The advice given here will help you feel confident about guiding a person with sight loss:
- Always offer assistance first, not everyone will need help
- Introduce yourself – ask the person where they want to go and how they wish to be guided
- Ensure you are one step ahead of the person you are guiding
- Give instructions where necessary but don’t overdo it
- Be aware of hazards at ground level and at head height
- When guiding, give information about the people who are present and the environment as you move around
- Explain your actions
- When approaching seating, tell the person where the seat is and guide their hand to the back and seat of the chair, so that they can sit down independently
- Remember to allow extra space around obstacles
- Remember if someone is blind, it doesn’t always mean they have no sight at all.
Source: https://www.noisyvision.org/en/2019/04/22/ten-tips-to-guiding-a-person-with-sight-loss/