Getting around London
Posted by Denis Deasy Modified on 02-09-2008I have lived in London for 20 years. One of the reasons I moved to London was for the easy availability of services and shops and the freedom that public transport offers. But in spite of the vast network of buses, trains, tube lines and stations there are still endless challenges and obstacles that I as a visually impaired commutor have to face.
I’ll describe a recent journey through London...
Disability Living Allowance
Posted by Stephen Remington Modified on 01-09-2008As many of you may know we have been a very active supporter of the campaign to see the high rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance extended to people with the 'most severe sight loss'.
Action's Annual Conference
Posted by Denis Deasy Modified on 26-08-2008Every July Action mangers, trustees and service users meet to review how Action is doing and to plan for the future. This year was my first conference and I was not quite sure what to expect. I was in for a surprise.
Flight for Sight
Posted by Stephen Remington Modified on 01-09-2008We are lucky to have been awarded ‘Flight for Sight’. This is an opportunity to use the London Eye as a means for highlighting concerns we have around eye health. We would hope to do this by inviting relevant professionals to discuss with us and of course with each other some of the concerns and most importantly solutions for these concerns.
Cyclists and visually impaired people on the roads
Posted by Denis Deasy Modified on 26-08-2008The recent court case involving a cyclist who was fined over the death of a pedestrian has highlighted the issue of safety on the roads.
I have nearly been run down a few times by cyclists not following the rules of the road.
Eye Tests
Posted by Stephen Remington Modified on 26-08-2008We are becoming increasingly concerned about the spiralling cost of an eye test and the likely increase in visual impairment resulting from people being economically excluded from this vital service.
The UK Vision Strategy
Posted by Stephen Remington Modified on 26-08-2008As some of you hopefully will know the UK Vision Strategy was launched during April at a very well attended event. This is the result of many months work and in particular the result of consultation with blind and partially sighted people and their organisations. However, this document should not be viewed as the end of the journey but as the beginning of a long and I hope exciting process.
Public transport
Posted by Denis Deasy Modified on 26-08-2008We all have issues with public transport. Cancellations, overcrowding, price increases, three buses at once and then nothing for an hour - are you feeling irritated yet? Now add blurred or complete loss of vision to the mix.
Denis Deasy's blog
Posted by Denis Deasy Modified on 26-08-2008Hi, I am Denis Deasy and I work in the ICT team at Action. I was born with Cataracts in both eyes – I am partially sighted in my right eye. The simplest way to explain what I can see is, I can read the top line of an Eye chart at 6 meters (it used to be 20 feet), and I have good central vision but no peripheral sight – so I turn my head a lot to see. I lost all sight in my left eye when I was six or seven years old.
Stephen Remington introduces Action's new blog
Posted by Stephen Remington Modified on 26-08-2008I am delighted to have this opportunity to take you through some of the key areas in which we are currently involved. Action for Blind People is an organisation which passionately believes in change and that change is best achieved when we work together. I hope that some of the areas which I shall outline over the coming months will demonstrate both of these.
