you re watching bbc news. walking down the street with ease and being able to spot obstacles that might be in the way is something many of us just take for granted, but for blind and partially sighted people street furniture, like outdoor seating, signs and advertising boards, is making life harder to navigate. nicola rees has been to visit hebden bridge in west yorkshire, where campaigners want to see change. whoops. for kathleen, there s no such thing as a pleasant stroll through town, especially in her hometown of hebden bridge, a place awash with street furniture, like bollards, bins, benches and signs. i ve got to use this long white cane here to go along the pavement to find the obstacles. and there are often a lot of obstacles, like tables and chairs, a boards especially, and they move position,
walking down the street with ease and being able to spot obstacles that might be in the way is something many of us just take for granted. but for blind and partially sighted people, street furniture like outdoor seating, signs and advertising boards, is making life harder to navigate. nicola rees has been to visit hebden bridge in west yorkshire, where campaigners want to see change. whoops. for kathleen, there s no such thing as a pleasant stroll through town, especially in her hometown of hebden bridge, a place awash with street furniture, like bollards, bins, benches and signs. i ve got to use this long white cane here to go along the pavement to find the obstacles. and there are often a lot of obstacles, like tables and chairs, a boards especially, and they move position, which is even worse because you never know when you re going to find them. but change is on the way. volunteers from the west yorkshire sight loss council are helping business owners to understand the problem. wh