Sophie Dodgeon
@sophiedodgeon.bsky.social
Head of Policy and Campaigns at RNIB. My views, not RNIB's. Change-making, policy and politics by day, trail running up and down hills by night
Glad to help organise this discussion on #Accessibility at #LabourPartyConference - a topic that deserves far more attention.
It's time to design for everyone and we need both business and UK Government to play their part
It's time to design for everyone and we need both business and UK Government to play their part
“Accessibility must be at the heart of any modern, forward-thinking society.”
We’ve been at the #LabourPartyConference, discussing how different skillsets and sectors, like broadcast and business, can come together to drive change on accessibility and inclusivity and make customers feel valued.
We’ve been at the #LabourPartyConference, discussing how different skillsets and sectors, like broadcast and business, can come together to drive change on accessibility and inclusivity and make customers feel valued.
September 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Glad to help organise this discussion on #Accessibility at #LabourPartyConference - a topic that deserves far more attention.
It's time to design for everyone and we need both business and UK Government to play their part
It's time to design for everyone and we need both business and UK Government to play their part
I know how to spend my Saturdays!
A fab event, great marshals, and the Surrey hills looking their finest
A fab event, great marshals, and the Surrey hills looking their finest
What an amazing day yesterday was. We had a record entry field, perfect course conditions, a new course record and, best of all...no rain.
Thanks to all the amazing volunteers who helped make the race happen, you're all awesome.
2026 race entries will open soon.
Thanks to all the amazing volunteers who helped make the race happen, you're all awesome.
2026 race entries will open soon.
March 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I know how to spend my Saturdays!
A fab event, great marshals, and the Surrey hills looking their finest
A fab event, great marshals, and the Surrey hills looking their finest
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Applications are open for @sounddeliverymedia.bsky.social’s Spokesperson Leadership Network!
It's a free 7-month programme designed to bring lived experience leaders' voices into public & media conversation, driving social change.
Find out more here: www.sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesperson...
It's a free 7-month programme designed to bring lived experience leaders' voices into public & media conversation, driving social change.
Find out more here: www.sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesperson...
Spokesperson Leadership Programme • sounddelivery media
Sounddelivery Media’s unique leadership programme aims to diversify the voices we hear in the media and make it more representative of the society we live in. This programme tackles the barriers that ...
www.sounddelivery.org.uk
March 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Applications are open for @sounddeliverymedia.bsky.social’s Spokesperson Leadership Network!
It's a free 7-month programme designed to bring lived experience leaders' voices into public & media conversation, driving social change.
Find out more here: www.sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesperson...
It's a free 7-month programme designed to bring lived experience leaders' voices into public & media conversation, driving social change.
Find out more here: www.sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesperson...
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We're a signatory to a letter to the Chancellor published today which urges her to think again about cuts to disability benefits.
Read the full letter here organised by our friends at Scope: rnib.in/cost-of-cuts 1/4
Read the full letter here organised by our friends at Scope: rnib.in/cost-of-cuts 1/4
The cost of cuts to disability benefits: Our open letter to the Chancellor | Disability charity Scope UK
Right now, the government is considering changes to disability benefits. But for millions of disabled people, these benefits are a lifeline. They are the difference between surviving and being pushed ...
rnib.in
March 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We're a signatory to a letter to the Chancellor published today which urges her to think again about cuts to disability benefits.
Read the full letter here organised by our friends at Scope: rnib.in/cost-of-cuts 1/4
Read the full letter here organised by our friends at Scope: rnib.in/cost-of-cuts 1/4
There's still time to respond to this consultation about the cost of taking a discrimination claim - read more below #disability
Have you ever tried to pursue a discrimination claim but been put off by the potential cost of taking a case? Have your say on the Ministry of Justice’s Call for Evidence on Costs Protection for Discrimination Claims: rnib.in/cost-protect...
Costs protection for discrimination claims
This Call for Evidence seeks views on whether costs protection should be extended to discrimination claims in civil courts in England and Wales.
rnib.in
February 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
There's still time to respond to this consultation about the cost of taking a discrimination claim - read more below #disability
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Just three places left for the Surrey Hills Marathon on the 22nd March.
Who's going to bag them??
www.canarytrailevents.com/surreyhillsm...
Who's going to bag them??
www.canarytrailevents.com/surreyhillsm...
Surrey Hills Marathon | Canary Trail Events | Surrey
The Surrey Hills Marathon is a beautiful 26.2 mile trail race through the very heart of the Surrey Countryside. The perfect experience for both seasoned trail runners or those looking to try their fir...
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February 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Just three places left for the Surrey Hills Marathon on the 22nd March.
Who's going to bag them??
www.canarytrailevents.com/surreyhillsm...
Who's going to bag them??
www.canarytrailevents.com/surreyhillsm...
Really pleased that this issue will be debated tomorrow, tune in from around 12.30
#Accessibility #AccesibleVoting #BlindVotersCount
#Accessibility #AccesibleVoting #BlindVotersCount
This Wednesday after PMQs, Julie Minns MP will champion the rights of blind and partially sighted voters through a 10 Minute Rule Bill on the accessibility of elections, highlighting the barriers facing voters with sight loss as well as the solutions: rnib.in/voting-bill
Ten Minute Rule Motion - What's on - UK Parliament
Elections (Accessibility for Blind Voters)
rnib.in
January 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Really pleased that this issue will be debated tomorrow, tune in from around 12.30
#Accessibility #AccesibleVoting #BlindVotersCount
#Accessibility #AccesibleVoting #BlindVotersCount
200 years ago, Louis Braille invented the 6-dot tactile written code that would become known as braille.
