Tag: Disability Services

• Assistive tech, the turmoil of choosing between accessibility and privacy

  

  I have a confession to make – I do not own a smart speaker. Not only that, but I have no intention of getting one. If I have my way, no Alexa, Google Nest or Apple HomePod will ever be brought into my home. The thought of having a device constantly listening into my conversations,…

  Chris Owen

  11th Jan 2025

  Accessibility, Disability, Post library

  Accessibility, Appliances, Blind, Blind Man with a Backpack, Data, Disability, Disability Services, Privacy, Severely Sight Impaired, Social media

• Musings from a Blind Man: Turn up and Go

  

  Original post from January 2024 I decided to do a little experiment today as Chester and I took a solo trip to visit my eldest at university in Kingston. It’s quite a straightforward trip on South Western Railway from Reading with just a single change at Twickenham. So what’s the experiment? Turn Up And Go…

  Chris Owen

  29th Aug 2024

  Accessibility, Disability, Musings from a Blind Man, Post library, Transport

  Assistance, Attitude, Blind, Blind Man with a Backpack, Disability, Disability Services, Passenger Assistance, Severely Sight Impaired, Train, Transport

• An open email to the candidates for West Berkshire local elections: April 2023

  

  With the local elections around the corner, I wanted to find out a little bit about the stances of the potential counsellors for my local Tilehurst ward of West Berkshire Council. This email has been sent to the candidates of all the parties standing for election which are: Conservative Liberal Democrat Labour Green I’ve copied…

  Chris Owen

  14th Apr 2023

  Accessibility, Disability, Post library, Transport

  Accessibility, Blind, Disability Services, Local Election 2023, Severely Sight Impaired