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Equality graphic showing a business meeting with words equality, fair and rights

Mar

2019

Eye Care and The Equality Act

05/03/2019

Accessibility, Disability Inclusion, EqualRights, Inclusion

Are your eye care services embracing The Equality Act? Are you doing everything you can to ensure that people with disabilities have the same access to your eye care services as people without disabilities? What are your legal – not to mention moral – responsibilities when it comes to ensuring equality of access? Equality legislation […]

Young woman smiling looking at her laptop

Mar

2019

Losing my vision but not my job

04/03/2019

Daniel

Accessibility, Disability Inclusion, Employment, Inclusion, Inclusive Employers

This case study demonstrates the importance of why people require a workplace assessment in a timely manner to ensure they remain in employment with the correct equipment, technology and support. Sight loss should not equal job loss.

Person clicking laptop key entitled accessibility

Feb

2019

Site for Sore Eyes – Website Accessibility

27/02/2019

Daniel

Computers, I.T., Independence, Mobile Devices, websites

The democratising of digital technology There are over 2 million people in the UK living with sight loss and according to statistics, over 65% of them own a computer or use a smartphone or tablet. In fact, visually impaired people are amongst the most digitally literate disability group in the UK. With the improvements in […]

Female student in denim jacket holding books

Dec

2018

Are Blind Students Being Supported Correctly at University?

14/12/2018

Phil Roberts

Accessibility, Assistive Technology, Disability Inclusion, disability rights, Education, Inclusion, JAWS, university

Joanne’s Experience as a Blind Student I am registered blind and require additional support to carry out my studies. When I began at university, I was contacted by a disability advisor and received a needs assessment. This was to discuss all the additional support I would require during my studies. For example, I require a […]

Nov

2018

Opticians Armed with Knowledge to Empower Patients with Sight Loss

28/11/2018

Phil Roberts

CET Roadshow, eye health, Resources, Seeing Beyond the Eyes

Following the success of the Seeing Beyond the Eyes CET roadshow which brings the optical and sight loss sectors together for the benefit of patients with low vision, Visualise Training and Consultancy, with the support of Thomas Pocklington Trust, has launched a Resource Pack for Professionals which enables opticians to easily locate and refer patients […]

Nov

2018

Disempowered at The Eye Clinic

28/11/2018

Phil Roberts

Accessibility, customer experience, Disability Inclusion, Inclusion, Sight loss

BJ Edwards shares his experience of accessing eye care in the 21st century. I have always received excellent medical care. As a patient who has endured a number of operations, prolonged stays at the hospital and numerous outpatient appointments, I have observed some excellent practise. Sadly, I have also observed some less than excellent practise […]

Nov

2018

Good Practice for Accessible Communications

19/11/2018

Phil Roberts

Accessibility, Inclusion

If your organisation isn’t currently providing accessible formats of your print communications, here’s some advice on how you can approach the new service with confidence and with your individual customers in mind. Be customer-focused If the document is for a specific individual, feel free to check if they have specific requirements or requests. For example, […]

Nov

2018

Supporting Low Vision Patients Who Can No Longer Drive

19/11/2018

Phil Roberts

blind, disability rights, Sight loss, visually impaired

For many of us, learning to drive is one of life’s rites of passage. It represents a stepping-stone into adulthood, and a passport to independence we all too quickly take for granted. How it might feel to have that autonomy taken away from us is something to which we barely give a thought; yet for […]

Dan with his arm around his trusty guide dog Zodiac

Sep

2018

My Guide Dog in his Shining Armour

19/09/2018

Phil Roberts

Accessibility, Guide dogs, mobility

Barking Mad Owning a guide dog can be an empowering, life-changing experience and one that brings many rewards. But it is not always about straight walking. It can, on occasions, be a tasty bone of contention. When you walk into a store, your faithful pooch trotting happily by your side, things can go surprisingly quiet. […]

Eye patient being told there's nothing more that can be done

Aug

2018

Short Sighted Eye Testing by BJ Edwards

31/08/2018

Phil Roberts

customer experience, eye health, holistic model

More than just a pair of eyes Let us start with a dose of philosophy in order to set the scene. What am I? Yes, it’s a tough question, and a classic, a question you wouldn’t expect to find in an article about eyesight, but nevertheless, it is a necessary and valuable starting point, because […]

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