Stats
- One in two people aged 90 and over are living with sight loss.
- Nearly two-thirds of people living with sight loss are women.
- People from black and minority ethnic communities are at greater risk of some of the leading causes of sight loss.
- Adults with learning disabilities are 10 times more likely to be blind or partially sighted than the general population.
- Only 17 per cent of registered blind and partially sighted people were offered any form of emotional support at the time of diagnosis.
- In the year after registration, less than 30 per cent of people who lost their sight say they were offered mobility training to help them get around independently.
- Almost half of blind and partially sighted people feel ‘moderately’ or ‘completely’ cut off from people and things around them.
- Older people with sight loss are almost three times more likely to experience depression than people with good vision.
- Only one in four registered blind and partially sighted people of working age are in employment.[1]
[1] RNIB
Organisations
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the UK’s leading charity supporting blind and partially sighted people.
Vocal Eyes provide opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to experience the arts at UK’s theatres, museums, galleries and heritage sites.
Scope exists to make this country a place where disabled people have the same opportunities as everyone else.
LOOK-UK supports young people and families living with a vision impairment.
CVI Society is a UK charity that raises awareness of Cerebral Visual Impairment providing education and support to families and healthcare professionals.
VICTA supports children and young people who are blind or partially sighted and their families across the UK.
