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Visual Impairment

This Cross-party group's purpose:

The Cross-Party Group on Visual Impairment draws together the blind and partially sighted sector in Scotland to identify issues competent to the Scottish Parliament and seeks, in a reasonable fashion, to influence policy, legislation and decision makers to better reflect the needs of blind and partially sighted people. 

Next meeting

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

The next meeting of the Cross Party Group on Visual Impairment will be on Tuesday 16 May 2023, 18.00-19.30.  The meeting will be a hybrid meeting, taking place in Committee Room 3 of the Scottish Parliament, and via Teams. If you plan to attend the meeting in person please come to the parliament reception are for 17.45.

 

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact Catriona Burness

Address:

Involved in the group

MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.

Facal-luirg

Stuart McMillan

Convener

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Greenock and Inverclyde (Constituency)

Neil Bibby

Deputy Convener

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: West Scotland (Region)

Party: Independent

MSP for: Lothian (Region)

Sarah Boyack

Member

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: Lothian (Region)

Miles Briggs

Member

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Lothian (Region)

Colin Smyth

Member

Party: Independent

MSP for: South Scotland (Region)


Non MSP Individuals

1. Matthew Clark
2. Amanda Foster
3. Tom Heald
4. Thelma Ingram
5. Joan Kerr
6. Anne MacLean
7. Maureen McAllister
8. David McKerral
9. Moira McMurchie
10. Terry Moody
11. Councillor Robert Mooney
12. Rod Murchison
13. Hussein Patwa
14. Mary Rasmussen
15. Ken Reid
16. Terry Robinson
17. Kirin Saeed
18. Alan Stewart
19. Steven Sutherland
20. Colette Walker
21. Sandra Wilson

Organisations

1. RNIB Scotland – Secretary and treasurer
2. Allergan
3. Angus Council
4. Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ASDO)
5. Associated Optical
6. Blind Veterans UK
7. Dundee Blind & Partially Sighted Society
8. Eyecare Scotland
9. Family Fund
10. Glaucoma UK
11. Guide Dogs Scotland
12. Haggeye
13. Linking Education and Disability (LEAD) Scotland
14. Macular Society
15. Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support (MACS)
16. Newsdirect
17. NHS Education for Scotland
18. NHS Forth Valley
19. NHS Lothian Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion
20. NHS Tayside Disability Equality Network
21. North East Sensory Services (NESS)
22. North Ayrshire Council
23. Optelec UK
24. Optometry Scotland
25. Police Scotland
26. RNIB Connect Radio
27. Scottish Association for Visual Impairment Education (SAVIE)
28. Scottish Government
29. Scottish Sensory Hub (ALLIANCE)
30. seescape
31. Sight Action
32. Sight Scotland
33. Sight Scotland Veterans
34. The Royal Blind School Sight Scotland
35. University of Edinburgh, Moray House School of Education and Sport
36. University of Edinburgh, Scottish Sensory Centre
37. VI Charity Sector Partnership Mental Health Committee
38. Visibility
39. Visionary
40. Vision PK
41. Vision Support Service Aberdeen City Council