Thank you for visiting our website and taking the time to explore how your hospitality venue can make a meaningful difference for customers with vision impairments.
At Angel Eyes NI, we are dedicated to supporting young people living with vision impairment, and we believe that accessibility is key to creating inclusive spaces for everyone. By learning how to make your menus more accessible, you're taking a vital step in ensuring that all customers, including the elderly and those who are neurodiverse, have the opportunity to visit your venue.
We appreciate your commitment to making your venue a more welcoming place for all; small steps to make a big difference! For help and guidance on how to create an accessible menu and use QR codes, please follow the relevant links below.
If you have any queries or want more advice, please get in touch with us at info@angeleyesni.org
Additionally, to support you, we would love to share a list of venues who are using accessible menus through QR codes menus, via our website. Please, get in touch to let us know and we can add your venue to the list!
Visual impairment is a disability that is often not obvious. As a result, young people with visual impairment often feel unsupported and left behind. Research suggests that two thirds of people with a visual impairment have experienced loneliness due to their impairment.
Angel Eyes NI supports over 700 children and young people with visual impairment. Over the past year 100% of young people, engaged with on a 1:1 basis, expressed a great appreciation for the use of QR codes in the hospitality world. This appreciation came from their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic when QR codes were widely used. Their use proved highly successful for our young people as they could view menus in advance of visiting a venue, and use assistive technology to read the menu independently, allowing them to go alone to a coffee shop or to meet a friend for dinner. This reduces potential anxiety caused by trying to read an inaccessible traditional menu/board. Research highlights that children and young people with a vision impairment are three times more likely to experience mental health and wellbeing difficulties. Therefore, this is one small way to greatly improve their experience and positively impact their wellbeing.
Angel Eyes NI provides a diverse range of accessible events across Northern Ireland. We also deliver online topical workshops for parents, carers, youths and professionals. Please contact the team directly for more information or to book a place at an upcoming event.
