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The Digital Inclusion Fund

At Fight for Sight, we believe blindness or vision loss shouldn’t be a barrier to opportunity. Yet the number of people in employment remains stubbornly low: fewer than 1 in 3 blind or vision impaired people in the UK is in paid work. The impact of this is devastating – economically, socially and in terms of well-being.

Technology and digital literacy are unlocking opportunities in employment but too few blind and vision impaired people have access to consistent, high-quality training and support to set them up for success.

We are now launching The Digital Inclusion Fund with the purpose of improving access to employment for blind and vision impaired people by driving digital inclusion at crucial points as people start to get themselves work ready and start or develop their careers.

We want to fund projects that deliver a step-change in people’s ability to know what’s out there, how to access and use it and how to take control of their own digital development. This is likely to lead to improved employment outcomes and more robust pathways into work and beyond. Read more about the fund here: Social change funding opportunities | Fight for Sight.

Webinars

Fight for Sight have a regular programme of webinars. See below for upcoming webinars.

Tackling the SEND crisis webinar, 6 November, 12 PM to 1 PM

Join Fight for Sight for an important conversation on the ongoing crisis in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support. What support is available, what is working and what needs to change?

Our panel of leaders from MoorVision, Special Needs Jungle and RSBC explore the reality of the crisis and share their lived experiences working in this space. They will dive into the importance of proper SEND support, the challenges the sector is facing, and what the future has in store.

Find out more and register here – Tackling the SEND crisis webinar | Fight for Sight.

Building mentorship opportunities in vision research, 21 January, 12 PM to 1 PM

Good mentorship is essential for building the next generation of vision researchers.

Eye research is an underfunded area; in 2018, just over 1.5 percent (£24 million) of the £1.4 billion that UK Research and Innovation, government and other public bodies invested in medical research was for eye research. This lack of funding means it is hard to get the brilliant minds we need into the field. That’s why Fight for Sight offers two mentorship opportunities:

In this webinar we’ll be hosting Professor Marcela Votruba from Cardiff University and Dr Monika Winter from Northumbria University, to discuss their perspectives on the importance of mentorship across different research career stages.

Find out more and register here – Building mentorship opportunities in vision research webinar | Fight for Sight.

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