🧵On #RandomActsOfKindnessDay, here are some ways you can be kind to blind and partially sighted people today, and every single day, straight from Holly Tuke, Acting Social Media Manager at RNIB who is blind 💚
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1. Don’t distract guide dogs when they’re working.
Guide dogs are cute, but it’s really important that you don’t distract them. The harness means they’re working. And they have a very important job!
3. Don’t grab someone.
Grabbing someone by the arm without asking if they need some support in an attempt to be helpful is never okay. You might assume that someone wants to cross the road, but rather than making that judgement, ask.
4. Never assume.
Just because you’ve met one blind or partially sighted person, doesn’t mean you’ve met every blind or partially sighted person. What works for one person might not work for another.
Be open to different opinions and ways of doing things. We’re all individual.
5. Make accessibility an integral part of your life.
You should consider accessibility in everything you do. Those documents, presentations, important letters or pictures of your pet – everyone should be able to access them.
6. Become a good disability ally.
Listen to and learn from blind and partially sighted people.
We shouldn’t have to fight the fight alone. We’re stronger together.
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Guide dogs are cute, but it’s really important that you don’t distract them. The harness means they’re working. And they have a very important job!
Offering some support is as simple as asking. An individual knows their support needs best.
Grabbing someone by the arm without asking if they need some support in an attempt to be helpful is never okay. You might assume that someone wants to cross the road, but rather than making that judgement, ask.
Just because you’ve met one blind or partially sighted person, doesn’t mean you’ve met every blind or partially sighted person. What works for one person might not work for another.
Be open to different opinions and ways of doing things. We’re all individual.
You should consider accessibility in everything you do. Those documents, presentations, important letters or pictures of your pet – everyone should be able to access them.
Listen to and learn from blind and partially sighted people.
We shouldn’t have to fight the fight alone. We’re stronger together.