Staying involved in activities that matter to you

Sight loss may change how an activity is approached, but practical adjustments can help maintain choice, connection and participation.

Five practical ideas

Start with the activity you want to keep doing

Work out whether the difficulty is travel, recognising people, reading information, lighting, equipment or another part of the activity.

Venues and activity providers may be able to offer accessible information, seating, orientation or other reasonable adjustments.

Find out where entrances, toilets, reception points or meeting places are before attending where that information would reduce uncertainty.

Give clear instructions about what would help, such as verbal descriptions, guidance to a seat or identifying who has joined the group.

Consider different equipment, positioning, timing or ways of participating before deciding an activity is no longer possible.