Colleagues from Thomas Pocklington Trust and Greater Anglia at Colchester station (credit: Greater Anglia)
Woman dressed in smart attire posing with a dark green Forest bike on a leafy street. She is dressed in a white shirt and long black trousers and has short black hair.
Sight Loss Council and Young Voices volunteers, and Thomas Pocklington staff, are sat on a bus creating some of the videos used in the training materials. Two passengers have white canes with them and there is a guide dog sat at the front.
Sight Loss Council volunteers sat around a table having a discussion at a recent conference. A Sight Loss Council banner is in the background.

Sight Loss Councils

Advocating for blind and partially sighted people

Sight Loss Councils are led by blind and partially sighted members. We tackle local issues and work with businesses and service providers to improve the accessibility of their services.

Get involved in a vision for change

We asked some of our members, why they joined, what they have got involved in and why other blind and partially sighted people should consider joining Sight Loss Councils in their areas.  Come join us.

Hear from more volunteers about why you should join us

Group of volunteers with their arms around each other, facing away from the camera. They are outside and are all wearing light blue t-shirts.Join usPassionate about making a difference? What to influence positive change? Our Sight Loss Councils, led by blind and partially sighted volunteers, are recruiting new members. Join us today! Read more
Campaigns icon shows loud hailer and links to Sight Loss Councils campaigning work including #DistancingBlind and #StreetsForAllCampaignsSight Loss Councils campaigns push for a society where blind and partially sighted people have the same access to goods and services as everybody else. Read more
Image showing staff and members of the Sight Loss CouncilsHow we workFind out how the Sight Loss Councils work and discover our aims and objectives Read more

~2M

There are more than 2 million blind and partially sighted people in the UK

1 in 2

working age people have been treated unfairly by others because of their visual impairment

1 in 5

people will be blind or partially sighted in their lifetime

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