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Employee with visual impairment in a meeting using assistive technology to read a document

Apr

2020

Sight Loss Needn’t Mean Job Loss

29/04/2020

Digital inclusion, Equality, Inclusion, Inclusive Employers, Reasonable Adjustments, The Equality Act 2010, visually impaired

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.

Apr

2020

Are supermarkets turning a blind eye to customers with visual impairments?

27/04/2020

Daniel

Coronavirus, Equality, Shopping, Supermarkets, The Equality Act 2010

The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely been a real eye-opener for me where website accessibility and food shopping are concerned. As I’m self-Isolating and with my cupboards becoming bare, I, like countless others, have turned to the web to do some online food shopping. This should be pretty straightforward I hear you say, just click and collect, or click and deliver…..but this could not be further from the truth.

Feb

2020

Dealing with Sight Loss: Being Blind in Business

10/02/2020

Daniel

Retinitis Pigmentosa, Sight loss, The Equality Act 2010, Workplace Assessment

A disability doesn’t define someone, nor does it equal inability. Whilst it’s important to understand the unique circumstances people may have, often I’ve found it can become all-encompassing to that individual.

Lots of office workers at desks staring at screens

Jan

2020

Supporting Employees with Visual Impairments

22/01/2020

Daniel

Accessibility, CSR, Employment, Equality, Inclusion, Support, The Equality Act 2010

This article focuses on employees with visual impairments and how organisations can support them to maximise their potential.

Train at plaform with Mind the Gap written on it

Dec

2019

Are UK Trains Accessible to Passengers with disabilities?

05/12/2019

Daniel

Disability Inclusion, rail network, visually impaired

If you are a person living with a disability, it’s frustrating that you cannot just turn up at the station, get on a train and travel wherever you want to go to the same as everyone else, due to the fact that you need to book assistance at least 24 hours in advance. How many of us, with such busy lives live 24 hours in advance?

photo taken from Croydon Vision's website showing children exercising and having fun

Oct

2019

Croydon Vision Talking Newspaper Interview

21/10/2019

Phil Roberts

Bullying, Determination, Entrepreneurship, mental health

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

Daniel and his guide dog Zodiac lying on the floor

Aug

2019

Life Beyond the OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) Scan

16/08/2019

Daniel

Adjustments, Diagnosis, Sight loss, visually impaired

You happily go along to the optometrist, feeling good about life. Then comes the bolt out of the blue when the OCT scan reveals a problem. You need to be referred to an ophthalmologist.

Sideways shot of woman's face in close up

Aug

2019

I’d never have guessed… you really don’t look blind!

16/08/2019

Daniel

blind, Disability Inclusion, disabled models, Inclusion, sight impaired

Lots of people, including those who have been blind since childhood, haven’t the foggiest what being blind is supposed to look like so comments like ‘You don’t look blind’ can be somewhat baffling.

Aug

2019

Fancy a REAL Blind Date?

15/08/2019

Phil Roberts

blind, Dating, Sight loss, visually impaired

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 you look like.

Aug

2019

Supporting Older People with Sight Loss in Residential Care

14/08/2019

Daniel

blind, Nursing Homes, Older People, Residential Care, Support Services, Support Work, visually impaired

Only 5% of people who are registered blind see nothing at all so learn to recognise the signs of sight loss as it is more common than you may think and can be easily missed.

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