It has empowered blind and partially sighted people to read, write, and access information for 200 years - and continues to do so.
Here’s my first name as a visual representation of braille!
It has empowered blind and partially sighted people to read, write, and access information for 200 years - and continues to do so.
Here’s my first name as a visual representation of braille!
January 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
200 years ago, Louis Braille invented the 6-dot tactile written code that would become known as braille.
It has empowered blind and partially sighted people to read, write, and access information for 200 years - and continues to do so.
Here’s my first name as a visual representation of braille!
It has empowered blind and partially sighted people to read, write, and access information for 200 years - and continues to do so.
Here’s my first name as a visual representation of braille!
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If changes were made, we believe it could increase the number of blind and partially sighted people who are able to enforce their rights using the Equality Act.
December 3, 2024 at 4:55 PM
If changes were made, we believe it could increase the number of blind and partially sighted people who are able to enforce their rights using the Equality Act.
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We're delighted that last week the Ministry of Justice opened a Call for Evidence on Costs Protection for Discrimination Claims, running until 19 February 2025: www.gov.uk/government/c...
Costs protection for discrimination claims
This Call for Evidence seeks views on whether costs protection should be extended to discrimination claims in civil courts in England and Wales.
www.gov.uk
December 3, 2024 at 4:55 PM
We're delighted that last week the Ministry of Justice opened a Call for Evidence on Costs Protection for Discrimination Claims, running until 19 February 2025: www.gov.uk/government/c...
Reposted by Sophie Dodgeon
In the run up to the UK General Election, RNIB called on all parties to extend something called 'qualified one-way costs shifting' to apply to goods and services discrimination claims. This would be an important way to reduce the financial risk to the claimant.
December 3, 2024 at 4:55 PM
In the run up to the UK General Election, RNIB called on all parties to extend something called 'qualified one-way costs shifting' to apply to goods and services discrimination claims. This would be an important way to reduce the financial risk to the claimant.
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The Equality Act 2010 protects blind and partially sighted people from discrimination in the workplace and in access to goods and services, but there are gaps and barriers to people enforcing their rights, including the financial risk to a claimant if their case does not succeed.
December 3, 2024 at 4:55 PM
The Equality Act 2010 protects blind and partially sighted people from discrimination in the workplace and in access to goods and services, but there are gaps and barriers to people enforcing their rights, including the financial risk to a claimant if their case does not succeed.
Proud to have been part of intensive work over recent months to ensure that the experiences of blind and partially sighted people has been heard in the #UKCovidInquiry as it examined healthcare during the pandemic. Lessons must be learnt.
🧵Yesterday saw the end of the #UKCovidInquiry hearings on healthcare during the pandemic.
Jamie Burton KC summed up the Disability Charities Consortium's response at the close of the final hearing. 1/6
Jamie Burton KC summed up the Disability Charities Consortium's response at the close of the final hearing. 1/6
November 28, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Proud to have been part of intensive work over recent months to ensure that the experiences of blind and partially sighted people has been heard in the #UKCovidInquiry as it examined healthcare during the pandemic. Lessons must be learnt.
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A short clip of The Copthorne Races weekend. You can see the full version on our FB page. It was an emotional weekend!
November 25, 2024 at 5:33 PM
A short clip of The Copthorne Races weekend. You can see the full version on our FB page. It was an emotional weekend!
Well that went as well as I could have hoped, all the more exciting with wind, mud and rain...
Lovely volunteers and a brilliantly organised event from @canarytrails.bsky.social
Lovely volunteers and a brilliantly organised event from @canarytrails.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Well that went as well as I could have hoped, all the more exciting with wind, mud and rain...
Lovely volunteers and a brilliantly organised event from @canarytrails.bsky.social
Lovely volunteers and a brilliantly organised event from @canarytrails.bsky.social
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There's one last weekend for you to invite your MP to attend our November drop-in event in Parliament, and learn about accessible communications, sighted guiding, and support services. ⏰
Help us make a difference, use our easy form now: buff.ly/4hX8GDr
Help us make a difference, use our easy form now: buff.ly/4hX8GDr
November 22, 2024 at 3:46 PM
There's one last weekend for you to invite your MP to attend our November drop-in event in Parliament, and learn about accessible communications, sighted guiding, and support services. ⏰
Help us make a difference, use our easy form now: buff.ly/4hX8GDr
Help us make a difference, use our easy form now: buff.ly/4hX8GDr
So my first post here has to be about this fabulous event now underway a few miles from me.
Looking forward to taking part tomorrow, albeit in slightly more moody weather than today’s sunshine...
Looking forward to taking part tomorrow, albeit in slightly more moody weather than today’s sunshine...
COPTHORNE 200. The madness has begun. If you're into dot-watching, then you can find the link at www.canarytrailevents.com/copthorne200
November 22, 2024 at 11:01 AM
So my first post here has to be about this fabulous event now underway a few miles from me.
Looking forward to taking part tomorrow, albeit in slightly more moody weather than today’s sunshine...
Looking forward to taking part tomorrow, albeit in slightly more moody weather than today’s sunshine...