Diritti Diretti, an Italian NGO, organizes the national award “ACCESSIBLE TOURISM – Journalists, communicators and advertisers overcome barriers” to share the good practices on accessibility that already exist in Italy and that have become the founder of the concepts of attractiveness, innovation, aesthetics and sustainability.
Read Following the success (hundreds of visits in a few days) of the post Ten tips to guiding a person with sight loss the community of the visually impaired asked to draw up a list of specific advice on how to help a person who may have restricted field of vision, reduced night vision and reduced visual acuity.
Read List updated on 23 April 2019In this post we want to collect all groups for deaf and hearing impaired. They range from support groups, to groups that talk about technology, sports, leisure, recreational activities.
Read This list was take from RNIB website
Another interesting post on the topic is here
The advice given here will help you feel confident about guiding a person with sight loss: Always offer assistance first, not everyone will need help
Introduce yourself – ask the person where they want to go and how they wish to be guided
Ensure you are one step ahead of the person you are guiding
Give instructions where necessary but don’t overdo it
Be aware of hazards at ground level and at head height
When guiding, give information about the people who are present and the environment as you move around
Explain your actions
When approaching seating, tell the person where the seat is and guide their hand to the back and seat of the chair, so that they can sit down independently
Remember to allow extra space around obstacles
Remember if someone is blind, it doesn’t always mean they have no sight at all.
Read Updated list: 21st April 2019 – 18:23
Here is the updated list of Facebook groups for the blind and visually impaired.
Read Walking presupposes thatat every step the world changes in some aspect and also that something changes in us Italo Calvino – Collection of Sand
It happens … a moment of fatigue, one of the “dark nights of the soul” that we can all meet during our existence.
Read The dust on the shoes.
I just pass a finger on the hard leather. I should put the cream on to soften it.
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Read (transalted from Italian by Sophia Boccard)
I just got back from an incredible solo trip to Thailand. I have not traveled alone since my trip to Peru in 2016.
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