Shops, hotels, restaurants: the Equality Act expects you to plan ahead for disabled customers, not wait for someone to struggle (EHRC). Does your front-line team know how to guide someone with sight loss? visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #CustomerService #Hospitality

"My eyes are fine." Compared to what? 14.5 million UK adults skip routine sight tests, and "my eyes are fine" is the top reason (Eye Health UK, 2026). Many eye conditions cause no symptoms at first. visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #EyeHealth

"I didn't necessarily need to be off on long term sickness claiming my income protection insurance." An employee with macular degeneration on why early assessment matters. Dan for @UKVRA: vrassociationuk.com/news/ear… #SightLoss #IncomeProtection #VocationalRehabilitation

Hearing loss is invisible, so nobody asks, and many people hide it by nodding along. Most can stay in the job they're good at with low-cost adjustments: flexible hours, the right seat for lip-reading, a hearing loop. visualisetrainingandconsulta… #HearingLoss #LineManagers

Optometrists: "Walk into your practice tomorrow, not as the professional, but as the patient." Dan in Vision Magazine: "Low vision patients do not need pity. They need opportunities." visionmagazineonline.co.za/2… #Optometry #SightLoss #VisualImpairment

Did you know? In blind football the ball has metal bearings inside, so players track it by sound. Proof that sight isn't what makes a champion. visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #VisualImpairment

Before his first guide dog, our founder Dan walked head down, scanning for obstacles. With Zodiac, he walked tall, and strangers started talking to him. "I'm no longer invisible because of him." visualisetrainingandconsulta… #GuideDogs #SightLoss

Myth: tinnitus is just ringing in the ears. Fact: the NHS lists buzzing, humming, hissing, whooshing, throbbing, even music. And total silence can make it more noticeable. Low-cost help at work: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #Tinnitus #HearingLoss #MythBusting

"It's all the line manager's fault." Or is it, when they've had no training and no backing from above? A clip from our podcast: youtube.com/shorts/ryKtvKQ08… Training for managers: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #LineManagers #SightLoss

Tech tip: Android's free Live Caption subtitles videos, podcasts, voice notes and calls, processed on your phone (Google). Settings, Accessibility, Live Caption. Done. visualisetrainingandconsulta… #HearingLoss #Accessibility

Spotted a red and white striped cane? It means the person is deafblind: they have a hearing condition as well as a sight condition (Sense). Offering help? Ask first, as you would with anyone. #WhiteCaneDay visualisetrainingandconsulta… #HearingLoss #SightLoss

"Are you inclusive?" is an easy question to say yes to, and a harder one to prove. Our short video: youtu.be/qnvqQYRkZq0 How we help: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #HearingLoss #Inclusion

It's #WhiteCaneDay. Myth: everyone with a white cane is completely blind. Fact: many people with sight loss still have some vision. A long or guide cane helps find kerbs and steps; a shorter symbol cane simply lets people know (Sense). visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss

A legal secretary with progressive sight loss was taking twice as long to produce documents. The fix? Voice recognition software that dictates straight into the case management system. Same workload, less eye strain. visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #ReasonableAdjustments

Seeing ability, not disability. Our short video on why disability confidence matters for employers: youtu.be/RpaDdzY8lAE Our eLearning: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #DisabilityConfident #SightLoss #HearingLoss

Jamie Ward's sight got worse fast while he was working at Channel 4. His advice on our podcast: don't measure yourself against what you used to be able to do. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… Workplace assessments: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #VisualImpairment

Five free ways to help a colleague with hearing loss: Face them Light your face One voice at a time Captions on, every call Rephrase, don't just repeat (RNID) visualisetrainingandconsulta… #HearingLoss #DeafAwareness

Don't take our word for it. Here's what delegates say about our visual impairment awareness training: youtu.be/dY-QbnPk-WA Course details: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #VisualImpairment

Landlines are going digital, with the switchover due to finish by the end of January 2027. Use a textphone or amplified phone? Plug it into your router, not the wall, and tell your provider about any telecare alarm (Sense). visualisetrainingandconsulta… #HearingLoss #DeafAwareness

28% of disabled workers and jobseekers had an adjustment request turned down, or agreed and never put in place, in the past ten years (Scope, 2026). "Agreed" isn't the finish line. Working is. visualisetrainingandconsulta… #ReasonableAdjustments #SightLoss #HearingLoss