🏏 Get active with South East London Sight Loss Council and Parkwood Leisure on Sat 25 Oct at Sidcup Leisure Centre for a free multi-sport day.  🗓 12–5pm 📍 Sidcup 🔗 Book: http://bit.ly/3Iubz1N “You’ll meet new people & boost your mental and physical health.” Steve, SLC volunteer #SportsForAll

🚆 “Wayfinder tiles now guide you through all the bollards and obstacles. That’s a major improvement.” Steve from #Birmingham & #BlackCountry SLC shares his rail experiences on @rnibradio.bsky.social#Birmingham#BlackCountry 🎧 Listen: http://bit.ly/47Piw7U 👏 Thanks to everyone working with us to #MakeTransportAccessible

⚽️Try something new at Lancashire Sight Loss Council’s ‘Let’s Get Active’ day in #Blackburn! Join us & Blackburn Blind Sports on 18 Oct for accessible goalball, blind football, tennis, yoga & more - no experience needed! Register: http://bit.ly/3IAx5BQ #SportsForAll #VisionForChange

Excited to be at #QualityBus2025 today, to help #MakeBusesAccessible for #blind & #PartiallySighted people. 🚌 Operators & trainers: explore our training shaped by lived experience 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/kfpqaxndkf Created with @pocklington.bsky.social, @CPT, @DVSA & @bususersuk.bsky.social#QualityBus2025

🚆 On Track for Change: Steve’s Journey to Accessible Rail Travel for @railway200.bsky.social . Meet Steve from Birmingham & Black Country SLC, sharing how accessible rail features changed his travel experience. Read his story: http://bit.ly/3VpV9dG #Railway200 #MakeTransportAccessible

🚌 A missed stop or unclear info can turn a simple bus journey into a challenge. This #CatchTheBusMonth, we’re helping make travel more inclusive with Vision Awareness training for drivers with @cpt-uk.bsky.social, DVSA and Bus Users UK. 👉 f.mtr.cool/kfpqaxndkf #MakeBusesAccessible #VisionForChange

🏛️Greater Manchester Sight Loss Council visited the Science & Industry Museum to review a new audio description for the Power Hall -a first for a permanent exhibit! A fantastic leap forward in accessibility. The museum is reopening in October! 👏 #AccessibilityMatters #BlindAwareness #VisionForChange

🚆 Kate & Peter from Hampshire Sight Loss Council share how regular rail travel builds confidence & independence for #Railway200. Friendly station staff & small changes make a big difference in terms of access - but there's still more to do. Read more: http://bit.ly/46uBGxv @railway200.bsky.social

Our Young Voices & Student Voices will take the centre stage at STEP Together (11 October 2025, London) to share lived experiences of moving into further & higher education. Free event, you don’t want to miss it. Register today: https://f.mtr.cool/dpybdaahrg

📰 Sight Loss Councils are published in Rail Professional! We're sharing stories as blind & partially sighted rail passengers as part of @railway200.bsky.social  📖 Read more: http://bit.ly/47MIKYO #SightLossCouncils #AccessibleTravel #Railway200 #MakeTransportAccessible

Making changes one step at a time. A #NorthEast #SimSpecWalk led to black planters outside a café being painted white to help with visibility. Small changes = big impact. Learn more about our volunteers' work to #MakeStreetsAccessible: bit.ly/41VStrR #VisionForChange #Accessibility #NorthEastSLC

🚉 SLCs are sharing rail travel stories for #Railway200, marking 200 years of the modern railway. Trains are a lifeline for many #blind & #PartiallySighted people - access matters. How has your experience of the railway changed over the years?👉 http://bit.ly/427Q7pQ #MakeTransportAccessible

👣 North London Sight Loss Council has joined the Oriel team at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital to review signage and wayfinding (navigation) for the new @moorfields.bsky.social's site helping ensure accessibility is built in from the start. We look forward to our next visit! #MakeHealthAccessible

🌟 Want to make a difference for #blind & #PartiallySighted people? Join our growing network of Sight Loss Council volunteers. We're recruiting in Hampshire, Lancashire, Sussex, SE & SW London, Staffordshire, West & South Yorkshire and more.👉 Apply: sightlosscouncils.org.uk/join-us #VisionForChange

🎙️ Meet Steve, a volunteer with #Birmingham & #BlackCountry Sight Loss Council, and his guide dog Rowley🐾 He recently joined PJ & radio host Chris Hodgkiss @brumsideradio.bsky.social  to talk about our work, raise awareness and play their favourite tunes! 👉 Listen from 6min 20: http://bit.ly/4p90mEb

In this piece from ITV News West Country, Engagement Manager Yahya Pandor and volunteer Anela Wood share their lived experiences navigating our streets as blind and partially sighted people. Also, hear @rnib.bsky.social CEO Matt Stringer call for urgent action Watch the piece:

