#OutOfSight campaign petition

Thousands of people with sight loss remain Out of Sight in the hidden scandal of vision rehabilitation.

Life changes after sight loss, sometimes overnight, often in dramatic ways. Done well, vision rehabilitation equips people with new ways to stay independent: to get around, adapt their work, do the weekly shop and enjoy hobbies.

However, the reality of this support is stark. Over a quarter of local authorities in England left people waiting for more than a year for a vision rehabilitation assessment and subsequent support. Threadbare services mean people wait without the support they’re legally entitled to, at risk of physical accidents as well as mental health crises.

People like Charmaine, who faced a long wait to receive support, are left feeling trapped at home: “I’ve had to fight for everything I’ve got.”

Portrait of Charmaine, RNIB volunteer. She has short brown hair and wears a grey t-shirt.

This failure cannot continue. Will you call on all UK political parties to commit to ensuring people with sight loss get the emotional and practical support they need, when they need it?

I call on all UK political parties to commit to ensuring blind and partially sighted people
get the support they need, when they need it.

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