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24th September 2025

Award-Winning Training Sets New Standard for Vision Impairment Awareness in Public Transport

A groundbreaking training initiative for bus and coach drivers has been honoured with a prestigious award at the Bus Centre of Excellence Conference in Portsmouth, marking a major milestone in accessibility and inclusion. The award was presented to Thomas Pocklington Trust and its Sight Loss Councils, in partnership with the…

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15th September 2025

New Self-Assessment Framework for the Accessible Information Standard

A new Self-Assessment Framework for the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), aimed at improving information received by blind and partially sighted people for health and social care services, has been introduced by NHS England.

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29th August 2025

New Free Online Training Empowers Educators to Support Vision Impaired Students

Thomas Pocklington Trust is proud to launch Vision Impairment: Starting the Conversation, a brand-new free online training course designed specifically for non-specialist education professionals working with school-aged children and young people. Whether you’ve supported blind or partially sighted students before or not, this self-paced course will help you feel confident, informed,…

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