In this piece from ITV News West Country, Engagement Manager Yahya Pandor and volunteer Anela Wood share their lived experiences navigating our streets as blind and partially sighted people. Also, hear @rnib.bsky.socialCEO Matt Stringer call for urgent action. Watch the piece:

In this piece from ITV News West Country, Engagement Manager Yahya Pandor and volunteer Anela Wood share their lived experiences navigating our streets as blind and partially sighted people. Also, hear @rnib.bsky.socialCEO Matt Stringer call for urgent action. Watch the piece:

Are you #blind or #PartiallySighted & want to improve accessibility in your area? We are recruiting members in Sussex, SE & SW London, Staffordshire, South & West Yorkshire, Hampshire & Lancashire. Apply today: www.sightlosscouncils.org.uk/join-us  #SightLossCouncils #VisionForChange

🚆 Over the coming weeks, #blind and #PartiallySighted Sight Loss Council volunteers are sharing rail travel stories for #Railway200, marking 200 years of the modern railway. We've also been running Try a Train events to help build travel confidence. 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/4neRriM #MakeTrainsAccessible

🎉 Join us for Lancashire SLC's Let’s Get Active – a free multi-sport taster day for #blind and #PartiallySighted people in Blackburn! Try chair yoga, tai chi, football, tennis & more. 📅 Sat 18 Oct | 10 till 4 📍 Blackburn Central High School 👉 Register: sightlosscouncils.org.uk/events #SportsForAll

🛴 Sight Loss Councils are continuing to speak out on the dangers of e-bikes & e-scooters for #blind & #PartiallySighted people - especially when ridden and abandoned on pavements. It’s time for change. 📢 👉 Recent radio coverage: bit.ly/4n91Zju 🔗 Charter: bit.ly/3T0EyeR #EBikeCharter #StreetsForAll

🔊 Sight Loss Councils are speaking to TV and radio this week calling for safer streets. E-bikes & e-scooters pose real dangers - from silent riding to pavement blockages. We need action. 📢 👉 BBC story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🔗 Charter: bit.ly/3T0EyeR #EBikeCharter #StreetsForAll

🏅 Lancashire SLC’s Let’s Get Active: try new sports, meet others & share your journey, just like Mohammed! 🗓 Sat 18 Oct | 🕙 10am–4pm | 📍 Blackburn Central High School No experience needed - just come along & get involved. Book: http://bit.ly/458X2kM #SightLossCouncils #BlindCommunity

🎉 Are you #blind or #PartiallySighted & want to try a new sport in a fun & supportive environment? Join #Lancashire SLC on 18 Oct, 10am–4pm at #Blackburn Central High School for a Lets Get Active day! 🏓 Try inclusive goalball, judo, tai chi, tennis, & more. 🔗 Book your place: bit.ly/4g6WFLe

September is Catch the Bus Month! For blind & partially sighted people, buses mean independence, but only if journeys are accessible. We’ve launched driver training in collaboration with CPT and DVSA to make travel inclusive. Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/hxphftiyee #CatchTheBusMonth

Sight Loss Councils are recruiting #blind and #PartiallySighted members in #Sussex, #SWLondon, #Staffordshire & more. Help shape accessibility in your community. Paul says: “Swallow your confidence… make the application… you will get heard.” 👉 www.sightlosscouncils.org.uk #VisionForChange

Just five vacancies left on the @pocklington.bsky.social #GetSetProgress intern scheme!

Try tai chi & more at Lancashire Sight Loss Council’s Let’s Get Active day! 🗓 Sat 18 Oct | 📍 Blackburn Central High School | 🕙 10am–4pm Open to blind & partially sighted people - no experience needed. Book: http://bit.ly/458X2kM #LetsGetActive #MakeSportAccessible

Nikki, SLC member for #SouthWest #London, urges support for #CutItBack:  “Overgrown bushes can be frightening and dangerous, forcing me onto the road and risking injury." Support our #CutItBack campaign by sharing this post! https://bit.ly/3A1JXwm   #MakeStreetsAccessible

🌟 Sight Loss Councils are recruiting #blind and #PartiallySighted members in #Sussex, #SW London, #Yorkshire & more!   Anela says: “It makes a real difference… and seeing results is what keeps me going.”  Apply: www.sightlosscouncils.org.uk #VisionForChange #Accessibility #Volunteering

Are you #blind or #PartiallySighted and feel unsure about travelling by train? Join #Merseyside SLC and Avanti West Coast on 30 Sept for 'Try a Train' at #Liverpool Lime Street!  This free event is a great chance to explore and build confidence in a supportive environment. #MakeTransportAccessible

