Two SLC members, Clinton on the left and Paul on the right, are standing together holding canes and smiling at the camera. They are standing in front of a green and white train.
Kelly Barton, Engagement Manager for the North West during a VI Baseball session. She is standing on the field at the home base. She is with an instructor who is guiding her where to position the bat. Kelly is holding the baseball in her other hand.
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

We shape inclusive services in communities across the UK

Sight Loss Councils, funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust, are regional groups led by blind and partially sighted volunteers. We use our lived experience to shape inclusive services, influence decisions, and ensure accessibility in local communities.

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
A group of seven people of mixed ages, genders and ethnicities. Some are holding white canes and there is one person with a guide dog. The group is standing in front of a red sign that reads, 'South Fylde Line' at a train station. There is an Amazon locker to the left and trees in the background.About Sight Loss CouncilsSight Loss Councils, funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust, are regional groups led by blind and partially sighted volunteers. Together, we use our lived experience to tackle the things that really matter to blind and partially sighted people, every day. 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

Try a Train attendee getting off a train using a ramp, assisted by a sighted guide.All Aboard Accessibility: Try a Train Event with Merseyside SLC and Avanti West Coast 

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