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Sight Loss Councils

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Sight Loss Councils are groups of blind & partially sighted people working to drive transformative change & raise awareness across the UK. #VisionForChange

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Sight Loss Councils@slcouncils.bsky.social · 2w ago

From sighted guiding to describing wildlife and habitats, Lancashire SLC recently worked with staff and volunteers at Martin Mere Wetlands to explore practical ways of making visitor experiences more accessible and inclusive for people with sight loss. 🌿 Thanks to all for such a great session!

Four participants walk along a paved pathway during a sighted guiding exercise at Martin Mere Wetlands. At the front, one participant guides another who is using a long cane and wearing simulated sight-loss glasses. The participant using the cane is dressed in brightly coloured tie-dye trousers and a wide-brimmed hat. Two other participants follow behind. The path is surrounded by tall grasses, wildflowers and trees, with open countryside visible in the distance under a clear blue sky.Participants sit at tables in a wooden meeting room while listening during the vision awareness session. Kelly Barton, Engagement Manager for North West England, stands at the front of the room speaking beside a large projection screen displaying a Sight Loss Councils presentation. Lancashire SLC member, Steph, is seated near the front with her guide dog lying on the floor nearby. Other attendees are seated around the room taking part in the session.Two participants walk along a paved pathway during a sighted guiding exercise at Martin Mere. One participant wears simulated sight-loss glasses while being guided by another participant using sighted guiding techniques. The route is bordered by wildflowers, long grass and trees, with other participants visible further along the path.
Sight Loss Councils@slcouncils.bsky.social · 3w ago

Tyne and Wear SLC recently met with the North East Ambulance Service at a Disability North workshop to share lived experience of accessing ambulance and NHS 111 services. The discussion has already led to an invitation to present to the Ambulance Service Board and explore future collaboration.

Jack stands beside a Disability North promotional banner displaying the question, “Could you be a Personal Assistant?” He is holding his white cane and smiling towards the camera. The banner promotes Personal Assistant employment opportunities and explains how Personal Assistants support disabled people to live their lives with greater choice, independence and control.Attendees, including Jack and Angela, take part in a group discussion and interactive table activity during the North East Ambulance Service engagement event. Participants are sharing ideas, recording feedback and contributing their lived experiences, while representatives from the ambulance service support the session. Jack is seated at the front of the photograph with his white cane beside him, and Angela is participating in the discussion at the table.Jack stands alongside representatives from the North East Ambulance Service and Angela during an inclusive engagement event. Angela is seated in her wheelchair beside the group. Behind them is a North East Ambulance Service banner displaying the message, “Diverse. Inclusive. Together.” The photograph highlights partnership working and meaningful engagement between disabled people and emergency healthcare professionals.
Sight Loss Councils@slcouncils.bsky.social · 4w ago

Staffordshire Sight Loss Council got creative, making clay tiles for a special bench at the new Breast Screening Unit at County Hospital, Stafford. The project celebrates our role in helping shape the unit, leaving a lasting legacy through collaboration, creativity and co-production. 🩵

SLC member Klaudia sits at a round table during a clay tile-making project. Various wooden clay tools and decorated tiles are spread across the table. Klaudia looks towards the camera as the session takes place around her.Tanja, Staffordshire SLC member, paints a square clay tile blue during a tile-making project. The tile features a bee design. The table is covered with clay pieces, wooden tools, a pot of blue paint and other decorated tiles.A blue clay tile created during the Staffordshire Sight Loss Council tile-making project. The tile is inscribed with the words "Staffordshire Sight Loss Council" and decorated with flower motifs and star-like patterns. A wooden clay tool lies beside the tile on the table.A collection of handmade clay tiles arranged inside a cardboard box during the Staffordshire Sight Loss Council tile-making project. Most of the tiles are painted blue and feature different designs, including rainbows, hearts, flowers, a bee, waves, and messages such as "Staffordshire Sight Loss Council", "Love is Love", "Thank You NHS", and "Thank You".
Sight Loss Councils@slcouncils.bsky.social · 4w ago

📍 We're back at #SightVillage Birmingham today! Volunteers from Birmingham & Black Country and Staffordshire SLCs are sharing how people with sight loss are driving positive change. This morning, the team also met Birmingham's Lord Mayor and demonstrated sight loss simulation glasses.

Taryn, Birmingham and Black Country SLC member, stands beside Birmingham's Lord Mayor at the SLC stand during Sight Village Birmingham. The Lord Mayor is trying on sight loss simulation glasses while the volunteer looks on and discusses the experience with him. Sight Loss Council volunteers and Birmingham's Lord Mayor stand together at the Sight Loss Councils exhibition stand at Sight Village Birmingham. The Lord Mayor is wearing sight loss simulation glasses. The stand features information materials, long canes, an award certificate and a Sight Loss Councils banner, with other exhibitors and visitors visible in the background.
Sight Loss Councils@slcouncils.bsky.social · 4w ago

📍 Come and see the West Midlands Sight Loss Councils at #SightVillage Birmingham today and tomorrow! Meet our volunteers, learn how people with sight loss are driving change, and catch Senior Engagement Manager Louise Connop's talk on accessible rail travel at 12.30pm today.

Louise Connop, Senior Engagement Manager, and Sergeant Jo Pritchard, volunteer sighted guide, stand behind the Sight Loss Councils exhibition stand at Sight Village Birmingham. The stand features a large Sight Loss Councils banner, information leaflets and promotional materials on a black-covered table. Other exhibitors and attendees can be seen in the background of the exhibition hall.Several Sight Loss Council members and visitors are gathered around the Sight Loss Councils exhibition stand at Sight Village Birmingham. SLC member, Taryn is speaking with a visitor across the information table, while Tony is seated beside leaflets, promotional materials and an award certificate. The exhibition hall is busy with attendees, exhibitor stands and a guide dog visible in the background.
Sight Loss Councils@slcouncils.bsky.social · last mo.

🎧 Helping shape the future of audio description! West of England and Gloucestershire & Swindon Sight Loss Council members joined VocalEyes at the Holburne Museum in Bath to explore how museums can make audio description more engaging and accessible. 👉 Next stop: The Food Museum, Stowmarket.

Hilary, a member of West of England Sight Loss Council, sits at a table examining an object during the Describing Heritage workshop at the Holburne Museum in Bath. A staff member sits opposite, while workshop materials are spread across the table. The room has bright yellow walls and a large window overlooks trees outside.Yahya Pandor, Engagement Manager for South West England, holds a framed artwork during the Describing Heritage workshop at the Holburne Museum in Bath.Aimee, a member of Gloucestershire & Swindon Sight Loss Council, and Hilary, a member of West of England Sight Loss Council, stand outside the Holburne Museum in Bath following the Describing Heritage co-creation workshop with VocalEyes. The historic museum building, with its grand stone façade and columns, forms the backdrop