Sight Loss Council volunteers sat around a table having a discussion at a recent conference. A Sight Loss Council banner is in the background.
From left to right: Carl Martin, Accessibility Lead at GTR, Dave Smith, Engagement Manager for South East England, Paull Goddard, East Sussex SLC member, Lauren Eade, SLC coordinator, with staff members from GTR. They are stood together in a line in the ticket hall at Chichester Station.
A blind man using a white cane, is walking on the road, around a car which is parked on the pavement.

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.

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Merseyside Sight Loss Council members collecting their Team of the Year award at this year's Sight Loss Council conferenceJoin 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

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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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From left to right: Carl Martin, Accessibility Lead at GTR, Dave Smith, Engagement Manager for South East England, Paull Goddard, East Sussex SLC member, Lauren Eade, SLC coordinator, with staff members from GTR. They are stood together in a line in the ticket hall at Chichester Station.SLCs work with Govia to make rail network more accessible

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