Lived experience reveals the messy, unfiltered bits that connect us on a human level.
Embracing our work to be led by those who live it brings out the emotional, challenging, and positive experiences that shape a visually impaired person's perspective. Learning from and listening to lived experience enhances our collective capacity to comprehend, appreciate, and address the real issues experienced by a person who is born with no sight or little sight, or who is losing their sight.
We feel passionately that any social actions we take as charities are reflected in the living experience of visually impaired people. This is why we set up our Policy Group in 2022 which informs all of our policy and campaigns work so that the voice of blind and partially sighted people are heard by decision-makers. This is also why we are delivering, in collaboration with Visibility Scotland and Thomas Pocklington Trust, the first Sight Loss Councils in Scotland.
You can find out more about each of these lived experience forums below.
Policy group
We want to hear from you so that visually impaired people continue to be at the heart of our work.
Sight Loss Councils Scotland
Learn about Scotland's Sight Loss Council (SLC) and how to join.
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Our new names
We are proud to announce the new names of our two sister charities and share why we changed our names. We’ve continually adapted to ensure we're there for people with sight loss, and will be there in the future too.