Accessible Streets

Hillhouse Road, Edinburgh

The intersection of Telford Road, Hillhouse Road, and Strachan Road, despite being one of the busiest roads in the city, has no tactile paving, no revolving cones, no lightboxes in the crossing panel and no audible signals. Thanks to your support the City of Edinburgh Council have agreed junction will now be considered by the new Local Traffic Improvement team.

Edinburgh Accessibility Commission

We're proud to be a member of the Edinburgh Accessibility Commission set up to provide independent advice to the City of Edinburgh Council on the challenges, opportunities and actions required to ensure the city’s public streets and spaces are as accessible as possible to disabled people. Want to share your views to the Commission? Drop us an email at policy@sightscotland.org.uk.

Guidance on Inclusive Design for Town Centres and Busy Streets

We submitted our response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Guidance on Inclusive Design for Town Centres and Busy Streets. We highlighted the importance of accessible engagement right from the beginning of street design and discussed how accessible communication methods, in-person site visits, and the use of 3D tactile models help make engagement sessions more accessible for visually impaired people. Read the full response here.

George Street and Leith Walk, Edinburgh

We teamed up with RNIB Scotland and Edinburgh Access Panel to give a joint deputation on the development of Leith Walk and the Trams to Newhaven Project. Read the full response here. It was great to go to a site visit about plans for the redevelopment of George Street. Visually impaired people were there to discuss the proposed plans and share living experience of how blind and partially sighted people navigate the city.