Sight loss event report November 2022
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There is a lot of digital technology available to support people in their day to day living. Technology benefits different people in different ways and can be challenging to navigate too. People have told us that technology is sometimes difficult to access, and without it, it can be difficult to access certain information or events. Healthwatch Wandsworth joined forces with Wandsworth Council, AGE UK Wandsworth and Katherine Low Settlement to bring people together for this event to discuss technology. This event focussed specifically on technology for people who are blind or visually impaired.
They invited Wandsworth residents with visual impairments or blindness to come to our event at the Age UK Wandsworth’s Gwynneth Morgan Centre. The event took place in November 2022. We ran the event together with AGE UK Wandsworth, Katherine Low Settlement and Wandsworth Council. 18 people attended the event. The organisations in attendance talked through what support they provide with technology for people with sight loss.
Attendees talked about the following issues:
- Health and care services not having accessible website design
- Delays and cancellations with appointments to do with eye health
- How technology could help them with their lives
The report contains five recommendations about communication and information provision, networking, a forum for decision making and issues with transport.