In the UK today, 66% of blind or partially sighted people of working age are unemployed.

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Blind and partially sighted people will also be given the chance to sit in the cab of a stationary bus.

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There are currently just 100 regular volunteers helping to provide vital services to over 100, 000 blind and partially sighted people in Wales.

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Drivers from Reading Buses and blind and partially sighted passengers also shared their experiences of travelling on board and communicating with each other.

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"The difficulties blind and partially sighted people face in making journeys that other people take for granted are unacceptable and often unnecessary, " she added.

BBC: Worcester bus drivers experience life as a blind passenger

The number of Scots who are blind or partially sighted could double in the next 20 years, according to a report by RNIB Scotland.

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Bus drivers in Worcester are being given a chance to understand what it is like for a blind or partially sighted person to use public transport.

BBC: Worcester bus drivers experience life as a blind passenger

Ceri Jackson, director of Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) Cymru, said the charity "regularly comes into contact with blind and partially sighted people living in abject poverty".

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One area in which the RNIB is urgently seeking help is with the "talking books" which are sent out to keep blind and partially sighted people in the news.

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At the RNIB's first ever Swap With Me event, Mr Baker experienced for himself the problems passengers face as he wore a special set of glasses mimicking the effects of being partially sighted.

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In one incident, a partially-sighted Coventry man was spat at and assaulted by a group of men.

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"A lack of access to information is arguably the biggest potential barrier to inclusion in society for blind and partially-sighted people, " a spokesman told the BBC.

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It aims to highlight some of the challenges blind and partially-sighted people face when using buses, such as getting on and off at the right stop.

BBC: Reading Buses supports initiative for blind passengers