#VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

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2 months ago

Chloe Hesse, Northumberland and Cumbria Sight Loss Council member, who is sat outside at a festival. She has long, fair, wavy hair and is wearing glasses on top of her head. She is smiling at the camera.

We caught up with Chloe, #NorthumberlandAndCumbria Sight Loss Council member, to hear about her volunteering journey, favourite projects, and travel dreams! ✨🌍

Read the full Q&A on our Facebook page and discover how you can get involved: bit.ly/3YyUeJk

#VisionForChange #MeetTheMembers

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

2 months ago

A dark teal background with gold fireworks and star illustrations scattered in four corners. Large gold numbers which read ‘2026’ are in the centre with gold fireworks behind. Below, text reads ‘Happy New Year’ and the Sight Loss Councils logo appears at the bottom.

Happy New Year from everyone at Sight Loss Councils 🎉

Thank you to all our SLC members, partners, and supporters for everything you achieved with us in 2025. We look forward to working together to make 2026 a year of even greater accessibility and inclusion!

#VisionForChange #HappyNewYear

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

3 months ago

Huge luck to @pocklington.bsky.social, SLCs, & partners at the UK Bus Awards! Our Vision Impairment Awareness Training is up for the 'Partnership for Excellence' award, today!

We're so proud of our team, whose lived experience is helping make bus travel safer and more inclusive 🎉#VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

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3 months ago

Five Years Waiting: Campaigners Celebrate a Birthday No One Wanted - Thomas Pocklington Trust

2/2 Meanwhile, @pocklington.bsky.social & London SLCs held a tongue-in-cheek 'birthday party' at Westminster yesterday for the Government's inaction on pavement parking.

Join us in demanding action - write to your MP today: bit.ly/48f2PFG

#StreetsForAll #VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

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4 months ago

Jack, Engagement Manager for the North East, sitting at the ‘Go North East’ Bus Driver Academy, with four Go North East staff members. The yellow and black wall behind them reads ‘The Elite Bus Driver Academy.’

Jack, EM for the North East, and volunteer Matty, standing outside Abbeyfield Care Home in after a VI Awareness session. They are standing next to the care home sign, surrounded by daffodils and spring greenery.

Happy 4th Birthday to Northumberland & Cumbria Sight Loss Council! 🎉 

A year of real progress in the #NorthEast, from sim spec walks and accessibility improvements to VI Awareness sessions, and more inclusive transport.

Huge thanks to our brilliant volunteers and partners. #VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

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4 months ago

A group of male and female Sight Loss Council volunteers and Thomas Pocklington Trust Sight Loss Council staff at the 2025 Rodney Powell Awards for volunteering. They are standing indoors in a well-lit room, wearing medals around their necks and holding white canes, at the 2025 Rodney Powell Awards for volunteering. Two guide dogs, one golden and one German shepherd, are positioned at the front near their handlers. A presentation screen and seated attendees are visible in the background.

🌟 Blind and partially sighted people are leading change through #SightLossCouncils. From transport to #healthcare and access to public spaces, we’re making communities more accessible. We’re also recruiting new volunteers in key regions: bit.ly/3Ige7Ox #VisionForChange #InclusionForAll #Volunteering

Sight Loss Councils

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4 months ago

View of a football stadium from the stands, showing rows of amber-coloured seats in the foreground and a green pitch in the centre. The stadium structure and floodlights are visible, with a cloudy sky in the background.

A rectangular white iced cake decorated with gold stars and a black ribbon on the side. The cake has printed text that reads: “Happy 100th Birthday Stoke-on-Trent” and includes the Staffordshire Sight Loss logo and a circular emblem with “100” and an illustration of a bottle kiln.

Sight Loss Council (SLC) Co-ordinator PJ (left) with Staffordshire SLC volunteer Klaudia (right) standing behind a black table displaying items such as pens, keyrings, and simulation glasses. Behind them is a large banner with the Sight Loss Councils logo and the text: “Join us to influence change.” The banner features photos of people wearing lanyards and smiling.

🎉 Today we’re at #Staffordshire Sight Loss Association’s Info Day 2025 celebrating 100 years!  Come meet our volunteers and learn about our work to increase access for #blind and #PartiallySighted people. Find us on the first floor at @officialpvfc.bsky.social, Stoke-on-Trent. 

#VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

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5 months ago

Opportunity For Blind And Partially Sighted People IN Lancashire To Try Out Different Sports With Help From The Lancashire Sight Loss Council If you are blind or partially sighted, and would like to see what sports you can play which have been created or adapted with sight loss in mind, the Lancashire Sight Loss Council is putting on an eve...

🎉SLC's Kelly speaks to @rnibradio.bsky.social about Lancashire Sight Loss Council's free, inclusive sports day on 18 Oct in Blackburn! Try blind baseball, goalball, yoga & more in a supportive space. Register by 16 Oct: bit.ly/3IAx5BQ Listen now: bit.ly/42QMQLX

#SportsForAll #VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

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5 months ago

⚽️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

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

5 months ago

🚌 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.
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#MakeBusesAccessible #VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

5 months ago

Three SLC volunteers and SLC Engagement Manager Kelly (far left) stood in a row in the museum smiling at the camera. They are wearing high vis and hard hats. A guide dog is sat on the floor. Above them is a circular neon sign that says ‘More Making’ on it. A couple of volunteers are looking at exhibits in the background.

A diverse group of SLC volunteers in the museum wearing high vis and hard hats listening to someone reading from a piece of paper. They are carrying navigation canes. One person has a guide dog.

Three SLC volunteers, two male and one female, are wearing high vis and hard hats, holding navigation canes, in the museum. An old antique life-size train is in the background. They are all looking in inquisitively to their left, and one volunteer is smiling.

