Mobility

If you are losing your sight, you may find it difficult to do certain things. Getting the right equipment and training can make a big difference.

If you are having difficulty in finding training to help you live independently, contact our Community Care Advocacy team. Through our help, people with sight loss have received mobility training from their local social services departments.

Our JMU Access Partnership consultancy service, works to improve access to the urban, built and transport environments for all disabled people.

Sight problems do not always mean an end to driving a car - driving and sight loss outlines the vision criteria people need to meet legal requirements.

Latest news

  • The mObility21 project aims to establish national training standards and courses for teaching mobility and independent living skills to children and young people with sight problems. It is a joint research project between RNIB and the Institute of Education, University of London.
  • In co-operation with London Transport, we set up two types of electronic wayfinding systems in two different transport interchanges, Pathfinder and RNIB REACT.
  • Visit our online shop for products and publications for blind and partially sighted people.
  • Disabled and older people in England are entitled to free off-peak bus travel.
  • Talk and Support offers a range of telephone groups for people with sight problems, which can be accessed from the comfort of their home.

Campaigns

Thousands of blind and partially sighted people, many on low incomes, are not receiving vital community equipment. Many have to pay for equipment themselves. Our 'Equipped for Living' campaign calls for improvements in equipment provision for blind and partially sighted people.

We believe that the right to travel in safety and without fear of accidents or hazards is important for everybody. Our traveller's tales campaign for safer journeys raised awareness and advocated changes.

Free Mobility and Independence Book

This free publication provides an opportunity to keep a continuous record throughout a child's life on their mobility and independence. A working group from MISE (Mobility and Independence Specialists in Education) developed this assessment and evaluation scheme to help raise the awareness of the importance of mobility education for blind and partially sighted people throughout their lives especially during their education.

Content author: webeditor@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 03/07/2008 10:18

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Your stories

Jenny's story - Jenny Burgess volunteered for a disability support group run by people with physical disabilities. She was the only staff member with a sight problem. “I depended on a colleague with physical disabilities to give me a lift to work. I have far greater mobility problems than most people with physical disabilities who can drive a car, yet receive less benefit - it’s unfair and unjust.” Join our campaign to make the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance fair - taken for a ride.