England Cricket Captain Alastair Cook makes surprise visit to blind young cricketers in Croydon.

Following formal discussions The Royal London Society for Blind People (RLSB) and the Royal Blind Society (RBSoc) have agreed to form an association to better serve the needs of vision impaired children and young people and their families in England and Wales.

Vision impaired (VI) young people working with RLSB are calling on transport providers to help make independent travel easier.

Wayfindr launches with major London Underground trial at Euston and $1m grant from Google.org to improve access for vision impaired people.

“We’re taking control of our future.” Ground breaking manifesto for blind young Londoners launched. London based youth forum for blind young people unveils the country’s first ever manifesto, highlighting the realities blind young people face around employment, education, transport and diagnosis support.

Samantha Cameron hosted a reception at No.10 Downing Street in aid of blind young Londoners who are struggling to overcome poverty, isolation and unemployment.

In last week’s General Election an estimated 1,379,700 voters were prevented from voting in secret because of inaccessible voting and registration methods.