Discriminating against people with sight loss is illegal yet it's still part of my life
A security guard confronted us and said the centre had a no dog policy and asked that we leave immediately
I tried to calmly explain that River was legally protected but he refused to speak to me, turned away and only engaged with Janey. But someone who isn’t as confident or facing discrimination on their own may well have not pushed back, gone home – or worse.shows that 42 per cent of people with sight loss feel left out of every day moments with family or at work, and incidents like this do not help one bit.
I’m someone who loves being out and about, but suddenly found myself counting my paces every minute, worrying about lining up my feet at the crossings and feeling like everyone was watching me.What happened at the shopping centre momentarily threw me back to that fearful time – being made to feel invisible, excluded and othered is horrible.
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