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Friday, 31 March, 2023

Edinburgh blind pedestrians ‘living in fear’ of crossing ‘cluttered’ city street – Edinburgh Live

An Edinburgh councillor has described the experience of navigating Leith Walk while wearing goggles that simulate visual impairment as ‘scary’.

Councillor Jack Caldwell met with affected locals and representatives of the Royal National Institute of Blind People on Wednesday to hear their disappointment regarding a lack of tactile markings on the new continuous pavements.

The new walkways, which appeared towards the end of last year, no longer have a drop down kerb, which blind people say has left them unable to tell when they are stepping out onto the road,

Read more at: 
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-blind-pedestrians-living-fear-26597384
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