🏛️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

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

6 months ago

A stone-built café named Café 1897 sits at the edge of a road. Outside, there’s a patio area with tables and chairs. A row of white-painted planters with red lettering spelling “Café 1897” lines the front, improving visibility.

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

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

6 months ago

🌟 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

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

6 months ago

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

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

6 months ago

🌟 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

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

6 months ago

⚾ 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 🏃‍♂️🎯

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

7 months ago

Staff welcomed SLC members with tactile items and braille info—but we all agreed: there’s room for improvement. From large-print materials to audio descriptions, small changes can bring history and design to life. 

Thanks #LiverpoolCathedral—we’re excited to return with ideas! #VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

7 months ago

⚾ We saw some serious swings & even bigger smiles at our last Let’s Get Active event! Here's your reminder about the next LGA event!

Join Lancashire SLCs for blind baseball & more at our multi-sport taster day. 🗓 Sat 18 Oct 🕙 10am–4pm📍Blackburn Central High School

#BlindBaseball #VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

7 months ago

💬 “You might find yourself doing something you never thought possible.” – shares Michael, a #Lancashire SLC member.  

#VisionForChange #MakeSportAccessible #SportForAll

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

7 months ago

White infographic with large black text that reads, “I joined Lancashire Sight Loss Council because I feel services should be accessible to partially sighted people. This is not always the case - we work to improve this.” - This is followed by smaller, bold black text at the bottom of the infographic that reads, "Michael, Lancashire SLC member". An image of Michael is presented in the bottom right corner of the infographic, while a piece of the SLC logo adorns the top right corner.

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

Sight Loss Councils

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7 months ago

Overgrown hedges force #blind & #PartiallySighted people to walk on the road, risking injury & impacting confidence. Join us & @pocklington.bsky.social's  #CutItBack campaign to keep our streets safe. #VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

7 months ago

👁️ Big news for accessibility in healthcare! From 30 June, @england.nhs.uk launched a new Self-Assessment Framework for the Accessible Information Standard. A huge step forward to #MakeHealthAccessible & drive a #VisionForChange 💬 #SightLossCouncils #AIS

Sight Loss Councils

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7 months ago

Four attendees are dancing in a spacious room with wooden floors. A woman in a blue t-shirt is dancing with a man in a red t-shirt on the left side of the image. To the right, a woman in black is dancing with a man in a black t-shirt and shorts. They are practising ballroom dance steps, focused and synchronised.

💃 “Dancing with an expert like Lee boosted my confidence!” – shared attendee Rebecca. 

 
👏 Thanks to all who made our multi-sport day a success! 
 

#VisionForChange #MakeSportAccessible

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

7 months ago

From left to right: SLC members Paul, Denise, Ching and Liam are seated in a crowded room, attentively listening, with art pieces displayed on the walls in the background.

South East #London SLC attended #AudioArt at the National Gallery—an immersive event for #Blind & #PartiallySighted visitors exploring art through sound and audio description.

#MakeArtAccessible #VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

8 months ago

Lime's team learned how poorly parked e-bikes and e-scooters create barriers for BPS pedestrians. They're now committed to working with London SLCs to create more inclusive design and safer parking solutions. 🚶‍♀️🚲 #VisionForChange

Finding Right Balance

@findrightbalance.bsky.social

8 months ago

🌿 Explore the heart of our mission at our new website.

Tap the link in bio to read more.

#VisionForChange #GreatTurning #ClimateJustice

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

8 months ago

Looking at the world through the lens of empathy - The Bristol Cable Jaldeep walks the streets with Bristol resident Anela Wood, who is blind, to understand how everyday streets become dangerous obstacle courses, from overgrown bushes to silent e-scooters. Through her ...

As featured on The Bristol Cable, West of England SLC highlights the impact of street obstacles. Volunteer Anela shared: “Sometimes you get a face full of bushes,” forcing her into the road. 🌿🛣️♿ Read more: bit.ly/4nthN1B #CutItBack #MakeStreetsAccessible #SightLossCouncils #VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

8 months ago

Overgrown hedges force #blind & #PartiallySighted people to walk on the road, risking injury & impacting confidence. Join us & @pocklington.bsky.social’s #CutItBack campaign to keep our streets safe. #VisionForChange

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

8 months ago

A group shot of 17 people of varying ages, genders, and ethnicities standing together at Wimbledon station. Five people are holding their long canes. Some people are carrying rucksacks, handbags, and coffee cups. Antony Merlyn stands at the front of the group in the middle, smiling at the camera. He is smartly dressed in a navy suit and tie, is holding a notebook, and carrying a rucksack.

🚆 Excited for South West London Sight Loss Council's 'Try a Train' event at Wimbledon Station with GTR today! Helping #blind & #PartiallySighted people travel independently. 🌟 #MakeTransportAccessible #Railway200 #VisionForChange

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3SUUjo5

Sight Loss Councils

@slcouncils.bsky.social

8 months ago

A group photo of eight people standing in a line outside Birmingham New Street Station, smiling at the camera. The team includes officers in uniform and plain clothes alongside Sight Loss Councils members and guide dog Rowley.

Three people and a guide dog standing in a row, smiling at the camera. Behind them is an E scooter parking bay. From left to right, Sergeant Pritchard, Taryn (SLC member), Steve (SLC member) and guide dog Rowley

SLC member, Taryn stood talking to a uniformed police officer

four: SLC member Steve reading the Braille on an officer's warrant card.

Last week, #WestMidlands SLCs joined @westmidlandspolice.bsky.social for outreach days, discussing E-Scooter & E-Bike impacts on #blind & #PartiallySighted pedestrians. #MakeStreetsAccessible #VisionForChange