Visually Impaired Experiences - Special Needs Adventure Family (Page 2)

The image shows a vintage orange Volkswagen Beetle parked on the side of a road.

Visually Impaired Experiences

VI Driving Experience

Would you believe that we let John behind the steering wheel again?!

Ornate red brick building with multiple windows and decorative details.

Accessible Attractions

Blists Hill Victorian Town

We knew about the Black Country Living Museum and Beamish, but we hadn't heard of Blists Hill Victorian Town until someone told us about it. We're glad they did!

Red double-decker buses blur past on a London street at dusk, with illuminated buildings and a clear twilight sky in the background.

Transportation Accessibility

Buses and Trains

Is it possible to do a spur of the moment trip, using public transport, when you have a disability? We made a trip to find out.

Hands typing on a Macbook Pro keyboard, with a Google Docs document open on the screen. A second monitor is visible in the background.

Visually Impaired Experiences

Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired People

Assistive technology for visually impaired people is improving all the time. We take a look at some of the assistive technology that John uses.

A colorful mural of The Beatles is painted on a brick wall. The band members are shown as outlines, each filled with a different solid colour.

Accessible Attractions

The Beatles Story

If you love The Beatles, then you'll want to visit The Beatles Story in Liverpool! If you have no vision at all though, you may want to take a guide with you...

3D graphic of a red and white rocket ship launching into a blue sky with a cloud of smoke.

Accessible Attractions

National Space Centre

If you've ever fancied being a weather person, the National Space Centre gives you the chance to give it a go! There's lots of other things to do here too, if you're interested in space.

Boats docked in a canal near an old industrial building at the Black Country Living Museum with brick chimneys.

Accessible Attractions

Christmas Through Time at the Black Country Living Museum

We've made a few trips to the Black Country Living Museum, and this time we went to experience Christmas through time...

A silver car with glowing blue headlights and fog light in a dark garage.

Visually Impaired Experiences

John Goes Driving!

Would you let a blind man drive your car? I know I wouldn't! However, there are places where visually impaired people can go to have this experience. This was John's experience of driving for the first time!

Potter's hands shaping clay on a spinning pottery wheel, surrounded by tools and clay scraps.

Visually Impaired Experiences

Gladstone Pottery Museum

As a fan of history, I love visiting old places, so for this visit we went to a Victorian pot bank - Gladstone Pottery Museum in Stoke-on-Trent. It's a lot of fun and we learned something too!

Accessible Attractions

Thinktank, Birmingham

We love going to a museum where there's something for all of us to do, and that's exactly what we got when we went to the Thinktank in Birmingham.

Vintage Hawker Sea Fury military aircraft in flight, featuring camouflage and RAF roundel markings.

Accessible Attractions

RAF Museum Cosford

I think there's something fascinating about looking at aircraft, and marvelling at how something so big and heavy becomes airborne. At RAF Cosford we had the chance to view all kinds of different aircraft, of all different ages too.

A person using a white cane to navigate a pavement or sidewalk with steps and railings.

Visually Impaired Experiences

Visually Impaired Obstacle Course

How does John's long cane help him when he's out and about? What happens when he encounters obstacles?

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