Currently travelling to #Battle where i'm presenting at the 1066 Community Rail Network meeting about Sight Loss Councils and travelling by train as a #Blind and #PartiallySighted person. 🧑‍🦯🚅 thanks to #PassengerAssist and on board staff for supporting me today. ☺️

Lovely evening out in #Brighton with the #EastSussex Sight Loss Councils for our Christmas social. It's been a really productive year for us and I look forward to seeing what we can achieve in 2024.

This morning members from the #EastSussex Sight Loss Councils & I gave our ideas about St Ann’s Well Gardens in #Hove with Brighton & Hove City Council & St Ann's Well Gardens. We discussed lighting, navigation, signage, safety and how to make the park more #accessible to #blind and #PartiallySighted people.

I'm in #Brighton With the #EastSussex Sight Loss Councils this afternoon reviewing the position of a potential Beryl hub to check it doesn't impact on #Blind and #PartiallySighted people. Thanks to Brighton & Hove City Council for engaging with us on this. 👍👨‍🦯🚲

It was a small social gathering with the WestSussex Sight Loss Councils volunteers this evening in #Worthing. We chatted about our first half year and plans for 2024 as well as sharing funny stories about our vision impairments. 👨‍🦯🎄🎅

Disappointed with Compass Travel tonight. Bus no. 32 drove straight past whilst waiting at my bus stop. #Blind and #PartiallySighted people struggle to see a bus coming to flag them down. Sight Loss Councils are campaigning for request stops to be banned so buses stop if anyone’s waiting.

Just attended the #ArunValley @communityrail Network meeting at Gatwick Airport, representing #WestSussex Sight Loss Councils. We got to see and hear about the Gatwick Historic Timeline Exhibition by The Redhill Reigate Society. Really interesting! reigatesociety.org.uk/about/railway_…

#EastSussex SLC invites blind & partially sighted people to their ‘Supermarket Accessibility: Shop for Cheese with Ease’ event. Hear from industry insiders about what they’re doing to improve accessibility & hear more about our work. Book now bit.ly/4b0ri22ur

Do you live in #Hampshire or #SouthYorkshire? We're launching two new SLCs in these areas this spring and are looking for blind and partially sighted #Volunteers to join us. Find out more: Hampshire: bit.ly/46rSVh6 South Yorkshire: bit.ly/3Rp9XrF

"What really stood out was the lived experience that was shared with us by you all. It’s definitely raised our awareness and understanding of sight loss.” This was the response after West Sussex Sight Loss Councils delivered a Vision Impairment Awareness session at Brighton Hospital. 👨‍🦯

Pleased to be invited to have a stand at University Hospitals Sussex #Disability Awareness Conference today in #Brighton, representing #EastSussex Sight Loss Councils #Blind & #PartiallySighted 🧑‍🦯👩‍🦯

In preparation for the #Hampshire Sight Loss Councils launch, I visited Debbie at Open Sight Hampshire & Kris at Southampton Sight to discuss future collaboration & #Blind & #PartiallySighted #volunteer recruitment. A worthwhile & positive trip, looking forward to working together.

SLC volunteer Paul spoke to BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight about SLC work to #MakeTransportAccessible for #blind & #PartiallySighted people, with Govia Thameslink Railway. Paul discusses the expansion of the Aira guiding app at 8 more stations for you to try: bbc.in/49gR2Fi 03.22m-05.30m

A good morning delivering a VI awareness session to the Research Team at University Hospitals Sussex The attendees were really engaged, interested in listening to stories of lived experience from #Blind & #PartiallySighted people, followed by lots of relevant questions. #WestSussex Sight Loss Councils

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Nick & Wayne from ⁦CuckmereBuses⁩ in #Berwick #EastSussex. We did an accessibility audit on their new minibus and will be returning shortly to provide a vision impairment awareness session to their volunteer drivers. ⁦Sight Loss Councils⁩

An interesting and worthwhile day at #Move2024 transport conference. Sight Loss Councils presented and introduced guest speakers, whilst raising awareness with Brighton & Hove Buses for the #blind & #PartiallySighted community. #MakeTransportAccessible

All set up and ready for the day at the #VisionZone event in #Brighton (St Johns Church, Knoyle Road). Sight Loss Councils and other #Blind & #PartiallySighted charities and organisations will be here til 2pm, come and say hi. #EastSussex

🧑‍🦯 #EastSussex Sight Loss Councils delivered a simulation specs experience to Brighton & Hove City Council staff this afternoon. This was to raise awareness of the challenges #Blind and #PartiallySighted people face with navigating the built environment and how the attendees can help improve this.

🚅 I'm out today at the 1066 line Community Rail Network meeting to talk about #Accessibility on the train network for #Blind and #PartiallySighted passengers. Sight Loss Councils 🧑‍🦯

Coproduction, accessibility from design and driving change were some of the discussions had at the Accessible Transport Summit today. #ncat_uk #MakeTransportAccessible Sight Loss Councils