Our Vision and Values

Key Life Chances

From learning to earning and everything along the way, we remove barriers and create opportunities with blind and partially sighted people in education, employment and everyday life.

Our Strategy

We envisage a society where blind and partially sighted people have the power to shape their own lives – no barriers, no limits, no exceptions.

Driven by the lived experience of blind and partially sighted people, we champion social change in education, employment and everyday life.

Our work is deeply rooted in the blind and partially sighted (BPS) community, prioritising their voices and lived experiences, fostering authenticity, and positioning us as leaders of positive change.

  • Our four key long-term aims
    1.  To attain better education and transition outcomes for young BPS people and students

    BPS people face consistent challenges, including an educational gap that starts from early childhood through to GCSEs, impacting employment and social inclusion.

    BPS children also struggle with lower wellbeing and an increased prevalence of mental health issues, which continue into young adulthood.

    1.  To reduce unemployment amongst BPS people of working age and to increase the number of employers making their workplace accessible

    BPS people face ongoing employment challenges: 27% of BPS people are in employment, compared with 81% of the general population.

    This disparity, unchanged for a generation, lags behind other impairment groups, and BPS people rank employment as their second most significant life barrier.

    1. To have full access to all health services for BPS people and remove barriers limiting the overall health, fitness and wellbeing of BPS people

    In the UK, 2 million people experience sight loss, a figure projected to double by 2050, with half of cases being preventable. However, only 64% receive NHS care within the 18-week limit.

    Urgent healthcare and support improvements are sorely needed across all services: BPS people are twice as likely to experience unhappiness or depression as the UK average.

    1. To advocate and campaign for more inclusive, accessible and equitable communities and society at large

    One-third of BPS people find public transport challenging, with over half facing navigation difficulties and a significant group experiencing prejudice and discrimination.

    For another third of BPS people, removing street clutter for improved mobility remains a top priority.

  • Our priorities

    Addressing these challenges demands strong leadership, a positive organisational culture, effective relationships, resource management, and focused strategic objectives.

    We will:

    1. Influence, raise awareness and change attitudes
    2.  Deliver specialist services that meet our priority areas of need
    3. Work in partnership with others who share our aims
    4. Lead by example and utilise our resources to bring about the change we want to see
  • Our values define everything we do

    Authentic

    Everything we do is anchored in inclusion and the lived experience of blind and partially sighted people.

    Constructive

    We are proactive and have a ‘can-do’ approach, seizing opportunities and solving problems.

    Tenacious

    We are passionate and persistent in our work, and we will do the right thing, even when it is hard.

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