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HiVis 2026: 1-14 June 2026

As in previous years, Share the Vision has produced a range of social media digital assets and poster templates to support you with your promotion of HiVis activities in 2026.

To help ensure that posts are accessible; and please remember to add Alt Text to any photos you post during the fortnight.

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NEWSLETTER No. 374

The RNIB highlighted a report showing that visually impaired youth are twice as likely to be out of education or work due to inadequate school support and inaccessible recruitment processes. To address these broader inequalities, the Vis-Ability 2026 conference in Westminster brought together over 100 leaders, including broadcaster Richard Osman, to tackle employment and healthcare challenges facing people with sight loss. Meanwhile, modern environmental challenges were highlighted by Guide Dogs representatives, who noted that puppy training has adapted to include exposure to silent electric vehicles. On an individual level, actress Kate Winslet surprised a 14-year-old blind fan with a phone call after learning the teenager had to travel 140 miles to find a cinema offering audio description headsets. Finally, while the Minister for Care acknowledged an RNIB petition signed by 48,000 people demanding better vision rehabilitation support, he declined to commit to the recommended policy changes.

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Reading Sight Resource Pack

Librarian with a blind reader

Share the Vision, in partnership with the Ulverscroft Foundation, The Reading Agency, and Libraries Connected, have developed a FREE Reading Sight resource pack aimed at supporting people working in libraries to better support people with vision and print impairments. 

Hard copy packs have been sent to each library service in the UK and digital versions of all the embedded resources are yours to freely download from this website.

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The Vision and Print Impaired People’s Promise

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‘I can’t see to read books anymore. The library staff know what authors I like and request items for me, it is a lifeline to me.’
Talking with Readers quote from library user, Libraries Connected

The Vision and Print Impaired People’s Promise sets out the experience that people with blindness, sight loss and other print disabilities should have through public library services. We want everyone who visits a public library to be inspired by an exciting accessible environment which makes reading and seeking information a pleasure.

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