This Guide takes you through how we should be working to help people who have a visual impairment.
Visual impairment refers to a loss of vision that can’t be corrected to normal vision, even when the person wears eyeglasses or contact lenses.
Glasses and assistive devices may help, or a person may have a Guide Dog, but visual impairment makes it harder to navigate an unusual or unexpected environment.
People who are visually impaired may:
- Not see our site at all.
- Find it hard to understand what’s expected of them on a site.
- Be unable to use our diversion routes easily.
- Need support to navigate a site safely.
- Need consideration for equipment or assistance – including a dog.
These examples show how people with different types of visual impairment may experience our sites:
Further guidance
Please select from the following options the current status of your works to see further guidance of supporting vulnerable road users on this topic:
