The Tripologist: Blind tourists well catered for in New York

By Michael Gebicki
Updated April 3 2015 - 10:08am, first published March 29 2015 - 12:15am

A DEAR FRIEND AND I ARE PLANNING A MONTH-LONG VISIT TO NEW YORK CITY. MY FRIEND IS LEGALLY BLIND AND I'VE HIT A BRICK WALL TRYING TO ORGANISE THE BEST EXPERIENCE FOR HIM, IN EVERYTHING FROM FINDING A SUITABLE APARTMENT TO HOW TO EXPLORE AND ENGAGE WITH SUCH AN EXCITING BUT UNFAMILIAR CITY. WHAT SUPPORT MIGHT THERE BE FOR BLIND TOURISTS? A. MALLOCH, ELWOOD