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Myth: Access to Work pays for reasonable adjustments. Fact: it doesn't. The employer's Equality Act duty comes first; Access to Work funds support beyond it. What it does cover: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #AccessToWork #SightLoss

Front-line staff guiding someone with sight loss: ask first, offer your elbow, stay half a pace ahead. Stop and say when there's a step. And never push anyone backwards into a chair. Our guiding tips: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #VisualImpairment #CustomerService

Myth: if they haven't asked for help, they're coping. Fact: hearing loss is easy to hide and exhausting to live with. Plenty of people nod along until they burn out. What a hearing loss workplace assessment looks at: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #HearingLoss #HR

Optometrists: the OCT scan finds it, the referral is written, and the patient goes home frightened. Nobody should leave without knowing where to turn next. Dan's guide for newly diagnosed patients: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #Optometry #SightLoss

Did you know? NHS sight tests are free for all children under 16. The College of Optometrists says every child should have a full sight test before starting school, at around three or four. School screening isn't the same thing. visualisetrainingandconsulta… #EyeHealth #SightLoss

Case managers: a workplace assessment isn't a medical and doesn't judge fitness for work. It looks at one person, in one job, where they work. List what's been tried in the referral, so nothing is repeated: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #CaseManagement #SightLoss #HearingLoss

Lockdown, empty cupboards, and a supermarket website Dan's screen reader couldn't read. No delivery slot either. Why shops have to plan ahead for customers with sight loss: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #Accessibility

A marketing coordinator with partial sight was ready to resign. OH suggested a specialist workplace assessment instead. Magnification, anti-glare filters and accessible slides later, she stayed. Dan for @TrainingMagUS: trainingmag.com/the-day-i-ne… #SightLoss #OccupationalHealth

Eye health myths, busted for managers: Dan, broadcaster Graham Coath and Jayshree Vasani on our podcast. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… Supporting someone with sight loss at work? visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #EyeHealth

Asking for repeats, dodging phone calls, worn out by the end of the day. Signs of hearing loss at work that get mistaken for stress. Dan in @TrainingMagUS: trainingmag.com/spotting-the… #HearingLoss #HR

Did you know? If you're registered blind (severely sight impaired), you may get 50% off your TV Licence, says TV Licensing. Partially sighted doesn't qualify. Know someone who's missing out? Pass it on. visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #VisualImpairment

The clocks go back tonight. In the more common types of retinitis pigmentosa, struggling to see at dusk or in poor light is one of the first signs (Moorfields). Flexible hours to avoid travelling in the dark can help: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #RetinitisPigmentosa

Refused a taxi because of a guide dog? On our podcast, Dan and equality lawyer Carrie Clews of Ringrose Law talk taxis, transport and how the law drives change. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… Your rights: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #GuideDogs

Case managers: after sight or hearing loss, the barriers at home are often practical. Lighting, glare, post, labels, door entry. Our non-clinical assessments give clear recommendations with indicative costs: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #CaseManagement #SightLoss #HearingLoss

Tech tip: Be My Eyes is a free app that video-calls a sighted volunteer to read a label, a letter or an oven dial for you. Calls are anonymous and unlimited, says Be My Eyes. visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #AssistiveTech

Our founder Dan's latest project: The Bungalow, a genuinely accessible holiday let in Cardiff. Design for the people usually left out and it works better for everyone. His story as a disabled entrepreneur: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #DisabledEntrepreneurs

Use a screen at work? If you ask, your employer must arrange and pay for a full eye test (HSE). How many of your team know that? visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #HealthAndSafety

Age-related hearing loss creeps up slowly, so people often blame everyone else for mumbling first. Free fixes for managers: captions on by default, one voice at a time, well-lit faces, decisions in writing. visualisetrainingandconsulta… #HearingLoss #HR

A large monitor for someone who uses a screen reader. Well meant, no use at all. "Bigger isn't always better." Why adjustments misfire, for HR and OH teams: visualisetrainingandconsulta… #ReasonableAdjustments #SightLoss #HR

Cameras off can rest tired eyes for someone with sight loss. Cameras on help someone with hearing loss follow the chat. Team meetings: camera rule or let people choose? visualisetrainingandconsulta… #SightLoss #HearingLoss