Heating controls too difficult for people with sight loss

Many people with sight loss are unable to control their heating or cut their fuel bills because heating dials and switches are too difficult to use says new research released recently by the Research Institute for Consumer Affairs (Rica), and the sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington Trust.In a new guide, ‘Choosing Central Heating Controls and Saving Energy’, researchers report a catalogue of design problems that make heating controls difficult to operate, and offer practical advice on choosing and using heating controls to stay warm and save energy.  “It’s vital that everyone should be able to control their heating but current