Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department are taking to improve the accessibility of streets for people with sight loss.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood
The design and maintenance of local streets is the responsibility of local authorities, who are bound by the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty to ensure their infrastructure meets the needs of all users, including people with sight loss. The Department for Transport provides local authorities with best practice guidance to support accessible street design.
The Department for Transport also works closely a range of stakeholders such as Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and Guide Dogs to inform policy and guidance on issues such as tactile paving, pavement parking, and bus stop accessibility.
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