A Load of Bollards is a project by A. Johnson, a photographer with retinitis pigmentosa - an eye condition that affects 25,000 families in the UK. In this slideshow he demonstrates the prevalence of poorly managed street repairs and roadworks in London, and the hazards they cause for visually impaired pedestrians. His aim is to encourage more care and consideration for disabled pavement users when planning and delivering repairs. All photos were taken in London in October 2009 with the support of Liz Orton, as part of Sights Unseen, a project which provides sensory photography training to blind and visually impaired people. For more details visit www.photovoice.org © A. Johnson / Sights Unseen / OBAC / PhotoVoice / November 2009

1. The problems poorly managed street repairs pose for visually impaired people A Load of Bollards!

2. Over the past year, street repairs seem to have become more and more badly managed. For a partially sighted person like me, even a short walk down the road can be like an assault course. This slideshow documents the everyday problems that street repairs present for a visually impaired pedestrian.

3. Exposed

8. Obstacles

13. Haphazard

18. Without borders

24. Keep out!

29. Misplaced

32. Please consider visually impaired people when planning and managing street repairs.

33. A Load of Bollards is a project by A. Johnson, a photographer with retinitis pigmentosa - an eye condition that affects 25,000 families in the UK. All photos were taken in London in October 2009 with the support of Liz Orton, as part of Sights Unseen , a project which provides sensory photography training to blind and visually impaired people. For more details visit www.photovoice.org © A. Johnson / Sights Unseen / OBAC / PhotoVoice November 2009