For the first time in World Cup history, FIFA is providing Audio Descriptive Commentary for every single match across the tournament — all 104 games, plus the opening and closing ceremonies. For blind and partially sighted football fans in the UK and around the world, this is a meaningful step
When Rory sat down at his Mac for the first time after losing most of his sight, he spent six hours working and came away with one conclusion: this is going to work. That moment — quiet, private, and entirely self-directed — is what genuine accessibility looks like in practice.
John McFall — Paralympian, NHS surgeon, and now prospective astronaut — is closer than ever to becoming the first physically disabled person to live and work in space. The UK Space Agency announced on 2 June 2026 that it is working with US commercial space company Vast to secure sponsorship
For blind and partially sighted people, getting from A to B is rarely straightforward. It involves planning, reliance on others, navigating systems that weren’t designed with them in mind, and managing the anxiety that comes when those systems fail. Transport accessibility isn’t a niche concern — it sits at the
Blind Ambition is a UK behaviour-change consultancy, but the demand for accessible, inclusive employment reaches far beyond UK borders. International interest in our work — from candidates, charities, and employers worldwide — reflects something that organisations operating closer to home should not ignore: ambition and talent exist everywhere, but the
Solo travel isn’t a feat reserved for the fearless. For many blind and partially sighted people across the UK, it’s a Tuesday morning commute, a weekend city break, or a summer holiday — planned, executed, and navigated entirely on their own terms. The biggest barrier isn’t safety. It isn’t logistics.
When organisations design for blind and partially sighted people, something unexpected happens: they create solutions that work better for almost everyone. This isn’t a welcome side effect. It’s the principle. And once you understand it, it changes how you think about every service, environment, and interaction your organisation delivers. A
The HAUC Conference 2026 brought together the organisations shaping how the UK’s streets are dug, diverted and reopened. One message cut through every session: inclusion is not an afterthought or a nice to have — it has to be integral, designed in from the first planning meeting. For the 16
On 22 April 2026, Seema Flower — Founder and Managing Director of Blind Ambition — took to the stage at the Bus and Coach Expo at the NEC in Birmingham. The brief was straightforward: move the industry beyond awareness and into the kind of practical, embedded behaviour that changes daily
