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Confidence on the Tracks: Sight Loss Councils Share Stories of Accessible Rail Travel
Sight Loss Councils, led by blind and partially sighted (BPS) volunteers, are sharing their rail travel stories as part of this year’s Railway 200 celebrations, marking 200 years since the...
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Webinar recording: Inclusive sport in Tyne and Wear
27 July 2021
Watch a recording of our June webinar to find out what accessible sports and activities are available in Tyne and Wear and how you can get involved.
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#StreetsForAll: Making streets safer for blind and partially sighted people
20 July 2021
Sight Loss Councils have been campaigning over the last eight months to make our public spaces safer and more accessible for blind and partially sighted pedestrians with our #StreetsForAll campaign.
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Sight Loss Councils back Equal Pavements Pledge
14 July 2021
Sight Loss Councils have joined forces with London pan-disability group Transport for All to promote the importance of accessible streets as part of our #StreetsForAll campaign.
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Walking blind in Birmingham: Understanding the safety issues e-scooters pose
09 July 2021
Sight Loss Councils and Voi Technology invited Birmingham City Officials to experience the issues e-scooters pose blind and partially sighted pedestrians.
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TIER publishes UK Safety Board’s interim report on e-scooters
05 July 2021
Sight Loss Councils and Thomas Pocklington Trust welcomes the interim report from the UK safety board led by e-scooter operator Tier.
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Thomas Pocklington Trust Launches Rodney Powell volunteering award
02 July 2021
Thomas Pocklington Trust launches the Rodney Powell award for Volunteering, to recognise the contribution volunteers make to the charity and the lives of blind and partially sighted people.
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Webinar recording: accessible transport in Bedfordshire
01 July 2021
In June, the Bedfordshire Sight Loss Council held a webinar on accessible transport. Watch the recording below to find out what StageCoach East, Luton Council and Govia ThamesLink railway are...
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New Emergency Alerts service to be tested in Reading
24 June 2021
A new Emergency Alerts service will be tested in Reading on 29 June between 1 and 2pm.
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‘Volunteering has raised up my confidence’ Mary Gilbertson
09 June 2021
Volunteering for the Greater Manchester Sight Loss Council has raised up Mary's confidence and led her to co-host a sport webinar and do an interview on BBC local radio.
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Charities call for urgent improvement of rail safety
27 May 2021
Thomas Pocklington Trust/ Sight Loss Councils calls on Network Rail and Department for Transport to urgently install missing warning tactile surface from railway platforms.
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Sight Loss Councils responds to shocking e-scooter safety stats
20 May 2021
Trials of rental e-scooters in England have resulted in hundreds of injuries and over 1,000 complaints, according to an ITV Tonight investigation. Sight Loss Councils responds to the shocking findings.
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‘Being active made Lockdown more bearable’
20 May 2021
Sight Loss Council member, Hubert, talks about his passion for playing visually impaired tennis and urges blind and partially sighted people to give it a go.
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Voter ID plans: Have your say
13 May 2021
How do you feel about the government plans to introduce photo ID requirements at polling stations in future elections?
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Video: How to assist blind and partially sighted taxi passengers
11 May 2021
Bristol Sight Loss Council has worked with Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset police to produce a video with practical guidance on how taxi drivers can assist blind passengers.
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#StreetsForAll: The dangers of e-scooters on the pavement
10 May 2021
Rhi, a visually impaired graduate living in Cambridge, talks about the dangers of parking e-scooters on the pavement
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Webinar recording: Bristol Sight Loss Council Mayoral Hustings (28 April 2021)
30 April 2021
Bristol Sight Loss Council, in partnership with other disability charities, hosted a hustings with the leading mayoral candidates for the local elections in Bristol on 6 May.
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Sunderland Council commits to accessible street designs pledge
26 April 2021
Sunderland Council has committed to pledges calling for improved and accessible street designs for blind and partially sighted pedestrians, in response to our #StreetsForAll campaign.
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Webinar recording: how blind people can get involved in sport and the arts
23 April 2021
Watch the recording of our Greater Manchester VI forum, which focused on the benefits of sport and the arts for blind and partially sighted people.
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Podcast: How #StreetsForAll is campaigning for e-scooter safety and accessible streets
09 April 2021
The latest episode of the Blind Spot podcast, features our #StreetsForAll campaign, which focuses on e-scooter safety, pavement parking and inaccessible streets.
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Happy Anniversary: Celebrating change in the North West
29 March 2021
As our Greater Manchester SLC celebrates its first and Merseyside its second year anniversaries we look back at some of the work both SLCs have done to advocate for the needs of blind and partially sighted people.
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Sight Loss Council launched in York
29 March 2021
York Sight Loss Council will campaign for positive change in the city and tackle a range of issues affecting blind and partially sighted people, such as e-scooter safety and access to health and social care.
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“You don’t have to be a world champion”
12 March 2021
Steve Ewens talks about the positive difference cycling and sport has made in his life
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Chris Stephens MP tables Early Day Motion on accessible vaccines
09 March 2021
SNP MP Chris Stephens tabled an Early Day Motion, calling for the vaccination roll out and vaccine testing to be made accessible for blind and partially sighted people.
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#StreetsForAll: ‘I feel more anxious about going out in future’
04 March 2021
Agon Klinaku, a visually impaired guide dog user, talks about the impact badly placed street barriers have on his independence as part of Sight Loss Councils's #StreetsForAll campaign.
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