2022
A man in a blue jumper reads from a piece of paper using a magnifierMake AIS work films premiere at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust09 August 2022
Merseyside Sight Loss Council members with Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram and Engagement Manager Kelly Barton at the event. They are stood in front of a Sight Loss Council banner.Liverpool City Region’s Mayor at Merseyside Sight Loss Council event05 August 2022
Image shows a train platform with tactile markings. Taken from ground level, it is a close up of the markings running along the platform. In the background you can see the platform screens, a train pulling in and overhead wires.‘Have your say on transport’ Gloucestershire forum04 August 2022
Outstanding Volunteer Award presented to Wayne Jordan's daughter Kerrie.Rodney Powell Awards 202201 August 2022
Red bus driving down a road.Audio-visual announcement breakthrough29 July 2022
East Sussex Sight Loss Council member pictured with Engagement Manager Dave Smith at Brighton train station on a sim specs walk.Brighton and Hove city officials experience how it feels to walk blind through city22 July 2022
Man riding an e-scooter past a bus stopMerseyside SLC met VOI e-scooters14 July 2022
Blind and partially sighted Sight Loss Council members and Thomas Pocklington staff test out the new app at Manchester Airport Railway StationNew indoor navigation app has potential11 July 2022
Blind person holding a white caneCouncil top team experience walking through city with a visual impairment07 July 2022
A Police Officer stood outside a gate who can now be identified using the new Visual Impairment ProcedureVisual Impairment Procedure launched by Essex Police05 July 2022
People trying VI tennis at tennis clubVisual Impairment (VI) Awareness session at Wolverhampton01 July 2022
Attendees at Making Retail Accessible event in round table discussionsMaking Retail Accessible in Greater Manchester27 June 2022