VIPAccess

Blogging & tweeting about accessibility for the visually impaired

[Nystagmus Network @NystagmusUK]

Calling #Optometrists and #DispensingOpticians: 3 FREE #CPDPoints available online from @NystagmusUK - https://t.co/KjPCMzywWJ

[Visionary @visionary_uk]

Join us in new #eye conditions month sessions, FREE for Visionary members.

• 1 Mar, #Nystagmus and @NystagmusUK:
• 7 Mar, @KeratoconusGB impact, treatment and support;
• 8 Mar, Coping with disenfranchised #Grief; and
• 15 Mar, #Eye don't understand.

https://t.co/lLDSc8bbkf

[Nystagmus Network @NystagmusUK]

Want WORDLE in a more VI friendly format?

Try this: https://t.co/Bj3g4bvOuC

#VisuallyImpaired

[Nystagmus Network @NystagmusUK]

This Friday is the final Parent Power workshop in our 'introduction to SEND' series. Join fellow parents and carers of children with nystagmus and learn all you need to know to help your child meet their potential at school. Places are FREE. Register here: https://t.co/Nr11mdaeo0

[Nystagmus Network @NystagmusUK]

The Albinism Fellowship Family Conference, October 2022
Please see AFUK website for details: @AlbinismUK #NystagmusCommunity #Albinism #Nystagmus
https://t.co/TlKux9QyW3

[VIPAccess @VIPAccessUK]

@MichaelGrimmett @love_prezzo Appalling. Good for you for be standing your ground.

[VIPAccess @VIPAccessUK]

Very excited for the new series of #GBBO . Why put white writing on a pale blue background? Impossible to read for the visually impaired.

[British Bake Off @BritishBakeOff]

Meet Tom, a software developer who loves to sing and run. But when it comes to the Bake Off Tent, we’ll judge him on his bun. #GBBO

[Jay Rayner @jayrayner1]

There is a special place in hell for restaurants which refuse people with guide dogs. Apart from anything else it contravenes equality law. But the law shouldn’t be the issue. It’s grossly inhospitable and just plain crass.

[VIPAccess @VIPAccessUK]

@AmarLatif_ @BBCiPlayer @BBCOne Looking forward to watching it tonight!

[Nystagmus Network @NystagmusUK]

Join @NystagmusUK for our virtual quiz night at 7pm tonight. It's a bit of fun and you'll be helping support the #Nystagmus community and a small charity.
Thank you
https://t.co/ffVrUUI9WI

[Thomas Pocklington Trust @PocklingtonHub]

Get involved with a @DisRightsUK and @transportgovuk study looking at how #disabled passengers interact with their environment.

The workshop will take place in #London and participants will receive a £40 voucher. Please email [email protected] by the 9 August.

[VIPAccess @VIPAccessUK]

@VIPAccessUK would be interested in doing a review of this service.

[VIPAccess @VIPAccessUK]

. Really interesting interview on @BBCWomansHour with @BlondeHistorian. #whitecane #visualimpairment.

[Thomas Pocklington Trust @PocklingtonHub]

.@KingsCollegeLon are doing a survey about how #health conditions and #disabilities affect people's experiences of work. Whether you have a health condition or not, they would like to hear from you.

Find out more here: https://t.co/7iCjqZ2YlX

[VIPAccess @VIPAccessUK]

Fantastic service from @TheRAC_UK and @Motability today. Thank you.

[Thomas Pocklington Trust @PocklingtonHub]

Exciting new #AudioDescribed performances at @operahollandprk with @VocalEyesAD including a double bill of Il segreto di Susanna/Iolanta on 1 August at 19:30, with a touch tour before. To book, call the Box Office on 0300 999 1000. #AssistanceDogs and sighted guides welcome! 🎭

[Amar Latif OBE @AmarLatif_]

Really proud of this! Well done everyone @TraveleyesLtd if you have a few minutes, please do vote as it would make a huge difference to not just us, but to the whole travel industry as they recognise accessible travel for the first time!

[VIPAccess @VIPAccessUK]

Applied for a @jlandpartners credit card and impressed to see there were options on what format you would like to receive correspondence in, including #largeprint. Let's hope this happens. #equallity

[Thomas Pocklington Trust @PocklingtonHub]

We are looking for a blind or partially sighted person to join us as a Communications Intern! You could be the next social media guru, Google analytics wizard or content genius! 👩‍💻👨‍💻

Closing date is 7 July.

Apply here: https://t.co/DsXnaZydHn …

#Communications #SocialMedia

[Thomas Pocklington Trust @PocklingtonHub]

Attend a private view of Vincent van Gogh in London for #blind and #PartiallySighted people only on Sunday 23 June from 6.30-8.30pm. 👨‍🎨

It will include an #AudioDescribed tour. Places are free but you need to RSVP by emailing [email protected]

#Art