⚾ We hope to see more big smiles & bold swings just like at our last event! Join us Sat 18 Oct, 10am–4pm at Blackburn Central High for some multisport fun. All abilities are welcome!  Learn more: http://bit.ly/458X2kM  #VisionForChange #BlindBaseball #SportForAll #LetsGetActive 🏃‍♂️🎯

Blind and partially sighted people still face barriers while shopping, but the tech to fix it already exists. Our new youth-led report, Retail Reimagined, shows how accessible QR codes like Navilens and ZapVision can unlock independence. Read it now: https://f.mtr.cool/ddnayligcb

Last chance to apply! Applications close today 18 Aug for the Sight Loss Councils Co-ordinator role (Yorkshire & Humberside). Support #blind & #PartiallySighted volunteers driving change in their communities. Apply now 👉 f.mtr.cool/grlunmtdfn #SightLossCouncils #Jobs #Inclusion #SLCoordinator

Tech Friday is here. On 19 Sept at 11am, we’re spotlighting Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses at the TPT Hub, London. See how they help with reading, navigation and more. Book now to try them out and chat with experts: https://f.mtr.cool/muevmyqjtx

🏋#Sussex Sight Loss Council ran a Vision Awareness session with King Alfred Leisure Centre’s team, exploring barriers #blind and #PartiallySighted visitors face & sharing ways to increase accessibility. #MakeSportAccessible #SightLossCouncil

👓 Staff from #Hammersmith&FulhamCouncil joined London SLCs for a Sim-Spec Walk, experiencing street obstacles by stepping into the shoes of #blind and #PartiallySighted people to #MakeStreetsAccessible. Learn more: bit.ly/45DFGvb

🕯️Imagine arriving at a venue and being handed braille, large-print, or audio guides. Small gestures like these can make the difference between BPS people accessing a venue independently or not. #Merseyside SLC visited #LiverpoolCathedral to explore how to #MakeArtAccessible.

Let's all do what we can can to improve the accessibility of health and care services please👁️👁️ @pocklington.bsky.social @nationalvoices.bsky.social @nhsconfed.org @england.nhs.uk @kathyspetersen.bsky.social @slcouncils.bsky.social @visionaryuk.bsky.social

We still have some free tickets available! Please help us spread the word! @sightscotland.bsky.social @rnibscotland.bsky.social @rnibradio.bsky.social @visionaryuk.bsky.social @macularsociety.org @slcouncils.bsky.social

🎉 Try goalball, judo, tai chi & more at Lancashire Sight Loss Councils ‘Lets Get Active’ event! 🗓 Sat 18 Oct 📍 Blackburn Central High School 🕙 10am–4pm. Galloways leads boccia & showdown, opening doors through inclusive sport. Come for the action, stay for the smiles! 👉 http://bit.ly/458X2kM

We're hiring! Want to help make your community more inclusive for #blind & #PartiallySighted people? Join us as an SLC Co-ordinator for #Yorkshire & #Humberside. Home-based with travel across the region, up to £28K pro rata, full or part-time. Apply by 18 Aug: f.mtr.cool/qhzvrhgabe #YorkshireJobs

We have free tickets available for 3 Enhance shows at ZOO venues on 12th & 13th August! These are for visually impaired audience members and are on a first come first served basis. All shows have a pre-show Touch Tour with programme notes. Email [email protected] extant.org.uk/project/edin...

Forget the weather, this matters more. Paid internships for blind & partially sighted people are closing soon. From software dev to fundraising, roles span the UK. Check all available roles and apply now:https://f.mtr.cool/okvearkonm

#SouthWest #London SLC visited #WimbledonQuarter to assess how accessible shopping is for BPS people 🛍️ From staff support to store layout and payment options — we’re helping retailers #MakeRetailAccessible 💙

#London SLC volunteers joined TfL on the DLR to trial new priority seating signage 🪑🔵 Feedback from #blind and #PartiallySighted users will help #MakeTransportAccessible!

#Hampshire SLC joins #PortsmouthMuseum to #MakeArtAccessible! A sunny audit day led to big wins for #blind & #PartiallySighted visitors. Read more in volunteer Kate's blog! 🌞🏛️ Learn more: bit.ly/3UEI9QV

🌍✨ What if every city was built with inclusion at its core? We visited #Marburg, Germany - known as “The City for the Blind”. Let’s make accessibility the norm, not the exception. Learn more and about a new @pocklington.bsky.social report on international approaches: bit.ly/4o90cwh #MarburgModel

Are you a #blind or #PartiallySighted #Lancashire resident? Join Lancashire Sight Loss Council to drive change, share your voice & shape services. 🌟  🔗 www.sightlosscouncils.org.uk  #SightLossCouncils #VisionForChange