South West London Sight Loss Councils is working to #MakeRetailAccessible. Today, we visited The Bentall Centre to see just how accessible it is for blind & partially sighted people. We’ve gathered lots of feedback & hope to work with the centre to further improve its accessibility.
#GreaterManchester Sight Loss Council is continuing its #MakeRetailAccessible campaign to remove barriers faced by #blind and #PartiallySighted people when shopping. Last week we delivered vision awareness sessions to front-house staff Manchester Arndale - a productive session was had
It was great to be back Manchester Arndale with #GreaterManchester Sight Loss Councils this week to deliver 2 #VI awareness sessions to front of house staff Our #MakeRetailAccessible campaign aims to remove the challenges & barriers faced by #blind & #PartiallySighted people when shopping
Well this is a little bit special! Huge congrats to Louise Connop and her volunteers on a brilliant piece of work to #MakeRetailAccessible👏🏼
So proud of the hard work our Birmingham and Black Country Sight Loss Councils team have put into this piece of work. A special shout out to Carl who has worked closely with MüllerUK_Ire and NaviLens® Empowering Visually Impaired. #AccessiblePackaging #IndependentShopping #Inclusion #MakeRetailAccessible
Müller Yogurt & Desserts announces it will be the first in the UK #DairyIndustry to add NaviLens® Empowering Visually Impaired codes to all its products, boosting accessibility for #blind & #PartiallySighted people. This follows work with #Birmingham & #BlackCountry SLC to #MakeRetailAccessible. Learn more:
#GreaterMamchester SLC had a great day at Manchester Arndale’s #TalkingShop event. They shared their lived experience, and more on what retailers can do to #MakeRetailAccessible. Access our Top Tips for Retailers resource here: sightlosscouncils.org.uk/inclusive-comm…
Greater Manchester SLC is at Manchester Arndale today to participate in their ‘Talking Shop’ event. SLC members will talk to retailers about how they can #MakeRetailAccessible for blind & partially sighted people, & we're really excited to continue our work with the centre.
Greater Manchester Sight Loss Council are Manchester Arndale’s ‘talking shop’ event where we are talking to retailers about making shopping more accessible for #blind & #PartiallySighted people #MakeRetailAccessible
Gavin Neate then joined our Birmingham and Black Country Sight Loss Councils meeting to discuss the expansion of WelcoMe Community into the Midlands. Lots of questions asked and the team are looking forward to trialing #WelcoMe at Currys stores. #MakeRetailAccessible #Inclusion
2/2 It was a great success & we were thrilled to launch our brand new 'Top Tips for assisting blind and partially sighted customers in store' resource for supermarkets nationwide. Read more via the link: bit.ly/3TqUozo #MakeRetailAccessible NaviLens® Empowering Visually Impaired Procter & Gamble
Another great session with John Lewis & Partners where we carried out an #accessibility audit at their #Liverpool branch. It’s always a pleasure to work with the teams at JL, & we’re excited for what’s next. #MakeRetailAccessible
Today Merseyside Sight Loss Council went along to John Lewis & Partners in #Liverpool to conduct an ‘access audit’ of the store to determine how accessible it is for #blind & #PartiallySighted shoppers. We’re looking forward to continuing this work to #MakeRetailAccessible
