A personal reflection on adapting to sight loss, auditory overload, and the ongoing search for quiet in a noisy world.
Category: Work
Levelling the playing field: Disability and flexible working
Just recently there has been much talk about the need to reverse the decline in productivity and get our workforce back to where we should be. The core focus for some high profile captains of industry’s efforts appears to be dragging all of us workshy office workers back to our desks. With comments like innovation …
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Being visually impaired in the digital world: The ever-increasing need for inclusivity
Close your eyes and pick up your phone then try to do something simple like open your messages and very quickly you will come a cropper as you stab aimlessly on the screen and, if you do actually find the app you want, you probably won’t know because there won’t be any audible cues. Now, …
Musings from a Blind Man: A late-night taxi ride home
I’m sat dozing in the back of a taxi, heading home after a late work event. Chester is laid on the floor next to me in the back of the comfortable MPV, exhausted after such a busy day. As we head on into the night my eyes flicker open and I attempt to gather my …
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Twelve hours to Glasgow – One blind person’s account on travelling during a heat wave
What a week, after starting it with the hottest temperatures on record, I had the unenviable task of heading north for work. Whilst my colleagues all flew, I opted to catch the train because, although slower, having the choice between travelling by train or air with a visual impairment, I always opt to stay as …
The Cookies Banner and the Screen Reader – The ongoing conflict to make the Internet accessible to all
Recently I’ve been spending an extraordinary amount of time sat in railway waiting rooms and the usual way to pass this time is no different to anybody else - staring at my phone, browsing Facebook or Twitter, playing some random game, or simply doing a bit of online shopping. The difference is that I use …
Looking beyond vision and breaking down barriers to employment
Earlier today I was in London for a series of meetings. I came out of the station near St Paul's to walk the few hundred metres to my first meeting at The Bank of England. Stopping at a crossing, a fellow commuter let me know all was clear and then made me aware of some …
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Blind Man with a Backpack 