Simon Wright MP takes part in 'blindfold' walk around Norwich, to highlight difficulties faced by people with sight loss, guided by Emily Papaleo, RNIB regional campaigns officer.
PHOTO BY SIMON FINLAY
Video: What happened when Norwich MP Simon Wright took a ‘blind’ walk through Norwich city centre?
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
12:07 PM
Simon Wright, MP for Norwich South, pictured right, rose to the challenge set by one of his constituents and took part in a blindfold walk through Norwich city centre.
Keith Sadler, a Norwich resident and Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) campaigner, wanted him to get a better idea of the experiences and difficulties that face the visually impaired.
Mr Sadler is partially blind and walks with a guide dog. He said: “It’s really good he is doing it. He will realise how tiring it can be walking around the city”.
Mr Wright was guided by Emily Papaleo, RNIB regional campaigns officer through Chapelfield shopping centre and towards Norwich Market.
PHOTO: SIMON FINLAY
Other News Articles
- Teenager jailed for stab attack on fellow pupil at Norfolk school
- Cromer’s World Pier Crabbing Championship cancelled - but crab and lobster festival show goes on
- Lib Dem defector says: ‘Judge me by my actions’
- Pakefield mum’s long walk in tribute to daughter
- Broads festival ends with green boat show at Salhouse
- Facebook appeal for blackspot action after man killed on A47 at Scarning, near Dereham
- Norfolk creator of classic TV show Button Moon wins damages claim
- Video: Pensioners “still smiling” despite coach catching fire on the A47 at Honingham
- Caravan blaze in Oulton Broad quickly dealt with by Lowestoft firefighters
- RNLI rescues two Dutch yachts off Lowestoft coast
- Round-Britain charity cyclist passing through north Norfolk
- Closing submissions under way at King’s Lynn incinerator public inquiry
- Balaclava-clad burglar attacks 81-year-old man in his Norwich home
- Foodie Friday: It’s all about asparagus
- End this stalemate before businesses suffer - warning over limbo at Norfolk County Council
Most Read News Stories See all
Facebook appeal for blackspot action after man killed on A47 at Scarning, near Dereham
Nearly 3,000 people have supported a Facebook campaign demanding safety improvements on the A47 near Dereham set up after the latest fatal crash.
- Name of man who died at Castle Mall shopping centre in Norwich is confirmed
- The Force steps in: Sci-fi fans turn to the dark side in clash at Norwich Star Wars convention
- Four seriously injured after crash in Norwich
- Tributes left to man who died at Castle Mall in Norwich
- Letter in full: Ofsted express “considerable concern” following inspection of 28 Norfolk schools
ADVERTISEMENT
2 comments
he has done this before?is he a liberal?
Report this comment
bookworm
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Can someone confirm whether or not he wears the same blindfold during his normal working day? I rather suspect he does.
Report this comment
James Hetfield
Wednesday, October 3, 2012