Bus and coach driver training materials - Sight Loss Council Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) and its network of volunteer-led UK Sight Loss Councils have launched approved training materials to inform bus and coach drivers of how best to support blind or partially sighted (BPS) passengers. The ‘Vision Impairment Awareness for Bus Drivers’ training materials are free to all bus operators and trainers.  Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) and Sight Loss Councils have launched free approved training materials for bus and coach drivers to support blind or partially sighted (BPS) passengers.

Excited to be at #QualityBus2025 today, to help #MakeBusesAccessible for #blind & #PartiallySighted people. 🚌 Operators & trainers: explore our training shaped by lived experience 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/kfpqaxndkf

Created with @pocklington.bsky.social, @CPT, @DVSA & @bususersuk.bsky.social.

🚌 A missed stop or unclear info can turn a simple bus journey into a challenge.
This #CatchTheBusMonth, we’re helping make travel more inclusive with Vision Awareness training for drivers with @cpt-uk.bsky.social, DVSA and Bus Users UK.
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#MakeBusesAccessible #VisionForChange

A male HTL staff member is wearing sim specs while walking onto a bus. Another male colleague stands behind him and guides him to his seat.

From left to right: A male HTL staff member dressed in a high-vis jacket is wearing sim specs and sitting a the front of the bus. His male colleague, who is also wearing a high- vis jacket, is standing next to where he is sitting.

SLC member Mick stepping off the bus with his guide dog.

Group photo of Merseyside SLC members and HTL staff sitting on a bus.

#Merseyside delivered a vision awareness session to HTL Buses to #MakeBusesAccessible for #blind and #PartiallySighted people. HTL staff wore 'sim specs' to simulate eye conditions and SLC members shared experiences to highlight challenges of bus travel and solutions. 🚍👓

Campaigners to visit Hampshire County Council over bus pass cuts Disabled residents to deliver letters to council in campaign against proposed bus pass cuts.

#Hampshire SLC member Patricia featured in a @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social  article, speaking out against bus pass cuts. At Sight Loss Councils & @pocklington.bsky.social, we believe concessionary bus travel should be nationally funded. 📢 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4iKnrJh #MakeBusesAccessible