FVA lunchtime learning sessions are aimed at raising the skills and capacities of local service providers interested in improving or enhancing their provision in Fife.
- In Fife there are 14,063 people living with sight loss that impacts daily life.
- In the next 12 months, 642 people will start to live with sight loss.
- Over the next 10 years, it is estimated that the number of people living with sight loss will increase by 21.49%.
(source: RNIB Data tool, 2026).
It is often assumed that those managing sight loss will struggle to find or remain in employment and at this session Heather Barbara from the Royal National Institute of Blind People will help us understand:
- What the Royal National Institute for the Blind is and how it helps those with sight loss
- What sight loss really means and how widely the experience of those with different forms of sight loss can differ
- How assumptions about sight loss prevent people’s employment prospects unnecessarily
- How workplaces can adapt to the needs of those with visual impairment
- How your clients can benefit from further support from organisations supporting those with visual impairments
Also at this session, Heather will tell participants about the See Work Differently Placement Programme, which gives people with sight loss the opportunity to gain meaningful workplace experience with supportive employers. This is a great opportunity for employment professionals to learn about a valuable pathway that can help clients with sight loss move closer to their career goals.
