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Daniel with his best friend - his black labrador guide dog Zodiac. Together they travel the length and breadth of the UK to increase inclusion and accessibility for people with visual impairments. Dan is wearing a suit and Zodiac has his working harness on.

Zodiac – A Blind Man’s Best Friend

Dan Williams discusses how life has changed for the better since his guide dog Zodiac arrived.
Woman sat at desk feeling happy after Zoom Text has been added to her PC thanks to the Workplace assessment

“My eyesight is impacting me at work”

Losing eyesight is challenging, scary and disconcerting. Having to change the way you do things, adapting to new challenges and learning new skills can be exhausting. Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of eyesight deterioration is the uncertainty around employment.
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Hearing Loss Needn’t Mean Job Loss – Help for Employers

Hearing loss, deafness and/or tinnitus affect 12 million UK people so being fully aware and catering for the requirements of any staff members with additional needs is essential for inclusive employers. For most employees with hearing challenges, there should be no need to change jobs as extensive support is available. As an invisible disability, employers...
Eye test equipment photo

Do I still need a regular eye test if I’m visually impaired?

You might have found yourself in the situation that many people with sight loss face, that is going for an eye test and being told that glasses will not help or being told that there is nothing more they can do to improve your eyesight. This is a common experience and one that is very...
A group of friends smiling and having fun in a pub. It includes a woman in a wheelchair and a man with a prosthetic leg. We use this image in training.

e-learning for disability awareness

Our new e-learning course provides learners with the practical skills and confidence needed to effectively assist people with disabilities
Finger pressing a laptop key entitled accessibility -it asl has a logo of a person using a white cane on it

Does your website comply with accessibility legislation?

Under the Equality Act 2010 website owners must ensure their websites are accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. Therefore, web designers, developers and operators need to be conscious of accessibility requirements.
Employee with visual impairment in a meeting using assistive technology to read a document

Sight Loss Needn’t Mean Job Loss

Visualise Founder Daniel Williams looks at how, with reasonable adjustments, assistive technology and support, employees with visual impairment can continue to enjoy fulfilling and productive working lives.
photo taken from Croydon Vision's website showing children exercising and having fun

Croydon Vision Talking Newspaper Interview

Following Dan's talk at the Croydon Vision AGM about the challenges of growing up with sight loss and how they spurred him on to make a difference to other people living with visual impairments, here's a follow up chat with Danielle, one of the charity's volunteers who helps to produce their talking newspaper

Fancy a REAL Blind Date?

If you’re going to accept an invitation for a date from someone who has appalling sight like me, don’t be fooled. It’s no good thinking you may as well turn up wearing your old gardening clobber and save yourself a bit of time; if your date is blind, what the heck will it matter what...
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Missed Appointments costing The NHS over £216m a year

Each missed appointment costs the NHS an average of £30. Therefore, the total annual cost to the NHS is over £216m which would fund the annual salaries of 2,325 full time GPs or 8,424 full time community nurses, it could pay for 224,640 cataract operations or 58,320 hip replacement operations as well as 216,000 drug...
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