Accessing nature with a vision impairment

Accessing nature with a vision impairmentEmily-VICTA2023-07-19T11:04:51+01:00

The Wildlife Trusts are keen to hear how you access nature as a family or as a young person with a vision impairment and what organisations like themselves can do to make your visits more accessible and inclusive. We would be really grateful if you could complete the below survey by Sunday 23 July to help with their research.

Research survey – accessing nature with a vision impairment

Would you describe yourself (or your VI child if completing on their behalf) as *

Servery sight impaired
Partially sighted

Which age group are you in (VI child/person if completing on their behalf)) *

0-13 years
14-17 years
18+ years

When visiting natural sites such as nature reserves have you experienced any accessibility features that you found particularly helpful? (Please give details)

If yes, please let us know the name of the location you visited

If there is one thing that would be useful to have that you haven’t had before at a nature site, what would it be?

What barriers do you feel are present for VI visitors to nature sites?

Have you ever accessed accessible maps/site plans online?

Where did you access this information?

Did it work well for you?

If yes, please let us know what technology you used

If you were able to access an online resource when visiting a nature reserve what information would you like it to include? (e.g. locations of facilities such as toilets, wildlife species found at the site, visitor centre information, audio described nature guides)?

When accessing online guides which formats would be helpful?