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Sight advice frequently asked questions regarding Covid & sight loss

Coping with Covid and the lockdown is immensely challenging as a visually impaired or severely sight impaired person. However, there is a useful resource that can help get us through it which is available for anybody to access.

That resource is the Sight Advice frequently asked questions web page. The page answers questions which many people with sight loss have regarding Covid and how it effects us. These topics include, getting about whilst lockdown measures are in place, how to be guided safely, how to maintain social distancing as a visually impaired person and quite a bit more.

You can read the frequently asked questions web page by visiting: https://www.sightadvicefaq.org.uk/coronavirus-information?utm_campaign=816377_Services newsletter April 2021&utm_medium=email&utm_source=RNIB&dm_i=4UA0,HHX5,45BS6A,22O5S,1

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Useful shopping card info for vulnerable people during the lockdown

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Here is some useful info regarding shopping gift cards for volunteer shoppers helping vulnerable people during the lockdown. Check out the links below for more information from each respective store.

Sainsbury’s Volunteer Shopping Card was launched on the 20th April. The card can be purchased online at: http://www.sainsburysgiftcard.co.uk

M&S also have an E-gift card which has a limit of £500. This is available at: http://www.marksandspencer.com/all-in-this-together/p/p60282075.

Asda offer a reloadable shopping card, available at: https://cards.asda.com/asda-

Stay safe everybody.