@SightScotland

Founded in 1793, Sight Scotland supports, campaigns and carries out research for people affected by visual impairment.

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sightscotland.org.uk
Joined June 2009
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If you are at @theSNP Conference please come to our Support After Sight Loss fringe meeting! It is in Meeting Room 3 on Level 1 at TECA from 12:30 to 13:30 today. We are focused on making sure everyone with sight loss gets the support they need. See you there! #SNP26
A group of Support After Sight Loss campaigners holding up flyers for the fringe meeting outside the SNP Conference at TECA.

ALT A group of Support After Sight Loss campaigners holding up flyers for the fringe meeting outside the SNP Conference at TECA.

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We’re in Aberdeen at @theSNP conference and we’d love to see you! 👋 Sight Scotland and @SightScotVets are at stall 39, chatting about the issues that matter to blind and partially sighted people across Scotland. Come say hello and snap a photo in our frame! 📸 #SNP26
Image description: Two people pose at the Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans exhibition stand, holding up a large teal photo frame with an eye-shaped cut-out. The frame carries the Sight Scotland logo and the words "Tackling vision loss together". On the left, a man with a beard in a purple hoodie holds a pair of black glasses aloft and smiles. On the right, a woman with a short blonde bob, round black glasses, a grey waistcoat and a patterned white shirt smiles, wearing an exhibitor lanyard. Behind them is a table draped in a purple cloth with the charities' logos, covered in leaflets and a colourful tactile board. Yellow banners for Sight Scotland Veterans and Vision Collaborative Scotland stand at the back, a Braille Food Labelling Campaign poster is pinned to the left-hand wall, and yellow tactile paving runs along the front of the stand.

ALT Image description: Two people pose at the Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans exhibition stand, holding up a large teal photo frame with an eye-shaped cut-out. The frame carries the Sight Scotland logo and the words "Tackling vision loss together". On the left, a man with a beard in a purple hoodie holds a pair of black glasses aloft and smiles. On the right, a woman with a short blonde bob, round black glasses, a grey waistcoat and a patterned white shirt smiles, wearing an exhibitor lanyard. Behind them is a table draped in a purple cloth with the charities' logos, covered in leaflets and a colourful tactile board. Yellow banners for Sight Scotland Veterans and Vision Collaborative Scotland stand at the back, a Braille Food Labelling Campaign poster is pinned to the left-hand wall, and yellow tactile paving runs along the front of the stand.

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Blind and partially sighted people across the UK are being invited to share their experiences of accessing food packaging as part of a new survey designed to strengthen the case for mandatory braille food labelling. Read more here: rarerevolutionmagazine.com/n… @SightScotland @SightScotVets @DisabilityEqua3 #Braille #SightScotland #Accessibility #BrailleFoodLabelling
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So proud of our Policy Group member and former Royal Blind School pupil @SamanthaGough19 who is currently smashing it with the Para Lionesses at the @IBSABlindSports Football European Championship! Well done Sam 👏 englandfootball.com/articles…

Para Lionesses hopeful of strong performance at Euros

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Calling all visually impaired people across the UK - our Braille Food Labelling Survey is now open! 📢 We want to hear about your experiences. What difference will braille food labelling make to your life? Fill it out and find out more here: bit.ly/3T1ZQwH
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Transport Scotland is updating Scotland’s Accessible Travel Policy. We’re teaming up with @transcotland to run two sessions to get views from visually impaired passengers on how to improve journeys and reduce barriers Register your place and have your say! bit.ly/4y7MD59

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Polls open tomorrow. 🗳️ If you're visually impaired and want to know what support is available when you vote, our guide has you covered. 🔗 bit.ly/4cV6TOZ #YourVoiceYourVote #ScottishParliamentElections
A graphic promoting the Scottish Parliament Elections on 7th May 2026. The top text reads "Your Voice, Your Vote." Logos for Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans are displayed. At the bottom, there is an icon of a ballot box.

ALT A graphic promoting the Scottish Parliament Elections on 7th May 2026. The top text reads "Your Voice, Your Vote." Logos for Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans are displayed. At the bottom, there is an icon of a ballot box.

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In @TesScotland today, our Head of Education Lucy Chetty writes about Scotland’s commitment to getting it right for every child — and what more needs to happen to make that a reality for children with vision impairment.🧵1/7
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We’re also calling for a national workforce plan to grow the number of Qualified Teachers of Children and Young People with Visual Impairment. Specialist expertise is what makes the difference for these children, and we need more of it. 6/7
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The election is on 7 May and we want every candidate to see this. Share this thread, tag your local candidates, and help us make sure children with vision impairment are on the agenda for the next Parliament. 🔁Read Lucy’s piece here: sightscotland.org.uk/influen… 7/7
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🌿 @scottishgreens — Isabel Ruffell joins us tonight. The Scottish Greens commit to incorporating the UNCRPD into Scots Law, scrapping the 20-metre ADP rule, and tripling the Young Carer Grant.
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We've published a full analysis of every major party manifesto — setting out what each party has committed to on eye health, disability rights, social care and equality. Read it on our website 👇tinyurl.com/y9dpdju5
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Registration is now closed — but if you'd still like to join, email [email protected] and we'll send you a Zoom link directly. 6:30pm tonight. Free and accessible. #YourVoiceYourVote #Holyrood2026 @SightScotlandVet
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