Help those with sight loss

WITH cold, icy conditions forecast to continue for the rest of the year, Action for Blind People is urging people to spare a thought for those with sight loss.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Dec 2010, 10:00 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 21:27 BST

Freezing weather can be a real pain and can cause inconvenience, but for some visually-impaired people it can be dangerous and also mean total isolation.

Many blind and partially-sighted people lack confidence getting out and about in good weather, so when frost and ice make pavements slippery, many feel unable to venture out of their front doors and become trapped in their own homes.

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We’re encouraging everyone who knows someone with sight problems to check if they need any help. Our top tips are:

• Contact visually impaired neighbours to make sure they’re okay

• Clear their path of ice and snow

• Offer to drive them to and from their place of work

• Do their food shopping, so they’re stocked up with supplies

• Offer to walk with them, guiding them around icy and slippery surfaces

Your help will be a real lifeline to people with sight loss. Thank you.

COLIN BROWN

Action for Blind People

Judd Street

London